First responder communication system
First Claim
1. A first responder communication system for cellular phone prioritization, comprising:
- at least one cellular telephone operable to communicate with a mobile cellular switching system;
the cellular telephone having a connection to a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) integrated circuit card belonging to a first responder, the card including a digitally signed photograph of the first responder, public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates, first responder identity, logical elements required for cryptographic and digital signing of data objects, encrypting and decrypting data objects, PIN processing, and biometric data processing;
the integrated circuit card connection providing an authentication interface so that a first responder can issue an authentication code to the integrated circuit card using the cellular telephone thereby enabling the PIV card and authenticating the first responder;
storage in the cellular telephone for storing a digital signature issued by the integrated circuit card responsive to proper verification of the authentication code, wherein the storage further includes the cellular telephone having a data structure defining a validity time period that indicates how long the first responder has priority access to the cell phone system;
a transmission to the switching system of an object comprising an identifying number of the cellular telephone and the digital signature;
a call completion protocol in the switching system;
the call completion protocol being responsive to the digitally signed object;
wherein a call placed by the at least one cellular telephone is completed by the mobile cellular switching system thereby allowing the first responder to have priority access to the cell phone system in order to communicate with a called party of the call.
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Abstract
The first responder communication system provides a digitally signed data object identifying first responders. Utilizing the digitally signed data object, a mobile cellular switching system (MCS), has a call completion protocol to verify first responder call status and permit the connection to queue. Upon emergency declaration, non-first responders are denied access to the system. The digitally signed object may be provided by a PIV card interfaced to the wireless cellular telephone. The digitally signed object is released from the PIV after a user enters a PIN using a key pad of the cellular telephone. After the valid digitally signed object has been transmitted, continued priority cell phone operations is provided for the validity time period even though the PIV has been removed from the cell phone interface.
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14 Claims
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1. A first responder communication system for cellular phone prioritization, comprising:
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at least one cellular telephone operable to communicate with a mobile cellular switching system; the cellular telephone having a connection to a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) integrated circuit card belonging to a first responder, the card including a digitally signed photograph of the first responder, public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates, first responder identity, logical elements required for cryptographic and digital signing of data objects, encrypting and decrypting data objects, PIN processing, and biometric data processing; the integrated circuit card connection providing an authentication interface so that a first responder can issue an authentication code to the integrated circuit card using the cellular telephone thereby enabling the PIV card and authenticating the first responder; storage in the cellular telephone for storing a digital signature issued by the integrated circuit card responsive to proper verification of the authentication code, wherein the storage further includes the cellular telephone having a data structure defining a validity time period that indicates how long the first responder has priority access to the cell phone system; a transmission to the switching system of an object comprising an identifying number of the cellular telephone and the digital signature; a call completion protocol in the switching system; the call completion protocol being responsive to the digitally signed object; wherein a call placed by the at least one cellular telephone is completed by the mobile cellular switching system thereby allowing the first responder to have priority access to the cell phone system in order to communicate with a called party of the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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