Systems and methods for providing notification of a location of a restrained party
First Claim
1. A system for providing notification of a location of a restrained party, the system comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a restrained party location signal that represents a current location of the restrained party;
a data store hosted on a signal control point (SCP) of a telecommunications network, said data store containing location data that represents a specified location and distance data that represents a specified distance from the specified location;
an alerting service implemented on a (SCP) of the telecommunications network for determining if the current location of the restrained party is within a specified distance of a specified location, the SCP being a network element in communication with a PSTN and Internet, allowing a user to connect to the alerting service through the PSTN and the Internet;
a media server in communication with the alerting service, wherein the media server is notified if the alerting service determines that the current location of the restrained party is within the specified distance of the specified location;
the media server generating an alert if the current location of the restrained party is within the specified distance from the specified location, said alert being transmitted on an associated calling line to one or more pieces of terminating equipment.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for notifying a user that a restrained party is within a specified distance of a specified location are disclosed. A method according to the invention includes storing identity data that represents an identity of a restrained party, location data that represents a specified location, and distance data that represents a specified distance from the specified location. A restrained party location signal that represents a current location of the restrained party is received. From the location data and the distance data, a determination is made as to whether the current location of the restrained party is within the specified distance from the specified location. If the current location of the restrained party is within the specified distance from the specified location, an alert is transmitted to one or more contacts.
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1. A system for providing notification of a location of a restrained party, the system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a restrained party location signal that represents a current location of the restrained party; a data store hosted on a signal control point (SCP) of a telecommunications network, said data store containing location data that represents a specified location and distance data that represents a specified distance from the specified location; an alerting service implemented on a (SCP) of the telecommunications network for determining if the current location of the restrained party is within a specified distance of a specified location, the SCP being a network element in communication with a PSTN and Internet, allowing a user to connect to the alerting service through the PSTN and the Internet; a media server in communication with the alerting service, wherein the media server is notified if the alerting service determines that the current location of the restrained party is within the specified distance of the specified location; the media server generating an alert if the current location of the restrained party is within the specified distance from the specified location, said alert being transmitted on an associated calling line to one or more pieces of terminating equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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