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Monitoring application and method for establishing emergency communication sessions with disabled devices based on transmitted messages

  • US 8,682,281 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2010
  • Issued: 03/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to be performed by a disabled telecommunications device for notifying a telecommunications network component of an emergency communication session between the disabled telecommunications device and an emergency responder, the notification allowing communication with the disabled telecommunications device to be re-established in the event that the emergency communication session is terminated, the method comprising:

  • detecting, at a disabled telecommunications device, an attempt to establish an emergency communication session between the disabled telecommunications device and an emergency responder over a telecommunications network,wherein the emergency communication session is initiated by the disabled telecommunications device;

    determining whether the telecommunications network is capable of completing the emergency communication session between the disabled telecommunications device and the emergency responder;

    if the telecommunications network is not capable of completing the emergency communication session between the disabled telecommunications device and the emergency responder, not attempting to establish the emergency communication session; and

    if the telecommunications network is capable of completing the emergency communication session between the disabled telecommunications device and the emergency responder, transmitting a message to a network component associated with the disabled telecommunications device via a messaging channel,wherein the message includes an identifier associated with the disabled telecommunications device and a code indicating that the emergency communication session is being established,wherein the message enables a callback technique to be implemented in the event that the emergency communication session is terminated between the disabled telecommunications device and the emergency responder,wherein the message is transmitted only when the telecommunications network has been determined capable of completing the emergency communication session, andwherein the message is not transmitted when the telecommunications network has not been determined capable of completing the emergency communication session.

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