INCIDENT REPORTING

• US 20110143707A1
• Filed: 12/10/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trimble Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trimble Inc.
• Inventors: Quintrell, William, Large, Peter, Darby, George Derrick JR., Fosburgh, Bryn
• Granted Patent: US 9,497,581 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

A system for reporting incidents. A receiver for receiving cellular based communication corresponding to an incident, wherein the cellular based communication comprises an image. An incident location determiner for automatically determining a location of the incident based on the image of the cellular based communication. An incident report generator for generating a report of the incident, the report including the location of the incident.

Claims

1. A system for reporting incidents comprising:

a receiver for receiving cellular based communication corresponding to an incident wherein said cellular based communication comprises an image;

an incident location determiner for automatically determining a location of said incident based on said image of said cellular based communication; and

an incident report generator for generating a report of said incident, said report including said location of said incident.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said cellular based communication includes global positioning data and said incident location determiner is configured to determine said location of said incident from said global positioning data.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said cellular based communication includes a text message and said incident location determiner is configured to determine said location of said incident from said text message.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said cellular based communication includes voice data and said incident location determiner is configured to determine said location of said incident from said voice data.

5. A method for reporting incidents comprising:

receiving cellular based communication corresponding to an incident;

automatically determining a location of said incident based on said cellular based communication; and

generating a report of said incident, said report including said location of said incident.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said cellular based communication includes global positioning data and said method further includes:

determining said location of said incident based on said global positioning data.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein said cellular based communication includes an image and said method further includes:

determining said location of said incident based on said image.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein said cellular based communication includes a text message and said method further includes:

determining said location of said incident based on said text message.

9. The method of claim 5 wherein said cellular based communication includes voice data and said method further includes:

determining said location of said incident based on said voice data.

10. A portable electronic device for reporting incidents comprising:

a cellular telephone communications system configured to couple to a cellular communications network;

a global positioning system configured to determine a location of said portable electronic device coupled to said cellular telephone communications system; and

a one touch input device configured to automatically call an incident reporting service coupled to said cellular communications network when selected.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 10, wherein said one touch input device is further configured to provide incident reporting data to said incident reporting service.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein incident reporting data comprises said location determined by said global positioning system.

13. A method for reporting an incident from a cellular based communication device coupled to a cellular communications network comprising:

determining selection of a one touch input device associated with said cellular based communication device;

automatically calling an incident reporting service coupled to a cellular communications network in response to said selection; and

automatically providing incident data to said incident reporting service.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

designating at least one input key of said cellular based communication device as said one touch input device.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said automatically providing incident data to said incident reporting system further comprises a location of said incident.

16. A computer-usable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for reporting incidents, said method comprising:

receiving cellular based communication corresponding to an incident;

automatically determining a location of said incident based on said cellular based communication; and

generating a report of said incident, said report including said location of said incident.

17. A system for reporting incidents comprising:

a receiver for receiving cellular based communication corresponding to an incident;

an incident location determiner for automatically determining a location of said incident based on said cellular based information; and

an incident report generator for generating a report of said incident, said report including said location of said incident.