Data message service controller and method for handling emergency text messaging
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an input/output (I/O) unit configured to receive data communications from a wireless communications device, the data communications including at least one emergency abbreviated dialing code stored in a memory of the wireless communications device and communicated with the emergency data message indicating that an emergency data message is being communicated;
a processing unit in communication with said I/O unit, the processing unit being configured to;
determine that an emergency abbreviated dialing code was received with the data message;
request an emergency data message short code associated with the abbreviated dialing code;
determine a cell code identifier in which the wireless communications device is operating; and
communicate the data message, emergency data message short code, and cell code identifier to a public safety answering point (PSAP) handling emergencies in an area in which the wireless communications device is located.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating an emergency data message includes receiving a data message and determining whether an emergency abbreviated dialing code was received with the data message. If an emergency data message includes an abbreviated dialing code, an emergency data message short code associated with the abbreviated dialing code may be requested. A cell code identifier in which the wireless communications device is located may be determined, and the data message, emergency data message short code, and cell code identifier may be communicated via a communications network for the data message to be routed to a PSAP handling emergencies in an area in which the wireless communications device is located.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an input/output (I/O) unit configured to receive data communications from a wireless communications device, the data communications including at least one emergency abbreviated dialing code stored in a memory of the wireless communications device and communicated with the emergency data message indicating that an emergency data message is being communicated; a processing unit in communication with said I/O unit, the processing unit being configured to; determine that an emergency abbreviated dialing code was received with the data message; request an emergency data message short code associated with the abbreviated dialing code; determine a cell code identifier in which the wireless communications device is operating; and communicate the data message, emergency data message short code, and cell code identifier to a public safety answering point (PSAP) handling emergencies in an area in which the wireless communications device is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communications device comprising a memory storing abbreviated dialing codes, the abbreviated dialing codes including at least one emergency abbreviated dialing code, the wireless communication device being configured to transmit an emergency data message to a processing unit, causing the processing unit to:
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determine that an emergency abbreviated dialing code was received with the emergency data message; request an emergency data message short code associated with the abbreviated dialing code; determine a cell code identifier in which the wireless communications device is operating; and communicate the data message, emergency data message short code, and cell code identifier via a communications network for the data message to be routed to a public safety answering point (PSAP) handling emergencies in an area in which the wireless communications device is located. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for communicating an emergency data message, comprising:
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receiving an emergency data message from a wireless communications device, wherein the emergency data message includes an emergency abbreviated dialing code retrieved from a memory of the wireless communications device; determining that the emergency abbreviated dialing code was received with the data message; requesting an emergency data message short code associated with the abbreviated dialing code; determining a cell code identifier in which the wireless communications device is located; and communicating the data message, emergency data message short code, and cell code identifier to a PSAP handling emergencies in an area in which the wireless communications device is located. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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