Methods, systems, and products for emergency location

• US 8,666,029 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2012
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2004
• 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): El-Zoobi, Maria
• Application Number:
  US13/441,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20120196562A1
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/404.2
• US Class Current: 379/37
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products provide emergency location services for mobile devices. A communication is received to a 911 emergency address. A code is received during the communication to block emergency location services. The emergency location services are blocked in response to the code.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a communication from a sender'"'"'s communications address to a 911 emergency address;

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

receiving a code entered during the communication to block the emergency locator signal; and

blocking generation of the emergency locator signal in response to the code.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving a profile associated with a calling address of the communication.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving a profile associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising generating the emergency locator signal if the code is not received.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a location associated with the communication.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising activating a position locator if the code is not received.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving caller identification information.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing code stored that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a communication from a sender'"'"'s communications address to a 911 emergency address;

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

receiving a code entered during the communication to block the emergency locator signal; and

blocking generation of the emergency locator signal in response to the code.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a profile.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a profile associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise generating the emergency locator signal if the code is not received.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise determining a location associated with the communication if the code is not received.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise activating a position locator when the code is not received.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving caller identification information.

15. A non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a communication sent from a sender'"'"'s communications address to a 911 emergency address;

retrieving a profile associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

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

receiving a code entered during the communication to block the emergency locator signal; and

blocking generation of the emergency locator signal in response to the code.

16. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving from the profile a type of an emergency locating system associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address.

17. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise identifying a physical address associated with the emergency locator signal if the code is not received.

18. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise identifying a building associated with the emergency locator signal if the code is not received.

19. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise determining a location if the code is not received.

20. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise activating a position locator if the code is not received.