Provisioning emergency services information using mappings and emergency services types

• US 9,712,987 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2015
• Issued: 07/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Chouhan, Bhanu Prakash, Nelurouth, Rajendra Prasad, Garg, Ankit Raj, Chikkala, Venkata Durga Vinod
• Primary Examiner(s): ODOM, CURTIS B
• Application Number:
  US14/596,192
• Publication Number:
  US 20160119766A1
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and media for the provision of emergency services information are provided. Embodiments include receiving, by a mobile device, an emergency services information mapping table, the emergency services information mapping table comprising a plurality of entries, each entry of the plurality of entries comprising a mobile country code value, an emergency services telephone number value, and an emergency services type value. Embodiments include retrieving, by the mobile device, information from the emergency services information mapping table in response to an input from a user of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for provisioning of emergency services information, the method comprising:

receiving, by a mobile device, an emergency services information mapping table, the emergency services information mapping table comprising a plurality of entries, each entry of the plurality of entries comprising a mobile country code value, an emergency services telephone number value, and an emergency services type value, the plurality of entries comprising a first entry corresponding to a home mobile country code, a second entry corresponding to a current mobile country code, and a third entry corresponding to the current mobile country code;

retrieving, by the mobile device, information from the emergency services information mapping table in response to an input from a user of the mobile device when the home mobile country code is different from the current mobile country code; and

selecting the third entry when the emergency services type value of the second entry does not match the emergency services type value of the first entry, the third entry having the emergency services type value that is a general purpose services type value.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the input is a telephone number entered by the user of the mobile device,

wherein the first entry has an emergency services telephone number value which is the telephone number entered by the user, and

wherein the second entry has an emergency services telephone number value which is a telephone number to be called when the emergency services type value of the second entry matches the emergency services type value of the first entry.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

searching the emergency services information mapping table for the second entry that has a current mobile country code value associated with a geographic area in which the mobile device is currently located;

and

placing a call to a telephone number corresponding to the emergency services telephone number value contained in the selected entry when the emergency services type value of the second entry matches the emergency services type value of the first entry.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the input is a telephone number entered by the user, wherein the emergency services type value of the first entry has a value that corresponds to an emergency services type value associated with the phone number entered by the user and a home geographic area associated with the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

searching the emergency services information mapping table for the first entry that has the mobile country code value corresponding to the home mobile country code value stored on the mobile device and has the emergency phone number value that matches the phone number entered by the user; and

using the emergency services type value in the first entry as the emergency services type value associated with the phone number entered by the user and the home geographic area associated with the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency services information mapping table is provided on the mobile device prior to sale of the mobile device and updated via an emergency services information mapping table update to the mobile device on a communication network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the home mobile country code is pre-stored on the mobile device, and the method further comprising:

determining the current mobile country code based on a public land mobile network (PLMN) communicated by a network within range of the mobile device; and

comparing the home mobile country code to the current mobile country code.

8. An apparatus for provisioning of emergency services information, the apparatus comprising:

a mobile device having electronic storage comprising an emergency services information mapping table, the emergency services information mapping table comprising a plurality of entries, each entry of the plurality of entries comprising a mobile country code value, an emergency services telephone number value, and an emergency services type value, the plurality of entries comprising a first entry corresponding to a home mobile country code, a second entry corresponding to a current mobile country code, and a third entry corresponding to the current mobile country code,

wherein the mobile device is configured to retrieve information from the emergency services information mapping table in response to an input from a user of the mobile device when the home mobile country code is different from the current mobile country code, and

wherein the mobile device is configured to select the third entry when the emergency services type value of the second entry does not match the emergency services type value of the first entry, the third entry having the emergency services type value that is a general purpose services type value.

9. The apparatus of claim 8,

wherein the input is a telephone number entered by the user of the mobile device,

wherein the first entry has an emergency services telephone number value which is the telephone number entered by the user, and

wherein the second entry has an emergency services telephone number value which is the telephone number to be called when the emergency services type value of the second entry matches the emergency services type value of the first entry.

