Method of notifying a party of an emergency

• US 9,270,823 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2014
• Issued: 02/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2001
• 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: Contractor, Sunil H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramakrishnaiah, Melur
• Application Number:
  US14/186,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20140314213A1
• Time in Patent Office: 732 Days
• Field of Search: 379 37- 45
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5191 interacting with the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13163 Fault alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1325 Priority service
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1337 Operator, emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking

Abstract

An emergency notification system includes a first server for receiving a communication from a telecommunications network and for transmitting a message to a subscriber of the notification system. The system also includes a second server in communication with the first server, the second server for supplying the first server with information associated with a subscriber.

Claims

1. A computer program product, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a database, identification information generated in response to an emergency communication;

transmitting the identification information to a web server,

receiving a reply from the web server indicating if a user placing the emergency communication is a subscriber to an emergency notification service; and

if the user is a subscriber to the emergency notification service, receiving provisioned subscriber information from the web server and transmitting a notification that the emergency communication was placed from a telecommunication device to a provisioned recipient;

wherein the identification information includes a telephone number associated with the telecommunication device and a time the emergency communication was placed.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a name of a person associated with the telecommunication device.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a date the emergency communication was placed.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the provisioned subscriber information includes a provisioned telephone number.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the provisioned telephone number includes a plurality of provisioned telephone numbers.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the provisioned subscriber information includes a provisioned electronic mail address.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the provisioned electronic mail address includes a plurality of electronic mail addresses.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein transmitting the notification includes placing a telephone call.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein placing the telephone call includes placing a plurality of telephone calls.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein transmitting the notification includes sending an electronic message.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein sending the electronic message includes sending a plurality of electronic messages.

12. A computer implemented method for providing emergency notifications, the method comprising:

receiving, from a database, identification information generated in response to an emergency communication;

transmitting the identification information to a web server,

receiving a reply from the web server indicating if a user placing the emergency communication is a subscriber to an emergency notification service; and

if the user is a subscriber to the emergency notification service, receiving provisioned subscriber information from the web server and transmitting a notification that the emergency communication was placed from a telecommunication device to a provisioned recipient;

wherein the identification information includes a telephone number associated with the telecommunication device and a time the emergency communication was placed.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the identification information includes a name of a person associated with the telecommunication device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the identification information includes a date the emergency communication was placed.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the provisioned subscriber information includes a provisioned telephone number.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the provisioned subscriber information includes a provisioned electronic mail address.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein transmitting the notification includes placing a telephone call.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein transmitting the notification includes sending an electronic message.

19. A system for providing emergency notifications, the system comprising:

a processor; and

memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, from a database, identification information generated in response to an emergency communication;

transmitting the identification information to a web server,

receiving a reply from the web server indicating if a user placing the emergency communication is a subscriber to an emergency notification service; and

if the user is a subscriber to the emergency notification service, receiving provisioned subscriber information from the web server and transmitting a notification that the emergency communication was placed from a telecommunication device to a provisioned recipient;

wherein the identification information includes a telephone number associated with the telecommunication device and a time the emergency communication was placed.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the identification information includes a name of a person associated with the telecommunication device.