ALERTING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF ALERTING DESIGNATED PARTIES
First Claim
1. An alerting system, comprising:
- a detection system configured to identify an initiated emergency call, identify a calling device initiating said emergency call and generate a detection message that identifies said calling device, said detection system implemented at central office equipment of a telephone company;
a determining system configured to receive said detection message, confirm if said calling device is registered with an alerting service and generate a confirmation message when said calling device is registered, said determining system configured to uniquely correspond with said telephone company; and
a notification system configured to receive said confirmation message, determine parties associated with said calling device and contact said parties with a notification message, said notification message limited to information obtained concurrent with or before occurrence of said emergency call, said determining system and said notification system independent of said telephone company.
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Abstract
An alerting system is disclosed including in one embodiment: (1) a detection system configured to identify an initiated emergency call, identify a calling device initiating the emergency call and generate a detection message that identifies the calling device, the detection system implemented at central office equipment of a telephone company, (2) a determining system configured to receive the detection message, confirm if the calling device is registered with an alerting service and generate a confirmation message when the calling device is registered, the determining system configured to uniquely correspond with the telephone company and (3) a notification system configured to receive the confirmation message, determine parties associated with the calling device and contact the parties with a notification message, the notification message limited to information obtained concurrent with or before occurrence of the emergency call, the determining system and the notification system independent of the telephone company.
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21 Claims
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1. An alerting system, comprising:
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a detection system configured to identify an initiated emergency call, identify a calling device initiating said emergency call and generate a detection message that identifies said calling device, said detection system implemented at central office equipment of a telephone company; a determining system configured to receive said detection message, confirm if said calling device is registered with an alerting service and generate a confirmation message when said calling device is registered, said determining system configured to uniquely correspond with said telephone company; and a notification system configured to receive said confirmation message, determine parties associated with said calling device and contact said parties with a notification message, said notification message limited to information obtained concurrent with or before occurrence of said emergency call, said determining system and said notification system independent of said telephone company. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of alerting a subscriber, comprising:
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identifying, at central office equipment of a telephone company, initiation of a call that is directed to a pre-determined number; generating at said central office equipment a detection message identifying a calling device initiating said call; determining at a determination computing device configured to uniquely correspond with said telephone company, if said calling device is registered with an alerting service based on said detection message, said determination computing device independent of said telephone company; generating a confirmation message at said determination computing device when determining said calling device is registered with said alerting service; determining, at a notification computing device independent of said telephone company, parties associated with said calling device; generating, at said notification computing device, at least one notification message employing said notification computing device to send to said parties; and sending said notification message to said parties, said notification message limited to information obtained concurrent with or before occurrence of said call. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus of an alerting service coupled to a network of a telephone company, comprising:
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a message transceiver configured to receive a detection message, generated at central office equipment of said telephone company, indicating a telephone call has been initiated to a pre-determined number and including an identifier for a calling device that initiated said telephone call; and an ascertainer coupled to said message transceiver and configured to compare said identifier with a database uniquely corresponding with said telephone company and generate a confirmation message when said calling device is a registered subscriber of an alerting service. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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