Wireless emergency-reporting system
First Claim
1. A computer system for processing messages indicative of an emergency received from a mobile device, comprising:
- a processor; and
a tangible memory storage including software instructions that cause the computer system to perform;
receiving a transmission, containing the mobile device'"'"'s position information, and at least one emergency identifier, from the mobile device, displaying a geographic map, having user-selectable modes, on a graphical user interface, wherein the user-selectable modes include a map mode, a satellite mode, and a hybrid mode,displaying a marker on the geographic map indicating the mobile device'"'"'s position information,rendering the received emergency identifier as a thumbnail,displaying the thumbnail on the graphical user interface in correlation with the mobile device'"'"'s position information, responsive to selection of the marker,receiving a user selection of an area on the geographic map, andcontacting the mobile device if the mobile device is located within the selected area,wherein the computer processes messages indicative of an emergency received from the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method of providing emergency related information to and from a centralized location over a wireless network. The method utilizes cellular phones in emergency communications and entails two embodiments that employ location-aware technologies, in portable form, in security applications. One embodiment serves as a modern high-tech “neighborhood watch,” enabling law enforcement access to the many “eyes and ears” of the public simultaneously via available cell phones. Cell phones with embedded digital cameras allow the instant capture and remote submission of suspicious circumstances to law enforcement through pictures or video.
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1. A computer system for processing messages indicative of an emergency received from a mobile device, comprising:
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a processor; and a tangible memory storage including software instructions that cause the computer system to perform; receiving a transmission, containing the mobile device'"'"'s position information, and at least one emergency identifier, from the mobile device, displaying a geographic map, having user-selectable modes, on a graphical user interface, wherein the user-selectable modes include a map mode, a satellite mode, and a hybrid mode, displaying a marker on the geographic map indicating the mobile device'"'"'s position information, rendering the received emergency identifier as a thumbnail, displaying the thumbnail on the graphical user interface in correlation with the mobile device'"'"'s position information, responsive to selection of the marker, receiving a user selection of an area on the geographic map, and contacting the mobile device if the mobile device is located within the selected area, wherein the computer processes messages indicative of an emergency received from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium bearing software instructions for enabling a computer to process messages indicative of an emergency received from a mobile device, the software instructions for predetermined operations including:
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receiving a transmission, containing the mobile device'"'"'s position information, and at least one emergency identifier, from the mobile device, displaying a geographic map, having user-selectable modes, on a graphical user interface, wherein the user-selectable modes include a map mode, a satellite mode, and a hybrid mode, displaying a marker on the geographic map indicating the mobile device'"'"'s position information, rendering the received emergency identifier as a thumbnail, displaying the thumbnail on the graphical user interface in correlation with the mobile device'"'"'s position information, responsive to selection of the marker, receiving a user selection of an area on the geographic map, and contacting the mobile device if the mobile device is located within the selected area, wherein the computer processes messages indicative of an emergency received from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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