Emergency locator system
First Claim
1. A method for providing distributed notification, the method comprising:
- receiving a location signal at a base station from a remote device associated with a subscriber, the location signal containing data relating to a location of the device;
determining from the location signal a street address associated with the location of the device;
storing a contact profile that includes respective contact data associated with each of a plurality of contacts associated with the remote device;
testing the contact data associated with each of the plurality of contacts, to validate that the contact data for each is valid, the testing comprising initiating a test call to each of the contacts;
providing to each of the plurality of contacts and to an emergency service, from the base station, a respective notification message that contains identification data corresponding to an identity of the subscriber and the street address associated with the location of the device;
obtaining an updated notification message from the remote device, wherein the updated notification message reflects a current location of the device; and
providing the updated notification message to each of the plurality of contacts and to the emergency service until a deactivation event occurs.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing distributed notification of an emergency event are disclosed. A system according to the invention can include a remote device that is communicatively coupled to a base station. The remote device can include an activation device, a GPS signal receiver, a remote device controller, and a location signal transmitter. The GPS signal receiver is adapted to receive global positioning signals from each of a plurality of global positioning satellites. The transmitter is adapted to transmit location signals to the base station. The base station can include a contact profile data store, a location signal receiver, a base station controller, and a notification signal transmitter. The location signal receiver is adapted to receive location signals from the remote device. The notification signal transmitter is adapted to transmit notification signals to each of a plurality of contacts, which can include an emergency service.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for providing distributed notification, the method comprising:
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receiving a location signal at a base station from a remote device associated with a subscriber, the location signal containing data relating to a location of the device; determining from the location signal a street address associated with the location of the device; storing a contact profile that includes respective contact data associated with each of a plurality of contacts associated with the remote device; testing the contact data associated with each of the plurality of contacts, to validate that the contact data for each is valid, the testing comprising initiating a test call to each of the contacts; providing to each of the plurality of contacts and to an emergency service, from the base station, a respective notification message that contains identification data corresponding to an identity of the subscriber and the street address associated with the location of the device; obtaining an updated notification message from the remote device, wherein the updated notification message reflects a current location of the device; and providing the updated notification message to each of the plurality of contacts and to the emergency service until a deactivation event occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for providing emergency notification, the system comprising:
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a signal receiver at a base station for receiving location signals that represent a current location of a GPS receiver; a contact profile data store that contains a contact profile that is associated with a remote device identifier and includes respective contact data relating to each of a plurality of contacts; a contact validation device that tests the contact data associated with each of the plurality of contacts to validate that the contact data for each is valid, the testing comprising at least one of sending a test message and initiating a test call to each of the contacts; and a signal transmitter at the base station that (i) provides to each of the plurality of contacts and to an emergency service a respective notification message that contains a street address determined from the location signals, the street address corresponding to a location of a remote device associated with the remote device identifier;
(ii) obtains an updated notification message from the remote device, wherein the updated notification message reflects a current location of the device;
(iii) and provides the updated notification message to each of the plurality of contacts and to the emergency service until a deactivation event occurs, the updated notification message further including up-to-date event status information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for:
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testing contact data associated with each of a plurality of contacts, to validate that the contact data for each is valid, the testing comprising at least one of sending a test message and initiating a test call to each of the contacts; processing an emergency notification, wherein the emergency notification comprises a location signal that represents a current location of a remote device; determining from a contact profile data store a plurality of contacts for notification of the emergency notification, wherein the contact profile data store contains a contact profile that is associated with the remote device and includes respective contact data relating to each of the plurality of contacts; and communicating information pertaining to the emergency notification to each of the plurality of contacts and to an emergency service, wherein the information comprises a street address determined from the location signal; and obtaining an updated notification message from the remote device, wherein the updated notification message reflects a current location of the device and up-to-date event status information. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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