METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A NETWORK DEVICE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION
First Claim
1. A method for locating a network device in an emergency situation, comprising:
- receiving a first location information message on an emergency location application on an emergency location information server network device with one or more processors from a first server network device with one or more processors via a communications network,wherein the first location message includes location information for target network device with a location application and one or more processors that moved from a first physical location to a second physical location;
determining from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device a current physical location for the target network device at the second physical location;
creating from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device an location information key data structure for the target network device,wherein the location information key data structure includes unique identification information for the target network device and unique identifying location information for a network the target network device is currently connected to and the determined current physical location information, andwherein the location information key data structure includes a database key to a relational database and is usable only by the emergency location application on the emergency location information server;
sending a second location information message including the location information key data structure encrypted with a pre-determined encryption method from the emergency location information application on the emergency location information server network device back to the location application on the target network device via the communications network;
receiving an emergency message on the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device from the first server network device via the communications network,wherein the emergency message includes the encrypted location information key data structure sent to the target network device, andwherein the emergency message was sent to the first server network device via the communications network from the location application on the target network device upon the target network device encountering an emergency event;
decrypting the encrypted location information key data structure from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device and determining the current physical location of the target network device with one or more queries to the relational database with the decrypted location information key and also determining an emergency response server network device with one or more processors to send the emergency message to;
sending in real-time the emergency message from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device to the determined emergency response server network device via the communications network,wherein the emergency message is sent from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device to the determined emergency response server network device via the communications network without the encrypted location information key data structure; and
notifying in real-time from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device via the communications network the determined emergency response server network device that an emergency event has occurred with the target network device.
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Abstract
A method and system for locating a network device in an emergency situation. Current physical location information is obtained for a network device every time it registers on a network or moves to a new physical location. The current physical location is sent and received in an encrypted format to and from the network device. When the network device initiates an emergency message (e.g. 911, E911, NG911, text-to-911, 112, etc.) based on an emergency event (e.g., weather, crime, fire, natural disaster, medical, terrorist, military, etc.), the emergency message includes the encrypted current physical location information for the network device. The current physical location information is decrypted and the emergency message is immediately routed in real-time to an appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The appropriate PSAP is immediately notified in real-time so emergency responders (e.g., police, fire, medical, etc.) can be dispatched to the current physical location of the network device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for locating a network device in an emergency situation, comprising:
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receiving a first location information message on an emergency location application on an emergency location information server network device with one or more processors from a first server network device with one or more processors via a communications network, wherein the first location message includes location information for target network device with a location application and one or more processors that moved from a first physical location to a second physical location; determining from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device a current physical location for the target network device at the second physical location; creating from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device an location information key data structure for the target network device, wherein the location information key data structure includes unique identification information for the target network device and unique identifying location information for a network the target network device is currently connected to and the determined current physical location information, and wherein the location information key data structure includes a database key to a relational database and is usable only by the emergency location application on the emergency location information server; sending a second location information message including the location information key data structure encrypted with a pre-determined encryption method from the emergency location information application on the emergency location information server network device back to the location application on the target network device via the communications network; receiving an emergency message on the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device from the first server network device via the communications network, wherein the emergency message includes the encrypted location information key data structure sent to the target network device, and wherein the emergency message was sent to the first server network device via the communications network from the location application on the target network device upon the target network device encountering an emergency event; decrypting the encrypted location information key data structure from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device and determining the current physical location of the target network device with one or more queries to the relational database with the decrypted location information key and also determining an emergency response server network device with one or more processors to send the emergency message to; sending in real-time the emergency message from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device to the determined emergency response server network device via the communications network, wherein the emergency message is sent from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device to the determined emergency response server network device via the communications network without the encrypted location information key data structure; and notifying in real-time from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device via the communications network the determined emergency response server network device that an emergency event has occurred with the target network device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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2. A non-transitory computer readable medium have stored therein a plurality of instructions for causing one or more processors on one or more network devices to execute the steps, comprising:
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receiving a first location information message on an emergency location application on an emergency location information server network device with one or more processors from a first server network device with one or more processors via a communications network, wherein the first location message includes location information for target network device with a location application and one or more processors that moved from a first physical location to a second physical location; determining from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device a current physical location for the target network device at the second physical location; creating from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device an location information key data structure for the target network device, wherein the location information key data structure includes unique identification information for the target network device and unique identifying location information for a network the target network device is currently connected to and the determined current physical location information, and wherein the location information key data structure includes a database key to a relational database and is usable only by the emergency location application on the emergency location information server; sending a second location information message including the location information key data structure encrypted with a pre-determined encryption method from the emergency location information application on the emergency location information server network device back to the location application on the target network device via the communications network; receiving an emergency message on the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device from the first server network device via the communications network, wherein the emergency message includes the encrypted location information key data structure sent to the target network device, and wherein the emergency message was sent to the first server network device via the communications network from the location application on the target network device upon the target network device encountering an emergency event; decrypting the encrypted location information key data structure from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device and determining the current physical location of the target network device with one or more queries to the relational database with the decrypted location information key and also determining an emergency response server network device with one or more processors to send the emergency message to; sending in real-time the emergency message from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device to the determined emergency response server network device via the communications network, wherein the emergency message is sent from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device to the determined emergency response server network device via the communications network without the encrypted location information key data structure; and notifying in real-time from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device via the communications network the determined emergency response server network device that an emergency event has occurred with the target network device.
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20. A system for locating a network device in an emergency situation, comprising, in combination:
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a plurality of target network devices, each with a location application, one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium; a plurality of server network devices each with one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium; one or more emergency response server network devices with an emergency location application, one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium; a communications network; for receiving a first location information message on an emergency location application on an emergency location information server network device with one or more processors from a first server network device with one or more processors via a communications network, wherein the first location message includes location information for target network device with a location application and one or more processors that moved from a first physical location to a second physical location; for determining from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device a current physical location for the target network device at the second physical location; for creating from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device an location information key data structure for the target network device, wherein the location information key data structure includes unique identification information for the target network device and unique identifying location information for a network the target network device is currently connected to and the determined current physical location information, and wherein the location information key data structure includes a database key to a relational database and is usable only by the emergency location application on the emergency location information server; for sending a second location information message including the location information key data structure encrypted with a pre-determined encryption method from the emergency location information application on the emergency location information server network device back to the location application on the target network device via the communications network; for receiving an emergency message on the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device from the first server network device via the communications network, wherein the emergency message includes the encrypted location information key data structure sent to the target network device, and wherein the emergency message was sent to the first server network device via the communications network from the location application on the target network device upon the target network device encountering an emergency event; for decrypting the encrypted location information key data structure from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device and determining the current physical location of the target network device with one or more queries to the relational database with the decrypted location information key and also determining an emergency response server network device with one or more processors to send the emergency message to; for sending in real-time the emergency message from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device to the determined emergency response server network device via the communications network, wherein the emergency message is sent from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device to the determined emergency response server network device via the communications network without the encrypted location information key data structure; and for notifying in real-time from the emergency location application on the emergency location information server network device via the communications network the determined emergency response server network device that an emergency event has occurred with the target network device; and for displaying in real-time on the determined emergency response server network device or on the emergency location information server network device information about the emergency event that has occurred with the target network device.
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