Location information of emergency call providing system using mobile network

• US 7,349,706 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2003
• Issued: 03/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hanseok Kim, Seongsoo Kim
• Original Assignee: Hanseok Kim, Seongsoo Kim
• Inventors: Kim, HanSeok, Kim, SeongSoo
• Primary Examiner(s): Perez-Gutierrez; Rafael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Karikari; Kwasi
• Application Number:
  US10/523,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20050239477A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,811 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/421, 455/521, 455/404.1, 455/414.1, 455/410, 455/411, 455/456.1
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for providing location information using a mobile communication network, and more particularly, to a system for providing emergency relief location information using a mobile communication network, by which location and situation information of a mobile communication subscriber can be easily known through the mobile communication network using the mobile communication terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a system for providing emergency relief location information using a mobile communication network, capable of notifying location and situation information of a given mobile communication subscriber who is placed in an emergency situation through a mobile communication terminal of a given relief personnel adjacent to the place where the emergency situation has occurred. Another object of the present invention is to provide a system for providing emergency relief location information using a mobile communication network, which can prevent in advance illegal deposit withdrawal by stopping a transaction of financial accounts owned by a given mobile communication subscriber in case of emergency. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a system for providing location information using a mobile communication network, which can provide location information that allows the location among the mobile communication subscribers to be easily found through the satellite communications and the mobile communication network.

Claims

1. A system for providing emergency relief location information using a mobile communication network, comprising:

a mobile communication terminal for a relief requester having an emergency key for requesting a relief, a storage means for storing emergency contact information for an emergency contact in an emergency mode and emergency contact information to be transmitted to an emergency management system of an emergency contact point connected thereto, and a control means for allowing a relief requester to access the emergency management system of the emergency contact point that is previously stored in the emergency mode through the emergency key and then to transmit emergency contact information stored at the storage means, and controlling an emergency mode process so that only a call connection request to the emergency management system is permitted and a tapping mode for precluding a receiving speech and transmitting only a sending speech upon the call connection is automatically performed;

the emergency management system of the emergency contact point having an emergency information management server that finds a location of the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester according to emergency contact information from the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester that is transferred through the mobile communication network, and then transmits emergency contact information and location information of the relief requester that are received from the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester to a mobile communication terminal of a relief personnel adjacent to the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester; and

the emergency management system further comprises a database for storing financial information of the relief requester,

if emergency contact information is received from the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester, the emergency management system performs an emergency financial transaction authentication process for finding financial information of the relief requester from individual financial information and then transmitting financial information of the relief requester to the value added network server to stop a financial transaction for the relief requester,

a value added network server for connecting the relief requester depending on information on the financial transaction received from the emergency management system and a corresponding financial institute to determine whether to stop the financial transaction for the relief requester, according to the request of the emergency management system to stop the financial transaction through the value added network and financial information of the relief requester,

a financial institute system for stopping/restoring the transaction state for a corresponding financial transaction of the relief requester using information from the value added network,

a financial institute system stops the financial transaction for a corresponding relief requester if a request for emergency authentication is received from the value added network server, and allows a virtual transaction process is performed as normal if a financial transaction for the relief requester is attempted.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the financial information every person stored in the database contains the name of a bank, an account number used in the bank, the name of a credit card company, the type of the credit card, the number of the credit card, and an account number of the stocks and bonds.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the financial institute system generates an error message to a corresponding transaction if a direct financial transaction for the relief requester such as a withdrawal of cash is made.

4. A method for providing emergency relief location information a mobile communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

a relief request access process by a mobile communication terminal of a relief requester, for executing an emergency mode according to the input of the emergency key of the mobile communication terminal to connect to an emergency management system of an emergency contact point that is previously stored at a storage means through a mobile communication network;

an emergency contact information transmit process by a mobile communication terminal for the relief requester, for transmitting information on the relief requester and emergency contact information containing location information, which are previously at the storage means, to the emergency management system;

a process of deciding the location of the relief requester by the emergency management system, for receiving emergency contact information from the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester and then generating a current location of the relief requester based on location information of the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester that is contained in emergency contact information;

a process of retrieving the relief personnel by the emergency management system, for retrieving the relief personnel nearest to the relief requester that is decided by retrieving location information of the relief personnel;

a process of commanding the relief personnel by the emergency management system, for accessing the mobile communication terminal of the searched relief personnel and then transmitting emergency contact information containing location information of the relief requester received from the relief requester, so that a corresponding relief personnel can perform a relief work;

a receipt report signal transmit process for transmitting a receipt report signal indicating that the relief request has been received to the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester, if the fact that information on the relief requester is received from the mobile communication terminal for the relief personnel;

a stop request process of the emergency management system for accessing the value added network server to transmit financial information on the relief requester and then requesting the stop of the financial transaction for a corresponding relief requester, if it is determined that emergency contact information received from the mobile communication terminal for the relief requester is a relief request depending on the emergency mode;

an emergency authentication request process of the value added network server for making a corresponding financial institute request to perform the emergency authentication process depending on the emergency mode, according to financial information of the relief requester received from the emergency management system at the request of the emergency management system to stop the financial transaction; and

a financial transaction stop process for stopping the financial transaction when the financial transaction for a corresponding relief requester is attempted according to the emergency authentication by the value added network server, wherein a virtual transaction process is performed as normal when the financial transaction for the relief requester is attempted.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein in the financial transaction stop process of the financial institute, an error message for a corresponding financial transaction is generated when a direct financial transaction is attempted.

6. The method as claimed in claims 4 or 5, wherein the financial transaction stop process of the financial institute further includes a process of transmitting the result of the financial transaction depending on the stop of the financial transaction to the emergency management system via the value added network server.