IP Library Granted Patent US 11,109,443
Granted Patent B2
US 11,109,443 · App. 16/885,746 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

Supported extended emergency information type

Inventors: Adrian Buckley (Tracy, CA); Gordon Peter Young (Kineton, GB); Michael Peter Montemurro (Toronto, CA); Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker (Fort Worth, TX); Stephen McCann (Southampton, GB)
Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
H04W76/50H04L65/1006H04W12/06H04W48/10H04W48/14H04W84/12H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 11,109,443
App. No.
16/885,746
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some examples, a wireless device receives, from a wireless access network node, an indication of a supported extended emergency information (EEI) type supported by a wireless local area network (WLAN). The supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types. The wireless device sends a message relating to an emergency call, the message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type.

Claims (44)

1. A method comprising:

sending, by a wireless device to a wireless local area network (WLAN), a first message to check for extended emergency information (EEI) support by the WLAN;

receiving, by the wireless device from the WLAN, a first indication of EEI support by the WLAN and a second indication of a supported EEI type, wherein the supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types;

determining, by the wireless device, that a wireless access network node of a wireless access network different from the WLAN supports a same EEI type as the supported EEI type indicated by the second indication;

sending, by the wireless device to the wireless access network node, a second message relating to an emergency call, the second message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type; and

sending, by the wireless device to the WLAN, EEI data according to the supported EEI type, wherein the EEI data according to the supported EEI type sent to the WLAN is included in a third message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless access network node is a radio access network (RAN) node.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the wireless device to the WLAN, updated EEI data according to the supported EEI type, responsive to the wireless device transitioning from a first WLAN node to a second WLAN node, wherein the first and second WLAN nodes are access nodes of the WLAN.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining, by the wireless device, whether a Registered Public Land Mobile Network (RPLMN) supports the supported EEI type, wherein the RPLMN comprises the wireless access network.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein determining that the RPLMN supports the supported EEI type comprises:

determining that an identifier of a PLMN to which the WLAN has connectivity matches an identifier of the RPLMN or an identifier of an equivalent PLMN of the RPLMN.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message comprises a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message to initiate the emergency call.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the EEI data in the second message includes data of the supported EEI type that is used as an index to an entry of a database.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the database is an Extended Medium Access Control (E-MAC).

9. A wireless device comprising:

a wireless interface; and

at least one processor coupled to the wireless interface and configured to:

send, to a wireless local area network (WLAN), a first message to check for extended emergency information (EEI) support by the WLAN;

receive, from the WLAN, a first indication of EEI support by the WLAN and a second indication of a supported EEI type, wherein the supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types;

determine that a wireless access network node of a wireless access network different from the WLAN supports a same EEI type as the supported EEI type indicated by the second indication;

send, to the wireless access network node, a second message relating to an emergency call, the second message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type; and

send, to the WLAN, a third message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the wireless access network node is a radio access network (RAN) node.

11. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to further:

send, to the WLAN, updated EEI data according to the supported EEI type, responsive to the wireless device transitioning from a first WLAN node to a second WLAN node, wherein the first and second WLAN nodes are access nodes of the WLAN.

12. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine whether a Registered Public Land Mobile Network (RPLMN) supports the supported EEI type, wherein the RPLMN comprises the wireless access network.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the determining that the RPLMN supports the supported EEI type comprises:

determining that an identifier of a PLMN to which the WLAN has connectivity matches an identifier of the RPLMN or an identifier of an equivalent PLMN of the RPLMN.

14. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the EEI data in the second message includes data of the supported EEI type that is used as an index to an entry of a database.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that upon execution cause a wireless device to:

send, to a wireless local area network (WLAN), a first message to check for extended emergency information (EEI) support by the WLAN;

receive, from the WLAN, a first indication of EEI support by the WLAN and a second indication of a supported EEI type, wherein the supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types;

determine that a wireless access network node of a wireless access network different from the WLAN supports a same EEI type as the supported EEI type indicated by the second indication;

send, to the wireless access network node, a second message relating to an emergency call, the second message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type; and

send, to the WLAN, a third message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions upon execution cause the wireless device to further:

send, to the WLAN, updated EEI data according to the supported EEI type, responsive to the wireless device transitioning from a first WLAN node to a second WLAN node, wherein the first and second WLAN nodes are access nodes of the WLAN.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions upon execution cause the wireless device to:

determine whether a Registered Public Land Mobile Network (RPLMN) supports the supported EEI type, wherein the RPLMN comprises the wireless access network.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the EEI data in the second message includes data of the supported EEI type that is used as an index to an entry of a database.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the second message comprises a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message to initiate the emergency call.

Assignments (10)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDED PATENT NUMBER TO REMOVE PATENT NO. 8,873,407 AT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 64066 FRAME 1. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE MARCH 20, 2023. Recorded Feb 2, 2026
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2020
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2020
From: BLACKBERRY CORPORATION
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2020
From: YOUNG, GORDON PETER; MCCANN, STEPHEN
To: BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2020
From: BUCKLEY, ADRIAN; BAKKER, JAN HENDRIK LUCAS
To: BLACKBERRY CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2020
From: MONTEMURRO, MICHAEL PETER
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 16397606 · Apr 29, 2019
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