Methods, systems, and products for processing emergency communications

• US 8,364,197 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Issued: 01/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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:
  US12/357,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20090129563A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,468 Days
• Field of Search: 379 37- 52
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2829 involving user profiles according to which the execution of a home appliance functionality is automatically triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for processing an emergency communication. A communication is received from a sender'"'"'s communications address that is destined to an emergency response communications address. The sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address are associated to an emergency alert profile that stores emergency information. A prompt is produced for a code that blocks generation of the emergency communication. When the code is not entered during the communication, then the emergency communication is generated.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

processing a first communication from a sender'"'"'s communications address to an emergency response communications address;

associating the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address to an emergency alert profile that stores emergency information associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

ending processing of the first communication;

processing a second communication between the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address;

prompting the sender'"'"'s communications address during the second communication to enter a code that blocks generation of an emergency remote control communication; and

generating the emergency remote control communication when the code is not entered during the second communication.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending the emergency remote control communication to the emergency response communications address.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending the emergency remote control communication to the sender'"'"'s communications address.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising prompting the emergency response communications address to select a parameter to remotely control an emergency alert.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising receiving the parameter.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving a physical address from the emergency alert profile.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising activating a Global Positioning System to locate the physical address.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising deactivating an emergency alert associated with the physical address.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising retrieving an identifier from the emergency alert profile that describes a type of the emergency alert associated with the physical address.

10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising retrieving a timing parameter from the emergency alert profile that describes an amount of time that the emergency alert is activated at the physical address.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising automatically deactivating the emergency alert when the amount of time described by the timing parameter has elapsed.

12. A system, comprising:

a processor;

memory; and

code stored in the memory, the code causing the processor at least to;

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

associate the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address to an emergency alert profile that stores emergency information associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

end processing of the first communication;

process a second communication between the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address;

prompt the sender'"'"'s communications address during the second communication to enter a code that blocks generation of an emergency remote control communication; and

generate the emergency remote control communication when the code is not entered during the second communication.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the code further causes the processor to send the emergency remote control communication to the emergency response communications address.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the code further causes the processor to send the emergency remote control communication to the sender'"'"'s communications address.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein the code further causes the processor to prompt the emergency response communications address to select a parameter to remotely control an emergency alert.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve a physical address from the emergency alert profile.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve an identifier from the emergency alert profile that describes a type of the emergency alert associated with the physical address.

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve a timing parameter from the emergency alert profile that describes an amount of time that an emergency alert is activated at the physical address.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the code further causes the processor to automatically deactivate the emergency alert when the amount of time described by the timing parameter has elapsed.

20. A computer readable non-transitory medium storing processor executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:

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

associating the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address to an emergency alert profile that stores emergency information associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

ending processing the first communication;

processing a second communication between the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address;

prompting the sender'"'"'s communications address during the second communication to enter a code that blocks generation of an emergency remote control communication; and

generating the emergency remote control communication when the code is not entered during the second communication.