Multi-button emergency message generation
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1. A method for generating an emergency message, the method comprising:
- determining a location of a wireless device in response to receiving a request initiated from one of a plurality of emergency message buttons of the wireless device, the plurality of emergency buttons are configured to initiate communication of respective emergency messages related to different emergency categories;
generating an emergency message related to the respective emergency category in response to the request, wherein the plurality of emergency message buttons are soft-buttons selected by a user for utilization by the wireless device, and wherein the generated emergency message is populated with additional information associated with (1) the emergency category of the generated emergency message, (2) the location of the wireless device, and (3) personal information of a user of the wireless device;
communicating the generated emergency message from the wireless device to an emergency message router over a wireless communications network in response to the emergency message being generated;
determining at the emergency message router, based upon knowledge of the capabilities of selected PSAPs and based upon the determined location of the wireless device, a PSAP which is closest to the wireless device and further having the capacity to receive the generated emergency message populated with (1) the emergency category of the generated emergency message, (2) the location of the wireless device, and (3) personal information of a user of the wireless device; and
routing the generated emergency message to the determined PSAP.
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Abstract
A wireless communications device and method for generating and communicating an emergency text message includes, in response to receiving a request initiated from one of a plurality of emergency message buttons configured to initiate communication of respective emergency messages related to different emergency categories, generating an emergency message related to the respective emergency category. The generated emergency message may be then be communicated over a communications network.
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1. A method for generating an emergency message, the method comprising:
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determining a location of a wireless device in response to receiving a request initiated from one of a plurality of emergency message buttons of the wireless device, the plurality of emergency buttons are configured to initiate communication of respective emergency messages related to different emergency categories; generating an emergency message related to the respective emergency category in response to the request, wherein the plurality of emergency message buttons are soft-buttons selected by a user for utilization by the wireless device, and wherein the generated emergency message is populated with additional information associated with (1) the emergency category of the generated emergency message, (2) the location of the wireless device, and (3) personal information of a user of the wireless device; communicating the generated emergency message from the wireless device to an emergency message router over a wireless communications network in response to the emergency message being generated; determining at the emergency message router, based upon knowledge of the capabilities of selected PSAPs and based upon the determined location of the wireless device, a PSAP which is closest to the wireless device and further having the capacity to receive the generated emergency message populated with (1) the emergency category of the generated emergency message, (2) the location of the wireless device, and (3) personal information of a user of the wireless device; and routing the generated emergency message to the determined PSAP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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a memory storing personal data of a user; an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate with a communications network; a user interface; a plurality of emergency message buttons, wherein the plurality of emergency message buttons are soft-buttons selected by a user for display to the wireless communications devices; and a processing unit in communication with the memory, I/O unit, user interface and emergency message buttons, and configured to; determine a location of the wireless communications device in response to receiving a request initiated from one of the plurality of emergency message buttons configured to initiate communication of respective emergency messages related to different emergency categories; generate an emergency message related to the respective emergency category in response to receiving the request, wherein additional information associated with (1) the emergency category of the emergency message, (2) the location of the wireless communications device, and (3) personal information of a user of the wireless communications device is included in the emergency message; and communicate the generated emergency message to an emergency message router over a communications network via the I/O unit in response to the emergency message being generated; determine at the emergency message router, based upon knowledge of the capabilities of selected PSAPs and based upon the determined location of the wireless device, a PSAP which is closest to the wireless device and further having the capacity to receive the generated emergency message populated with (1) the emergency category of the generated emergency message, (2) the location of the wireless device, and (3) personal information of a user of the wireless device; and route the generated emergency message to the determined PSAP. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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