METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT SERVICE IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK USING PERMISSIONS BASED ON STATUS OF REQUESTING ENTITIES

• US 20130260710A1
• Filed: 06/03/2011
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: H R, Deep Kumar
• Application Number:
  US13/991,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20130260710A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6081 Service authorization mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

Methods for providing a service in a telecommunication network are described herein. An emergency contact service is activated for a valid subscriber of a provider of the telecommunication network. A permission is associated with the emergency contact list. The permission grants access to an entity requesting access based on a status of the requesting entity. An access identifier correlates with the emergency contact list.

Claims

1. A method for providing a service in a telecommunication network, the method comprising:

receiving a request to activate an emergency contact service;

determining whether an entity requesting the activation is a valid subscriber of a provider of the telecommunication network;

obtaining an emergency contact list of the valid subscriber;

associating a permission with the emergency contact list, wherein the permission grants access to an entity requesting access based on a status of the entity requesting access;

obtaining an access identifier;

correlating the access identifier with the emergency contact list; and

activating, by a subscriber server, the emergency contact service for the valid subscriber.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency contact list comprises a name and a phone number.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the access identifier is a vehicle registration number of a vehicle associated with the valid subscriber.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether an entity requesting the activation is a valid subscriber comprises authenticating, by the subscriber server, the entity requesting the activation as a valid subscriber.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the permission grants access to a subset of the emergency contact list.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the emergency contact service comprises adding an identifier of the emergency contact service to a subscription record of the subscriber.

7. A method for providing a service in a telecommunication network, the method comprising:

receiving a request to access an emergency contact service, wherein the emergency contact service is activated for a valid subscriber of a provider of the telecommunication network;

determining whether an entity requesting access is authorized according to a first permission associated with an emergency contact list of a plurality of emergency contact lists stored in a data storage of the telecommunication network, wherein the first permission grants access based on a status of the entity requesting access;

receiving an access identifier from the authorized entity;

performing a look-up in a data storage using the access identifier as an index; and

providing the emergency contact list that correlates with the access identifier.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the emergency contact list comprises a name and a phone number.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the access identifier is a vehicle registration number of a vehicle associated with the valid subscriber.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein a second permission grants access to a subset of the emergency contact list.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the provided emergency contact list complies with the second permission, further comprising:

determining whether the entity requesting access is a medical professional or a law enforcement professional.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein determining whether an entity requesting access is authorized further comprises:

determining a status demanded by the first permission; and

comparing the status of the entity requesting access to the demanded status.

13. A method for providing a service in a telecommunication network, the method comprising:

obtaining an emergency contact list of a valid subscriber of a provider of the communication network;

associating a first permission with the emergency contact list, wherein the first permission grants access to an entity requesting access based on a status of the entity requesting access;

activating, by a subscriber server, the emergency contact service for the valid subscriber;

receiving, by an Interactive Voice Response Server (IVRS), a request to access an emergency contact service;

determining whether an entity requesting access is authorized according to the first permission;

receiving an access identifier from the entity requesting access; and

providing the emergency contact list that correlates with the access identifier.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein a second permission grants access to a subset of the emergency contact list.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the access identifier is a vehicle registration number of a vehicle associated with the valid subscriber.