MULTIMEDIA EMERGENCY SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring and controlling capabilities of a mobile device, comprising:
- transferring, by a host device, a query to retrieve the capabilities associated with the mobile device in response to a request, the capabilities comprising parameters the mobile device can monitor; and
permitting, via the host device, remote control of the mobile device to be enabled.
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Abstract
A system and method for remotely controlling one or more monitoring devices in a user'"'"'s household in the event of emergency so as to more productively monitor the emergency situation on a real-time basis. The monitoring devices may include a number of multimedia instruments such as a telephone with an answering machine, a computer with a built-in digital camera, a video recording device, a cellular phone with an integrated digital camera, etc. An emergency service provider may remotely activate the monitoring devices in the user'"'"'s vicinity upon receiving an emergency help request from the user, and receive the information sent by the monitoring devices to enable the service personnel to plan appropriate response to the emergency at hand. Such an arrangement allows for better monitoring of the user'"'"'s vicinity in an emergency situation without the need for prolonged user participation in narrating or describing the emergency situation.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring and controlling capabilities of a mobile device, comprising:
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transferring, by a host device, a query to retrieve the capabilities associated with the mobile device in response to a request, the capabilities comprising parameters the mobile device can monitor; and permitting, via the host device, remote control of the mobile device to be enabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for monitoring and controlling capabilities of a mobile device, comprising;
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a host device; and a link operatively connected to the host device; wherein the host device is configured to receive a query to retrieve the capabilities associated with the mobile device in response to a request, the capabilities comprising parameters the mobile device can monitor; and wherein the host device is configured to permit remote control of the mobile device to be enabled. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring and controlling capabilities of a plurality of monitoring devices, comprising:
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transferring, by a computer gateway, a query to retrieve the capabilities associated with the plurality of monitoring devices in response to a request, the capabilities comprising parameters the plurality of monitoring devices can monitor; and permitting, by the computer gateway, remote control of the plurality of monitoring devices to be enabled. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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