10. The apparatus of claim 8,

wherein the mobile device is configured to receive the current mobile country code value from a communication network, the current mobile country code value corresponding to a geographic area in which the mobile device is currently located,

wherein the mobile device is configured to receive a telephone number entered by the user of the mobile device,

wherein the mobile device is configured to determine that the current mobile country code value is different from the home mobile country code value stored on the mobile device, and

wherein the mobile device is configured to search the emergency services information mapping table for the first entry, wherein the mobile country code value contained in the first entry is the same as the home mobile country code value.

11. The apparatus of claim 10,

wherein the mobile device is configured to determine that the emergency services telephone number value contained in the first entry is the telephone number entered by the user, and

wherein the mobile device is configured to search the emergency services information mapping table for the second entry, wherein the mobile country code value contained in the second entry is the same as the current mobile country code value.

12. The apparatus of claim 11,

wherein the mobile device is configured to place a call to an emergency services telephone number value contained in the third entry.

13. The apparatus of claim 12,

wherein the mobile device is configured to place the call to the emergency services telephone number value contained in the third entry in a way that comprises providing requested service type information in a call setup information for the call to the emergency services telephone number value contained in the third entry.

14. An apparatus for provisioning of emergency services information, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving, by a mobile device, an emergency services information mapping table, the emergency services information mapping table comprising a plurality of entries, each entry of the plurality of entries comprising a mobile country code value, an emergency services telephone number value, and an emergency services type value, the plurality of entries comprising a first entry corresponding to a home mobile country code, a second entry corresponding to a current mobile country code, and a third entry corresponding to the current mobile country code;

means for retrieving, by the mobile device, information from the emergency services information mapping table in response to an input from a user of the mobile device when the home mobile country code is different from the current mobile country code; and

means for selecting the third entry when the emergency services type value of the second entry does not match the emergency services type value of the first entry, the third entry having the emergency services type value that is a general purpose services type value.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:

means for receiving, by the mobile device, the current mobile country code value from a communication network, the current mobile country code value corresponding to a geographic area in which the mobile device is currently located;

means for receiving, by the mobile device, a telephone number entered by the user of the mobile device;

means for determining that the current mobile country code value is different from the home mobile country code value stored on the mobile device

means for searching, by the mobile device, the emergency services information mapping table for the first entry, wherein the mobile country code value contained in the first entry is the same as the home mobile country code value.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

means for determining that the emergency services telephone number value contained in the first entry is the telephone number entered by the user; and

means for searching, by the mobile device, the emergency services information mapping table for the second entry, wherein the mobile country code value contained in the second entry is the same as the current mobile country code value.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

means for placing, by the mobile device, a call to the emergency services telephone number value contained in the third entry.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for provisioning of emergency services information, comprising code to:

receive, by a mobile device, an emergency services information mapping table, the emergency services information mapping table comprising a plurality of entries, each entry of the plurality of entries comprising a mobile country code value, an emergency services telephone number value, and an emergency services type value, the plurality of entries comprising a first entry corresponding to a home mobile country code, a second entry corresponding to a current mobile country code, and a third entry corresponding to the current mobile country code;

retrieve, by the mobile device, information from the emergency services information mapping table in response to an input from a user of the mobile device when the home mobile country code is different from the current mobile country code; and

select, by the mobile device, the third entry when the emergency services type value of the second entry does not match the emergency services type value of the first entry, the third entry having the emergency services type value that is a general purpose services type value.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising code to:

receive the current mobile country code value from a communication network, the current mobile country code value corresponding to a geographic area in which the mobile device is currently located;

receive a telephone number entered by the user of the mobile device;

determine that the current mobile country code value is different from the home mobile country code value stored on the mobile device; and

search the emergency services information mapping table for the first entry, wherein the mobile country code value contained in the first entry is the same as the home mobile country code value.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, further comprising code to:

determine that the emergency services telephone number value contained in the first entry is the telephone number entered by the user; and

search the emergency services information mapping table for the second entry wherein the mobile country code value contained in the second entry is the same as the current mobile country code value.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, further comprising code to:

place a call to the emergency services telephone number value contained in the third entry.