Emergency signal for M2M devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a server connected to a network, a plurality of emergency alerts from a plurality of devices connected to the network;
analyzing, by the server, the plurality of emergency alerts to determine an emergency type of each of the plurality of emergency alerts;
categorizing, by the server, the plurality of emergency alerts based on the emergency type of each of the plurality of emergency alerts;
consolidating the plurality of emergency alerts of a first category into a consolidated alert;
consolidating the plurality of emergency alerts of a second category into a second consolidated alert;
prioritizing the second category lower than the first category based on at least the emergency type indicated by the first category being ranked higher than the emergency type indicated by the second category; and
causing the consolidated alert to be provided to a recipient at a first transport QoS level before causing the second consolidated alert to be provided to the recipient at a lower transport QoS level than the first transport QoS level.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a server connected to a network, a plurality of emergency alerts from a plurality of devices connected to the network. The method also includes analyzing, by the server, the plurality of emergency alerts to determine an emergency type of each of the plurality of emergency alerts. The method includes categorizing, by the server, the plurality of emergency alerts based on the emergency type of each of the plurality of emergency alerts. The method includes prioritizing a first category of the plurality of emergency alerts and consolidating the plurality of emergency alerts of the first category into a consolidated alert. The method includes causing the consolidated alert to be provided to an emergency responder.
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11 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server connected to a network, a plurality of emergency alerts from a plurality of devices connected to the network; analyzing, by the server, the plurality of emergency alerts to determine an emergency type of each of the plurality of emergency alerts; categorizing, by the server, the plurality of emergency alerts based on the emergency type of each of the plurality of emergency alerts; consolidating the plurality of emergency alerts of a first category into a consolidated alert; consolidating the plurality of emergency alerts of a second category into a second consolidated alert; prioritizing the second category lower than the first category based on at least the emergency type indicated by the first category being ranked higher than the emergency type indicated by the second category; and causing the consolidated alert to be provided to a recipient at a first transport QoS level before causing the second consolidated alert to be provided to the recipient at a lower transport QoS level than the first transport QoS level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server connected to a network, emergency alerts from a plurality of devices connected to the network; analyzing, by the server, the emergency alerts to determine an emergency type of each of the emergency alerts; determining that a subset of the emergency alerts is for an approved emergency type; prioritizing a second category of the subset, lower than a first category of the subset based on at least an emergency indicated by the first category being ranked higher than a second emergency indicated by the second category; consolidating the first category into a first consolidated alert and consolidating the second category into a second consolidated alert; and causing the first consolidated alert to be provided to a recipient at a first transport QoS level before causing the second consolidated alert to be provided to the recipient at a lower transport QoS level than the first transport QoS level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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