Internet protocol based 911 system
First Claim
1. A method for initiating an emergency Internet Protocol request using an Internet Protocol enabled device having Global Positioning Systems capability, the method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring software on the Internet Protocol enabled device for one or more emergency criteria; and
obtaining global positioning data using the Global Positioning Systems capability, overriding the monitored software, and sending the emergency Internet Protocol request whenever the one or more emergency criteria are satisfied.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for initiating and handling an emergency IP request using an IP enabled device having GPS capability. The IP enabled device is monitored for one or more emergency criteria. If the emergency criteria are satisfied, global positioning data is obtained using the GPS capability and the emergency IP request is sent to an address server. The address server receives the emergency IP request, obtains local emergency services data based on the global positioning data, dials a call center station based on the local emergency services data and passes an emergency call from the IP enabled device to the call center station. This invention can be implemented as a computer program embedded in a computer readable medium wherein the steps are performed by one or more code segments.
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69 Claims
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1. A method for initiating an emergency Internet Protocol request using an Internet Protocol enabled device having Global Positioning Systems capability, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring software on the Internet Protocol enabled device for one or more emergency criteria; and
obtaining global positioning data using the Global Positioning Systems capability, overriding the monitored software, and sending the emergency Internet Protocol request whenever the one or more emergency criteria are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for handling an emergency Internet Protocol request fom an Internet Protocol enabled device having Global Positioning Systems capability, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring software on the Internet Protocol enabled device;
obtaining global positioning data;
overriding the monitored software;
receiving the emergency Internet Protocol request containing the global positioning data for the Internet Protocol enabled device;
obtaining local emergency services data based on the global positioning data;
dialing a call center station based on the local emergency services data; and
passing an emergency call from the Internet Protocol enabled device to the call center station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for initiating an emergency Internet Protocol request using an Internet Protocol enabled device having Global Positioning Systems capability, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment for monitoring software on the Internet Protocol enabled device for one or more emergency criteria; and
a code segment for obtaining global positioning data using the Global Positioning Systems capability, overriding the monitored software, and sending the emergency Internet Protocol request whenever the one or more emergency criteria are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program for handling an emergency Internet Protocol request from an Internet Protocol enabled device having Global Positioning Systems capability, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment for monitoring software on the Internet Protocol enabled device;
a code segment for obtaining global positioning data;
a code segment for overriding the monitored software;
a code segment for receiving the emergency Internet Protocol request containing the global positioning data for the Internet Protocol enabled device;
a code segment for obtaining local emergency services data based on the global positioning data;
a code segment for dialing a call center station based on the local emergency services data; and
a code segment for passing an emergency call from the Internet Protocol enabled device to the call center station. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus comprising:
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an Internet Protocol enabled device;
a Global Positioning Systems component within the Internet Protocol enabled device; and
an emergency Internet Protocol component within the Internet Protocol enabled device that monitors software on the Internet Protocol enabled device for one or more emergency criteria, obtains global positioning data from the Global Positioning Systems component, overrides the monitored software, and sends the emergency Internet Protocol request whenever the one or more emergency criteria are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A system comprising:
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an address server;
a database communicably coupled to the address server; and
the address server receiving an emergency Internet Protocol request containing global positioning data for an Internet Protocol enabled device after software on the device is overridden, obtaining local emergency services data based on the global positioning data and providing emergency information to one or more emergency services based on the local emergency services data. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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