Methods, systems and products for emergency location

• US 8,175,226 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2009
• Issued: 05/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Binning, Valerie
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): El-Zoobi, Maria
• Application Number:
  US12/572,392
• Publication Number:
  US 20100029246A1
• Time in Patent Office: 949 Days
• Field of Search: 379 37- 52
• US Class Current: 379/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products provide emergency services. A sender'"'"'s communications address and an emergency response communications address are associated to a profile. A current geographic location associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address is retrieved and communicated to the emergency response communications address.

Claims

1. A method of emergency location, comprising:

receiving a communication sent from a sender'"'"'s communications address and destined to an emergency response communications address;

receiving an incoming line identification signal associated with the communication;

retrieving a profile associated with the incoming line identification signal, the sender'"'"'s communications address, and the emergency response communications address;

retrieving an emergency address from the profile;

retrieving a current geographic location associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

prompting a sender at the sender'"'"'s communications address during the communication to enter a code that blocks generation of an emergency locator signal;

automatically blocking generation of the emergency locator signal when the code is received; and

generating the emergency locator signal and communicating the current geographic location to the emergency address when the code is not received.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising querying for the current geographic location.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising activating a position locator to obtain the current geographic location.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving from the profile a communications address of a local communications network.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising identifying a room associated with the current geographic location.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising communicating an identification of the room to the emergency response communications address.

7. A system for emergency location, comprising:

a processor;

memory; and

code stored in the memory that causes the processor at least to;

receive a communication sent from a sender'"'"'s communications address and destined to an emergency response communications address;

receive an incoming line identification signal associated with the communication;

retrieve a profile associated with the incoming line identification signal, the

sender'"'"'s communications address, and the emergency response communications address;

retrieve an emergency address from the profile;

retrieve a current geographic location associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

prompt a sender at the sender'"'"'s communications address during the communication to enter a code that blocks generation of an emergency locator signal;

automatically block generation of the emergency locator signal when the code is not received;

generate the emergency locator signal and communicate the current geographic location to the emergency address when the code is not received;

retrieve from the profile a service node serving a communications device associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address; and

communicate the service node to the emergency address.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to associate the profile to the service node.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to activate a position locator.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve from the profile a communications address of a local communications network.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve from the profile information describing the communications device.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve from the profile presentation data associated with a graphical user interface.

13. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to identify a room associated with the current geographic location.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the code further causes the processor to send an identification of the room to the emergency response communications address.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing processor

executable instructions for performing a method for emergency location, the method comprising:

receiving a communication sent from a sender'"'"'s communications address that is destined to an emergency response communications address;

receiving an incoming line identification signal associated with the communication;

retrieving a profile associated with the incoming line identification signal, the

sender'"'"'s communications address, and the emergency response communications address;

retrieving an emergency address from the profile;

retrieving a current geographic location associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

prompting a sender at the sender'"'"'s communications address during the communication to enter a code that blocks generation of an emergency locator signal;

automatically blocking generation of the emergency locator signal when the code is received;

generating the emergency locator signal and communicating the current geographic location to the emergency address when the code is not received;

retrieving from the profile a service node serving a communications device associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address; and

communicating the service node to the emergency address.

16. The computer readable medium according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for associating the profile to the service node.

17. The computer readable medium according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for activating a position locator.

18. The computer readable medium according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for identifying a room associated with the current geographic location.