Method and apparatus for communicating emergency information using wireless devices
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1. A wireless mobile device comprising:
- a notification system electrically configured to process an event message received from an event detection system, said event message selected by said notification system based on a set of preprogrammed messages, the event detection system and notification system included within the wireless mobile device;
a position location system electrically coupled to said notification system that provides position information upon request from said notification system; and
a two-way wireless mobile telecommunications system electrically coupled to said notification system;
wherein said telecommunications system is configured to call a given number upon request from said notification system and to provide a data transmission including said position information and an event reporting message based on said event message during said call.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing emergency notification by a wireless mobile device in response to triggering a sensor. A detection system, which may be located within a vehicle, comprises one or more sensors configured to sense an emergency event and transmit a message via a wireless link regarding the emergency event. For example, the wireless mobile device may be programmed to call a predetermined emergency number such as E911, and transmit data including position and other information from the mobile device to the emergency number in response to the received message.
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1. A wireless mobile device comprising:
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a notification system electrically configured to process an event message received from an event detection system, said event message selected by said notification system based on a set of preprogrammed messages, the event detection system and notification system included within the wireless mobile device; a position location system electrically coupled to said notification system that provides position information upon request from said notification system; and a two-way wireless mobile telecommunications system electrically coupled to said notification system; wherein said telecommunications system is configured to call a given number upon request from said notification system and to provide a data transmission including said position information and an event reporting message based on said event message during said call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing automatic notification by a wireless mobile device due to a vehicular event within a vehicle, comprising:
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sensing said vehicular event with a sensor within said vehicle; selecting an event message based on a set of preprogrammed messages with a processor electrically coupled to said sensor, transmitting said event message from an event detection system within the wireless mobile device and located within said vehicle; receiving said message from the event detection system at a notification system contained within the wireless mobile device; determining position information of said wireless mobile device; automatically calling a number in response to said message using said wireless mobile device; and transmitting an event reporting message based on said event message and said position information from said wireless mobile device to said number. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing emergency notification by a wireless mobile device in response to triggering of a sensor, comprising:
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sensing an event by said sensor, selecting an event message based on a set of preprogrammed messages with a processor electrically coupled to said sensor; transmitting said event message from an event detection system electrically coupled to said sensor, the event detection system contained within the wireless mobile device; receiving said message from the event detection system at a notification system contained within said wireless mobile device; determining position information of one of said wireless transmitter or said wireless mobile device; calling a number using said wireless mobile device in response to said message; and transmitting data, including said position information and an event reporting message based on said event message, from said wireless mobile device to said number. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A detection system for sensing an emergency event within a vehicle and transmitting a short range message about the event to a wireless mobile device that can communicate with a remote emergency response service, the detection system being integrated within the wireless mobile device, and comprising:
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a sensor configured to sense said emergency event within a vehicle; a detection system processor electrically coupled to said sensor and configured to process data received from said sensor and select an event message based on a set of preprogrammed messages; and an electronic communication link within the wireless mobile device configured to transmit an event reporting message based on the selected event message from the detection system to a notification system contained within the mobile device, said event reporting message including information received from said sensor and information indicative of an emergency, thereby informing the wireless mobile device of an emergency situation, which in response thereto communicates the event reporting message to the emergency response service and wherein the event reporting message comprises a message portion recognizable by the emergency response service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of using a wireless mobile device to notify an emergency response service in response to an emergency event, comprising:
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sensing said emergency event by a sensor; selecting an event message based on a set of preprogrammed messages based on the sensed emergency event; generating an event reporting message based on the selected event message, said event reporting message including information received from said sensor and information indicative of the emergency event; determining position information of said wireless mobile device; and in response to said event reporting message, communicating said event reporting message and said position information from said wireless mobile device to said emergency response service, wherein the sensing, selecting, generating and determining steps are each performed at the wireless mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for providing automatic notification by a wireless mobile device due to a vehicular event within a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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means for sensing said vehicular event with a sensor within said vehicle; means for selecting an event message based on a set of preprogrammed messages with a processor electrically coupled to said sensor, means for transmitting said event message from an event detection system within the wireless mobile device and located within said vehicle; means for receiving said message from the event detection system at a notification system contained within the wireless mobile device; means for determining position information of said wireless mobile device; means for automatically calling a number in response to said message using said wireless mobile device; and means for transmitting an event reporting message based on said event message and said position information from said wireless mobile device to said number. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions capable of being executed by a computer for providing emergency notification by a wireless mobile device in response to triggering of a sensor, comprising:
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program code to sense an event by said sensor, program code to select an event message based on a set of preprogrammed messages with a processor electrically coupled to said sensor; program code to transmit said event message from an event detection system electrically coupled to said sensor, the event detection system contained within the wireless mobile device; receiving said message from the event detection system at a notification system contained within said wireless mobile device; program code to determine position information of one of said wireless transmitter or said wireless mobile device; program code to call a number using said wireless mobile device in response to said message; and program code to transmit data, including said position information and an event reporting message based on said event message, from said wireless mobile device to said number.
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