Internet protocol based 911 system

• US 7,532,157 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2005
• Issued: 05/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: K.Mizra LLC
• Original Assignee: Monica Rose Martino
• Inventors: Martino, Monica Rose
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, DAO LINDA
• Application Number:
  US11/142,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20070008961A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,441 Days
• Field of Search: 342/357.01, 342/357.06, 342/357.07, 342/357.09, 701/207, 701/213, 340/531, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 342/357.55
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence

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.

Claims

1. 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:

a code segment for monitoring software on the Internet Protocol enabled device for an emergency condition specific signal corresponding to at least one of;

a fire signal, a police signal, a poison control signal, an ambulance signal, and an emergency medical service signal;

a code segment for receiving the emergency Internet Protocol request by a server containing global positioning data for the Internet Protocol enabled device, wherein the receiving is based on the monitored software;

a code segment for obtaining local emergency services data by the server based on the global positioning data;

a code segment for dialing by the server a call center station based on the local emergency services data; and

a code segment for providing by the server to the call center station a telephone number for one or more local emergency service providers based on the local emergency services data.

2. The computer program as recited in claim 1, wherein the Internet Protocol enabled device is selected from a group consisting of a PCMCIA card, a PCI card, an Internet Protocol phone, a personal data assistant and a computer.

3. The computer program as recited in claim 1, wherein the emergency Internet Protocol request is sent whenever one or more emergency criteria are satisfied.

4. The computer program as recited in claim 3, wherein the one or more emergency criteria include entry of an emergency code, a 911 signal, a panic signal, an emergency activation button, a sensor alarm or an emergency condition specific signal.

5. The computer program as recited in claim 1, wherein the global positioning data includes vertical and horizontal coordinates.

6. The computer program as recited in claim 1, wherein the global positioning data includes a longitude, a latitude and an altitude for the Internet Protocol enabled device.

7. The computer program as recited in claim 1, wherein the emergency Internet Protocol request comprises a Session Initiation Protocol request.

8. The computer program as recited in claim 1, wherein the call center station is an emergency services operator.

9. The computer program as recited in claim 1, further comprising a code segment for providing a telephone number for one or more local emergency service providers to the call center station based on the local emergency services data.

10. The computer program as recited in claim 9, wherein the one or more local emergency service providers are selected from the group consisting of an emergency call center, police, fire, poison control, emergency medical services, coast guard, military, federal agency and rescue.

11. The computer program as recited in claim 1, further comprising a code segment for providing the global positioning data to the call center station.

12. An apparatus comprising:

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 corresponding to at least one of;

a fire signal, a police signal, a poison control signal, an ambulance signal, and an emergency medical service signal, obtains global positioning data from the Global Positioning Systems component and sends the emergency Internet Protocol request including a telephone number for one or more local emergency service providers whenever the one or more emergency criteria are satisfied.

13. The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the Internet Protocol enabled device is selected from a group consisting of a PCMCIA card, a PCI card, an Internet Protocol phone, a personal data assistant and a computer.

14. The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the one or more emergency criteria include entry of an emergency code, a 911 signal, a panic signal, an emergency activation button, a sensor alarm or an emergency condition specific signal.

15. The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the global positioning data includes vertical and horizontal coordinates.

16. The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the global positioning data includes a longitude, a latitude and an altitude for the Internet Protocol enabled device.

17. The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the emergency Internet Protocol request comprises a Session Initiation Protocol request containing the global positioning data.

18. The apparatus as recited in claim 17, wherein the Session Initiation Protocol request is sent to an address server that 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 Internet Protocol enabled device to the call center station.

19. The apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein the call center station is an emergency services operator.

20. The apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein the address server further provides a telephone number for one or more local emergency service providers to the call center station based on the local emergency services data.

21. The apparatus as recited in claim 20, wherein the one or more local emergency service providers are selected from the group consisting of an emergency call center, police, fire, poison, control, emergency medical services, coast guard, military, federal agency and rescue.

22. The apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein the address server further provides the global positioning data to the call center station.

23. A system, comprising:

a server adapted to receive an emergency Internet Protocol request containing global positioning data for an Internet Protocol enabled device after software on the device is overridden, obtain local emergency services data based on the global positioning data and provide emergency information including a telephone number for one or more local emergency service providers to one or more emergency services based on the local emergency services data.

24. The system as recited in claim 23, further comprising:

a communications network communicably coupled to the server; and

one or more Internet Protocol enabled devices communicably coupled to the communications network.

25. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the Internet Protocol enabled device is selected from a group consisting of a PCMCIA card, a PCI card, an Internet Protocol phone, a personal data assistant and a computer.

26. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the emergency Internet Protocol request is sent whenever one or more emergency criteria are satisfied.

27. The system as recited in claim 26, wherein the one or more emergency criteria include entry of an emergency code, a 911 signal, a panic signal, an emergency activation button, a sensor alarm or an emergency condition specific signal.

28. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the global positioning data includes vertical and horizontal coordinates.

29. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the global positioning data includes a longitude, a latitude and an altitude for the internet Protocol enabled device.

30. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the emergency Internet Protocol request comprises a Session Initiation Protocol request.

31. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the call center station is an emergency services operator.

32. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the address server further provides a telephone number for one or more local emergency service providers to the call center station based on the local emergency services data.

33. The system as recited in claim 32, wherein the one or more local emergency service providers are selected from the group consisting of an emergency call center, police, fire, poison control, emergency medical services, coast guard, military, federal agency and rescue.

34. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the address server further provides the global positioning data to the call center station.