Notifying mobile-device users of emergency vehicles
View Patent ↗Methods and systems for providing proximate-and-active-emergency-vehicle notifications to mobile-device users are provided. The emergency vehicle may become active, and its location and status may be received by a network element. A mobile-device user's location may also be received by a network element. It may be determined based on analyzing the location of the emergency vehicle and the location of the mobile-device user to provide the mobile-device user with a proximate-and-active-emergency-vehicle notification.
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, enable a given device to perform a method of providing an emergency-vehicle notification to a mobile-device user, the method comprising:
receiving emergency-vehicle location data at a server that indicates a location of an emergency vehicle, the server being remote from the emergency vehicle;
receiving mobile-device location data at the server that indicates a location of a mobile device, the server being remote also from the mobile device;
determining at the server that the emergency vehicle is active;
determining whether to provide the emergency-vehicle notification to the mobile device based on analyzing the mobile-device location data and the emergency-vehicle location data at the server,
wherein the mobile-device location data includes the location of the mobile device and a determination of one or more future locations of the mobile device, where such determination includes:
first-location data, second-location data, a mobile device destination and a rate of movement of the mobile device,
wherein the emergency-vehicle location data includes the location of the emergency-vehicle and the one or more future locations of the emergency vehicle, where such determination includes:
emergency-vehicle location, emergency-event location, and an anticipated future location of the emergency-vehicle;
based on determining to provide the emergency-vehicle notification to the mobile device, providing the emergency-vehicle notification to the mobile device; and
providing the anticipated future location of the emergency vehicle to the mobile-device user through the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is separate from the emergency vehicle and located outside of the emergency vehicle.
2. The media of claim 1 , wherein the mobile-device location data includes one or more of:
GPS data;
gyroscopic data;
BTS data; and
available wireless networks data.
3. The media of claim 1 , wherein the mobile-device user is hearing impaired.
4. The media of claim 1 , wherein the emergency-vehicle notification comprises one or more of:
vibration;
notification from a device connected to a receiver adapted to communicate via Bluetooth;
text message; and
video.
5. The media of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the mobile-device user is moving;
determining the direction of the mobile-device user; and
determining an anticipated future location of the mobile-device.
6. The media of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a destination of the emergency vehicle.
7. The media of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a direction of the emergency vehicle; and
providing the direction of the emergency vehicle to the mobile device.
8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, enable a given device to perform a method of providing an emergency-vehicle notification to a mobile-device user, the method comprising:
automatically determining at a server that an emergency vehicle is active, the server being remote from the emergency vehicle;
receiving emergency-vehicle location data at the server that is associated with the emergency vehicle;
receiving, at the server, mobile-device location data that is associated with a mobile device which is associated with a user profile of a user, the server being remote also from the mobile device and having the user profile stored thereon;
automatically determining that the user desires to receive the emergency-vehicle notification based on analyzing the user profile;
automatically determining, at the server, to provide the emergency-vehicle notification to the user based on comparing the mobile-device location data with the emergency-vehicle location data, and based on the determination that the user desires to receive an emergency-vehicle notification,
wherein the mobile-device location data comprises the location of the mobile device and a determination of one or more future locations of the mobile device, where such determination includes:
first-location data, second-location data, mobile device destination and rate of movement of the mobile device,
wherein the emergency-vehicle location data comprises the location of the emergency-vehicle and a determination of one or more future locations of the emergency vehicle, where such determination includes:
emergency-vehicle location and an emergency-event location; and
based on automatically determining, at the server, to provide the emergency-vehicle notification to the user, providing the emergency-vehicle notification to the user, wherein the emergency-vehicle notification comprises a text message, wherein the text message includes a route of the emergency-vehicle.
9. The media of claim 8 , wherein the user profile comprises one or more of:
information that the user wishes to receive emergency-vehicle notifications; and
information that the user is hearing impaired.
10. The media of claim 9 , wherein the user profile is stored on one or more of:
an LBS;
a mobile device; and
an application server.
11. The media of claim 8 , further comprising automatically determining the direction of the emergency vehicle.
12. The media of claim 11 , further comprising providing the direction of the emergency vehicle to the user.
13. The media of claim 11 , further comprising:
automatically determining an anticipated future location of the emergency vehicle; and
providing the anticipated future location of the emergency vehicle to the user.
14. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, enable a given device to perform a method of providing an emergency-vehicle notification to a mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving emergency-vehicle location data that indicates the location of an emergency vehicle at a server, the server being remote from the emergency vehicle;
receiving, at the server, mobile-device location data that indicates the location of a mobile device, the server being remote also from the mobile device and having stored profile-data for a user;
automatically determining at the server that the emergency vehicle is active;
automatically determining, at the server, to provide the emergency-vehicle notification to the mobile device based on analyzing the mobile-device location data, the emergency vehicle location data, an element of the profile-data indicating that the user desires to receive a notification,
wherein the mobile-device location data comprises the location of the mobile device and a determination of one or more future locations of the mobile device, where such determination includes:
first-location data, second-location data, mobile device destination and rate of movement of the mobile device;
wherein the emergency-vehicle location data comprises the location of the emergency-vehicle and a determination of one or more future locations of the emergency vehicle, where such determination includes:
emergency-vehicle location, emergency-event location, and anticipated future location of the emergency vehicle;
wherein profile-data indicates that the user desires to receive emergency-vehicle notification when an emergency-vehicle is within a certain proximity of at least one of the following:
the mobile-device location, one or more determined future locations of the mobile device;
based on automatically determining, at the server, to provide an emergency-vehicle notification to the mobile device, providing the emergency-vehicle notification to the mobile device; and
providing the anticipated future location of the emergency vehicle to the mobile-device user through the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is separate from the emergency vehicle and located outside of the emergency vehicle.
15. The media of claim 14 , wherein the user is hearing impaired.
16. The media of claim 15 , wherein data indicating that the user is hearing impaired is stored on the mobile device.
17. The media of claim 15 , wherein data indicating that the user is hearing impaired is stored on a server connected to a network.
18. The media of claim 14 , wherein the stored profile-data is stored on the mobile device.