Enabling emergency access to secure wireless communications networks
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a memory;
an encrypted key repository coupled to the memory and configured to store a public safety encryption key (PSKey) and a universal encryption key (UEK) associated with the PSKey that enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network, wherein the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority separate from the system;
a processor configured to execute an alert module and coupled to the encrypted key repository to;
receive an emergency notification from an emergency caller;
obtain location information indicating a location of the emergency caller, wherein the location information is obtained by an originating emergency call telephone number or the location of a calling device associated with the emergency caller;
determine within a proximity of the location of the emergency caller one or more wireless communication devices that use the UEK associated with the PSKey, wherein the one or more wireless communication devices provide the public safety personnel with access to the secure PWC network;
transmit the PSKey to the one or more wireless communication devices;
enable the one or more wireless communication devices to permit a user device, operated by the public safety personnel, to access the secure PWC network; and
wherein the alert module is further configured to establish communication channels within the secure PWC network between the user devices and a video management system, wherein the video management system allows the user devices to access at least one of audio and video views from the emergency location.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product for improving public safety communications and real-time information sharing to enable a public safety user to access available, secure private wireless communications (PWC) networks within a vicinity of an emergency for communications and data-sharing purposes. In an embodiment, a universal encryption key (UEK) is stored on a public safety access device. The public safety access device is providing access to a secure PWC network. The UEK is a key established by a certificate authority that enables public safety personnel to access the secure PWC network. Then, a public safety encryption key (PSKey) is received by the public safety access device from a user communication device. The public safety access device enables access for the user communication to access the secure PWC network upon a determination that the received PSKey is associated with the UEK.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory; an encrypted key repository coupled to the memory and configured to store a public safety encryption key (PSKey) and a universal encryption key (UEK) associated with the PSKey that enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network, wherein the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority separate from the system; a processor configured to execute an alert module and coupled to the encrypted key repository to; receive an emergency notification from an emergency caller; obtain location information indicating a location of the emergency caller, wherein the location information is obtained by an originating emergency call telephone number or the location of a calling device associated with the emergency caller; determine within a proximity of the location of the emergency caller one or more wireless communication devices that use the UEK associated with the PSKey, wherein the one or more wireless communication devices provide the public safety personnel with access to the secure PWC network; transmit the PSKey to the one or more wireless communication devices; enable the one or more wireless communication devices to permit a user device, operated by the public safety personnel, to access the secure PWC network; and wherein the alert module is further configured to establish communication channels within the secure PWC network between the user devices and a video management system, wherein the video management system allows the user devices to access at least one of audio and video views from the emergency location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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storing a public safety encryption key (PSKey) and a universal encryption key (UEK) on an encrypted key repository, wherein the PSKey is associated with the UEK to enable public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network, wherein the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority separate from the repository; receiving, by an alert module to be executed by a processor and coupled to the encrypted key repository, an emergency notification from an emergency caller, wherein the location information is obtained by an originating emergency call telephone number or the location of a calling device associated with the emergency caller; obtaining, by the alert module, location information indicating a location of the emergency caller; determining, by the alert module, within a proximity of the location of the emergency caller one or more wireless communication devices that use the UEK associated with the PSKey, wherein the one or more wireless communication devices provide the public safety personnel with access to the secure PWC network; transmitting, by the alert module, the PSKey to the one or more wireless communication devices; enabling, by the alert module, the one or more wireless communication devices to permit a user device, operated by the public safety personnel, to access the secure PWC network; and establishing communication channels within the secure PWC network between the user devices and a video management system, wherein the video management system allows the user devices to access at least one of audio and video views from the emergency location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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