Methods and systems for relaying out of range emergency information
First Claim
1. A transmitting device comprising:
- a memory comprising computer instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor when executing the computer instructions is configured to;
identify characteristics indicative of an occurrence of an emergency event;
transmit information related to the occurrence of the emergency event via device-to-device communication with at least one of a plurality of devices when the transmitting device and the at least one of the plurality of devices are out of range of a communications network;
generate a report message comprising the transmitted information;
evaluate first device characteristics associated with the transmitting device and second device characteristics associated with the at least one of a plurality of devices via device-to-device communication with the at least one of a plurality of devices, the first and second device characteristics comprising at least one of respective device-to-device transmission capabilities, respective remaining battery power, respective subscriptions for transmitting emergency-event information, or respective message capacity transmission capabilities; and
when, based upon the evaluation of the first and second device characteristics, the first device characteristics are more favorable for transmission of the report message than the second device characteristics, select the transmitting device as a designated transmitter of the report message; and
an input/output component configured for device-to-device communication with the plurality of devices, wherein;
when the transmitting device is out of range of the communications network, the transmitting device provides the report message via device-to-device communication with at least one relay device; and
the input/output component is configured to receive, via device-to-device communication, acknowledgement of receipt of the report message.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are techniques for transmitting a report message with collaborated information related to the occurrence of an emergency event. A plurality of devices, such as mobile communications devices, that are out of range of a communications network can communicate via direct communication, such as device-to-device communication, to corroborate characteristics that are indicative of an occurrence of an emergency event. Information related to the occurrence may be collaborated amongst the plurality of devices. A transmitting device, which may be one of the plurality of devices that corroborates characteristics or collaborates information, may generate and transmit the report message comprising the collaborated information. A receiving device may provide the message over a communications network, or the report message may continue to be handed off between devices capable of direct communication, the message eventually reaching a device that is within range of the communications network.
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21 Claims
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1. A transmitting device comprising:
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a memory comprising computer instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor when executing the computer instructions is configured to; identify characteristics indicative of an occurrence of an emergency event; transmit information related to the occurrence of the emergency event via device-to-device communication with at least one of a plurality of devices when the transmitting device and the at least one of the plurality of devices are out of range of a communications network; generate a report message comprising the transmitted information; evaluate first device characteristics associated with the transmitting device and second device characteristics associated with the at least one of a plurality of devices via device-to-device communication with the at least one of a plurality of devices, the first and second device characteristics comprising at least one of respective device-to-device transmission capabilities, respective remaining battery power, respective subscriptions for transmitting emergency-event information, or respective message capacity transmission capabilities; and when, based upon the evaluation of the first and second device characteristics, the first device characteristics are more favorable for transmission of the report message than the second device characteristics, select the transmitting device as a designated transmitter of the report message; and an input/output component configured for device-to-device communication with the plurality of devices, wherein; when the transmitting device is out of range of the communications network, the transmitting device provides the report message via device-to-device communication with at least one relay device; and the input/output component is configured to receive, via device-to-device communication, acknowledgement of receipt of the report message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method performed by a first device associated with an emergency event, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying characteristics indicative of an occurrence of the emergency event; detecting a second device associated with the emergency event, the second device capable of device-to-device communication with the first device within a device-to-device communication range; transmitting, via device-to-device communication from the first device to the second device, first information related to the occurrence of the emergency event; receiving, via device-to-device communication from the second device to the first device, second information related to the occurrence of the emergency event; generating a report message comprising at least one or both of the first information or the second information; evaluating, via device-to-device communication between the first device and the second device, first device characteristics associated with the first device and second device characteristics associated with the second device, the first and second device characteristics comprising at least one of respective device-to-device transmission capabilities, respective remaining battery power, respective subscriptions for transmitting emergency-event information, or respective message capacity transmission capabilities; selecting the first device as a designated transmitter of the report message when, based upon the evaluation of the first and second device characteristics, the first device characteristics are more favorable for transmission of the report message than the second device characteristics; transmitting, when the first device is selected as the designated transmitter, the report message; receiving, via device-to-device communication, an acknowledgement of receipt of the report message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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