MULTIMEDIA EMERGENCY SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a mobile device, comprising:
- transferring, by a host device, an emergency request to an emergency service center;
transferring, by the host device in response to the emergency request, a query to the mobile device for determining and retrieving capabilities associated with the mobile device, wherein determining the capabilities associated with the mobile device comprises determining what parameters the mobile device can monitor; and
based on determining the capabilities associated with the mobile device, enabling remote control of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A mechanism is provided 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 a mobile device, comprising:
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transferring, by a host device, an emergency request to an emergency service center; transferring, by the host device in response to the emergency request, a query to the mobile device for determining and retrieving capabilities associated with the mobile device, wherein determining the capabilities associated with the mobile device comprises determining what parameters the mobile device can monitor; and based on determining the capabilities associated with the mobile device, enabling remote control of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for monitoring a mobile device, comprising:
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transferring, by the mobile device, an emergency request to an emergency service center; and receiving, by the mobile device, a query for determining and retrieving capabilities associated with the mobile device in response to the emergency request, wherein the query allows the emergency service center to determine what parameters the mobile device can monitor; wherein remote control of the mobile device is enabled in order to monitor the mobile device based on determining the capabilities associated with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring capabilities of a plurality of monitoring devices, comprising:
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transferring, by a computer gateway, an emergency request to an emergency service center; transferring, by the computer gateway, a query to a mobile device for determining and retrieving capabilities associated with the plurality of monitoring devices in response to the emergency request, wherein the query allows the emergency service center to determine what parameters the plurality of monitoring devices can monitor; and based on determining the capabilities associated with the plurality of monitoring devices, enabling remote control of the plurality of monitoring devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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