Internet protocol based 911 system

• US 7,746,273 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2009
• Issued: 06/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: K.Mizra LLC
• Original Assignee: Monica Rose Martino
• Inventors: Martino, Monica Rose
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, DAO LINDA
• Application Number:
  US12/360,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20090128404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 518 Days
• Field of Search: 342/357.01, 342/357.06, 342/357.07, 342/357.09, 342/357.1, 701/207, 701/213, 340/531, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 342/357.4
• 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;

a code segment for receiving the emergency Internet Protocol request, wherein the receiving is based on the monitored software;

a code segment for determining 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 passing the local emergency services data and the global positioning data to the call center station; and

a code segment for routing the local emergency services data to the Internet Protocol enabled device.

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 at least one of:

vertical coordinates, horizontal coordinates, a longitude, a latitude or an altitude for the Internet Protocol enabled device.

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

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

8. 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.

9. The computer program as recited in claim 8, 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.

10. 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, determines global positioning data from the Global Positioning Systems component and sends the emergency Internet Protocol request and the global positioning data to a call center station whenever the one or more emergency criteria are satisfied, wherein the call center station routes the local emergency services data to the Internet Protocol enabled device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call center station receives an emergency call from the Internet Protocol enabled device based on the global positioning data.

12. The apparatus as recited in claim 10, 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.

13. The apparatus as recited in claim 10, 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.

14. The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the global positioning data includes at least one of:

vertical coordinates, horizontal coordinates, a longitude, a latitude or an altitude for the Internet Protocol enabled device.

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

16. The apparatus as recited in claim 12, 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.

17. 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, provide emergency information and the global positioning data to one or more emergency services based on the local emergency services data, and route the local emergency services data to the Internet Protocol enabled device.

18. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the 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, 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.

19. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the emergency Internet Protocol request is sent whenever one or more emergency criteria are satisfied, 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.

20. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the emergency Internet Protocol request comprises a Session Initiation Protocol request.