Apparatus, and associated method, for providing a digital image generated at a mobile station to an assistance center
First Claim
1. In a radio communication system having a mobile station selectably operable by a user to initiate a call at a calling position to an assistance center, a combination with the mobile station of apparatus for providing a digital image to the assistance center, said apparatus comprising:
- a digital image creator coupled at least to receive indications of initiation of the call to the assistance center, said digital image creator for creating a digital image at the calling position at which the call is initiated responsive to reception of the indications of the initiation of the call;
a digital image signal generator coupled to receive indications of the digital image created by said digital image creator, said digital image signal generator for generating a digital image signal for transmission to the assistance center together with the call initiated by the user to the assistance center.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, by which to provide a digital image, created at the mobile station by a digital camera forming a portion thereof, to an assistance center, such as an emergency dispatch center. The digital image is created automatically upon initiation at the mobile station of a request for assistance from the assistance center. Initiation of a 911 emergency call, for example, causes a digital image to be created by the digital camera, and signals representative of the created digital image are automatically sent to the assistance center. Once received at the assistance center, viewing of the digital images provides personnel at the assistance center with additional information by which best to respond to the request for assistance. And, the digital image is storable thereat for evidentiary purposes.
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1. In a radio communication system having a mobile station selectably operable by a user to initiate a call at a calling position to an assistance center, a combination with the mobile station of apparatus for providing a digital image to the assistance center, said apparatus comprising:
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a digital image creator coupled at least to receive indications of initiation of the call to the assistance center, said digital image creator for creating a digital image at the calling position at which the call is initiated responsive to reception of the indications of the initiation of the call;
a digital image signal generator coupled to receive indications of the digital image created by said digital image creator, said digital image signal generator for generating a digital image signal for transmission to the assistance center together with the call initiated by the user to the assistance center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A method for providing a digital image to an assistance center to which a user, positioned at a calling position, of a mobile station selectably initiates a call, said method comprising:
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creating a digital image at the calling position from which the call is initiated responsive to initiation of the call;
generating a digital image signal responsive to the digital image created during said operation of creating; and
transmitting the digital image signal created during said operation of generating to the assistance center.
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21. In a radio communication system having a mobile station selectably operable by a user to initiate a call at a calling position to an assistance center, a combination with the mobile station of apparatus for providing a multimedia sequence to the assistance center, said apparatus comprising:
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a multimedia sequence creator coupled at least to receive indications of initiation of the call to the assistance center, said multimedia sequence creator for creating a multimedia sequence at the calling position at which the call is initiated responsive to reception of the indications of the initiation of the call;
a multimedia sequence signal generator coupled to receive indications of the multimedia sequence created by said multimedia sequence creator, said multimedia sequence signal generator for generating a multimedia sequence signal for transmission to the assistance center together with the call initiated by the user to the assistance center.
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