Emergency 911 data messaging

• US 8,874,068 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2012
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Mitchell, Donald L. Jr., Zhu, Yinjun, D'Souza, Myron, Marshall, Roger S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Kiet
• Assistant Examiner(s): LAM, DUNG LE
• Application Number:
  US13/431,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20120184239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 945 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/550.1, 455/466, 455/414.4
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0226 based on location or mobility handoff or reselection H04W36/00; mobile application services making use of the location of users or terminals H04W4/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• 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 40/20 based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

A data request is generated (e.g., text, email, SMS, multimedia messaging system (MMS), etc.) from a source device. The data request is delivered to a PSAP or other emergency monitoring service location in a useable format. Exemplary useable formats include a canned voice message, delivery to a call center that translates data to voice, text to speech, and text to instant messaging (IM). Additional information and location are staged for use by the PSAP or other monitoring service location.

Claims

1. An emergency system short messaging system (SMS) location proxy, comprising:

an interface between said SMS location proxy and a short messaging service center (SMSC);

an interface to an emergency service provider;

a module to provide location information associated with an emergency data message device initiating an emergency data message routed via said SMSC and directed toward said emergency service provider;

a module to stage, at said SMS location proxy, said location information associated with said emergency data message device; and

a transmitter, at said SMS location proxy, to transmit said proxy staged location information to said emergency service provider.

2. The emergency system short messaging system (SMS) location proxy according to claim 1, wherein:

said emergency service provider is a PSAP.

3. The emergency system short messaging system (SMS) location proxy according to claim 1, wherein:

said emergency service provider is a call center.

4. The emergency system short messaging system (SMS) location proxy according to claim 1, wherein:

said module to stage said location information stages said location information for retrieval by said emergency service provider.

5. The emergency system short messaging system (SMS) location proxy according to claim 1, wherein:

said emergency data message is a text message.

6. The emergency system short messaging system (SMS) location proxy according to claim 1, wherein:

said emergency data message is an email.

7. The emergency system short messaging system (SMS) location proxy according to claim 1, wherein:

said emergency data message is a multimedia message system message (MMS).

8. Apparatus for providing 911 equivalent data emergency service, comprising:

a short messaging system (SMS) location proxy to stage location information associated with an emergency data message device initiating an emergency data message;

a module to request location information associated with said emergency data message device; and

a transmitter to transmit said staged location information associated with said emergency data message device, from said SMS location proxy to an emergency service provider.

9. The apparatus for providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 8, wherein:

said staged location information is provided in response to a request for location received from an emergency service provider.

10. The apparatus for providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 8, wherein:

said emergency data message is a text message.

11. The apparatus for providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 8, wherein:

said emergency data message is a multimedia message system message (MMS).

12. The apparatus for providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 8, wherein:

said emergency data message is an email.

13. A method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service, comprising:

receiving, at a data messaging proxy, an emergency data message from an emergency data messaging device;

transmitting, at said data messaging proxy, a routing information request to a positioning center;

receiving, at said data messaging proxy, routing information data providing routing information for routing said emergency data message to an emergency message processing device;

routing, from said data messaging proxy, said emergency data message to said emergency message processing device;

staging, at said data messaging proxy, location information associated with said emergency data message device; and

transmitting, at said data messaging proxy, said staged location information to said emergency message processing device.

14. The method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 13, wherein:

said positioning center is a mobile positioning center.

15. The method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 13, wherein:

said emergency message processing device is located at a public service access point (PSAP).

16. The method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 13, wherein:

said emergency message processing device is located at a call center.

17. The method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 13, wherein:

said emergency data message is a text message.

18. The method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 13, wherein:

said emergency data message is an email.

19. The method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 13, wherein:

said emergency data message is a multimedia message system message (MMS).

20. The method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 13, wherein:

said emergency data message is a short message service (SMS) message.

21. The method of providing 911 equivalent data emergency service according to claim 13, wherein:

said emergency data message is a signaling system No. 7 (SS7) based data message.