Systems and methods for providing location signals/indicators when 911 dialed
First Claim
1. A communications system comprising:
- a communications network for communicating a communications signal from a calling party'"'"'s communications device to an emergency response communications address, the communications network comprising an Emergency Locator DataServer for storing an Emergency Locator Profile, the Emergency Locator Profile comprising (i) an originating communications address associated with a calling party'"'"'s communications device, (ii) a communications address of a residential communications network, (iii) a communications device associated with the communications address of the residential communications network, (iv) an identifier of a house location of the communications device, (v) a parameter for activating position locating transmission means to locate at least one of the calling party'"'"'s communications device and the communications device, (vi) a parameter for deactivating position locating transmission means, and (vii) a parameter for monitoring the position locating transmission means;
an Emergency Locator Application communicating with the communications network, the Emergency Locator Application generating an Emergency Locator Signal, the Emergency Locator Signal comprising at least an identifier of a communications address of the residential communications network,wherein the communications network communicates the Emergency Locator Signal to a residential communications network to identify a near real-time location of at least one of the calling party'"'"'s communications device at a geographic location of an Emergency Communications Address and the communications device at the geographic location of the Emergency Communications Address.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses that operate with different communications devices, different users, and/or different communications networks to generate, enable, and/or transmit an Emergency Locator Signal to a communications address of the residential communications network. According to embodiments, the transmitted Emergency Locator Signal communicates with the residential communications network to identify a location of the calling party'"'"'s communications device (or alternate selected communications device) at a geographic location of an Emergency Communications Address. Thereafter, the location of the calling party'"'"'s communications device is communicated to emergency response personnel to better locate a victim in proximity to the calling party'"'"'s communications device.
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18 Claims
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1. A communications system comprising:
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a communications network for communicating a communications signal from a calling party'"'"'s communications device to an emergency response communications address, the communications network comprising an Emergency Locator DataServer for storing an Emergency Locator Profile, the Emergency Locator Profile comprising (i) an originating communications address associated with a calling party'"'"'s communications device, (ii) a communications address of a residential communications network, (iii) a communications device associated with the communications address of the residential communications network, (iv) an identifier of a house location of the communications device, (v) a parameter for activating position locating transmission means to locate at least one of the calling party'"'"'s communications device and the communications device, (vi) a parameter for deactivating position locating transmission means, and (vii) a parameter for monitoring the position locating transmission means; an Emergency Locator Application communicating with the communications network, the Emergency Locator Application generating an Emergency Locator Signal, the Emergency Locator Signal comprising at least an identifier of a communications address of the residential communications network, wherein the communications network communicates the Emergency Locator Signal to a residential communications network to identify a near real-time location of at least one of the calling party'"'"'s communications device at a geographic location of an Emergency Communications Address and the communications device at the geographic location of the Emergency Communications Address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and an Emergency Locator Module stored on the computer-readable medium, the Emergency Locator Module comprising instructions for accessing an Emergency Locator Profile, instructions for generating an Emergency Locator Signal and instructions for initiating communication of the Emergency Locator Signal to a communications address of a residential communications network, wherein the Emergency Locator Signal communicates with the residential communications network to identify a near real-time location of at least one of the calling party'"'"'s communications device at a geographic location of an Emergency Communications Address and the communications device at the geographic location of the Emergency Communications Address, the Emergency Locator Profile comprising (i) an originating communications address associated with a calling party'"'"'s communications device, (ii) a communications address of a residential communications network, (iii) a communications device associated with the communications address of the residential communications network, (iv) an identifier of a house location of the communications device, (v) a parameter for activating position locating transmission means to locate at least one of the calling party'"'"'s communications device and the communications device, (vi) a parameter for deactivating position locating transmission means, and (vii) a parameter for monitoring the position locating transmission means.
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12. An emergency locator communications method, comprising:
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receiving a communications signal from a calling party'"'"'s communications device to a communications network; and using the communication signal to generate an Emergency Locator Signal, the Emergency Locator Signal comprising at least one of (i) an originating communications address associated with a calling party'"'"'s communications device, (ii) the communications address of the residential communications network, (iii) a communications device associated with the communications address of the residential communications network, (iv) an identifier of a house location of the communications device, (v) a parameter for activating position locating transmission means of the communications device, (vi) a parameter for deactivating position locating transmission means, and (vii) a parameter for monitoring the position locating transmission means, wherein the Emergency Locator Signal communicates with a residential communications network to identify a near real-time location of the calling party'"'"'s communications device at a geographic location of an Emergency Communications Address, and wherein the communications network comprises at least one of a public switched telephone network and a mobile switching telephone communications network.
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13. A communications method, comprising:
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processing an incoming communications signal from a calling party'"'"'s communications device to an emergency response communications address; associating at least one of an incoming line identification (ICLID) signal and an enhanced emergency response identification signal with the incoming communications signal; associating an Emergency Locator Profile with the at least one of an incoming line identification (ICLID) signal and an enhanced emergency response identification signal, the Emergency Locator Profile comprising (i) an originating communications address associated with a calling party'"'"'s communications device, (ii) a communications address of a residential communications network, (iii) a communications device associated with the communications address of the residential communications network, (iv) an identifier of a house location of the communications device, (v) a parameter for activating position locating transmission means to locate at least one of the calling party'"'"'s communications device and the communications device, (vi) a parameter for deactivating position locating transmission means, and (vii) a parameter for monitoring the position locating transmission means; and generating a Emergency Locator Signal, wherein the Emergency Locator Signal communicates with a residential communications network to identify a near real-time location of at least one of the calling party'"'"'s communications device at a geographic location of an Emergency Communications Address and the communications device at the geographic location of the Emergency Communications Address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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