IP Library Granted Patent US 10,506,412
Granted Patent B2
US 10,506,412 · App. 15/872,225 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Methods and systems for a connected building emergency service

Inventors: Ankit Maheshwari (Hyderabad, IN); Stephen William Edge (Escondido, CA); Atul Soni (Hyderabad, IN); Rimal Patel (Hyderabad, IN)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W4/90G08B29/185H04M3/5116H04M11/04H04W4/023G08B25/10H04L67/42H04W4/027
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Patent No.
US 10,506,412
App. No.
15/872,225
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of supporting emergency services at a server includes: detecting an emergency condition; sending a first notification of the emergency condition to at least one mobile device; determining information for the at least one mobile device; determining a requirement to notify an emergency service provider based, at least in part, on the information for the at least one mobile device; and sending a second notification of the emergency condition to the emergency service provider in response to the requirement to notify the emergency service provider being determined.

Claims (31)

1. A method of supporting emergency services at a server, the method comprising:

detecting an emergency condition;

determining at least one mobile device from a plurality of mobile device to notify based on an emergency type associated with the emergency condition and a location associated with each mobile device;

sending, from the server, a notification of the emergency condition to the at least one mobile device, wherein the notification indicates options for responding to the emergency condition by the at least one mobile device; and

receiving, from the at least one mobile device, a response indicating whether a user will go to a location associated with the emergency condition, wherein the response is based on at least one option from the options provided in the notification.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location associated with each mobile device comprising: a current location, a future location, a past location, a speed, a direction of movement, or an expected time of arrival at a known location, or any combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an emergency service provider based on the emergency condition; and

wherein the notification includes the emergency service provider.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining at least one mobile device from a plurality of mobile devices is further based on a time of day or a day of week.

5. A server comprising:

a transceiver;

a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

detect an emergency condition;

determine at least one mobile device from a plurality of mobile device to notify based on an emergency type associated with the emergency condition and a location associated with each mobile device;

send, via the transceiver, a notification of the emergency condition to the at least one mobile device, wherein the notification indicates options for responding to the emergency condition by the at least one mobile device; and

receive, via the transceiver, from the at least one mobile device, a response indicating whether a user will go to a location associated with the emergency condition, wherein the response is based on at least one option from the options provided in the notification.

6. The server of claim 5 , wherein the location associated with each mobile device comprising: a current location, a future location, a past location, a speed, a direction of movement, or an expected time of arrival at a known location, or any combination thereof.

7. The server of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine an emergency service provider based on the emergency condition; and

wherein the notification includes the emergency service provider.

8. The server of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to determine at least one mobile device from a plurality of mobile devices is further based on a time of day or a day of week.

9. A server comprising:

means for detecting an emergency condition;

means for determining at least one mobile device from a plurality of mobile device to notify based on an emergency type associated with the emergency condition and a location associated with each mobile device;

means for sending a notification of the emergency condition to the at least one mobile device, wherein the notification indicates options for responding to the emergency condition by the at least one mobile device; and

means for receiving, from the at least one mobile device, a response indicating whether a user will go to a location associated with the emergency condition, wherein the response is based on at least one option from the options provided in the notification.

10. The server of claim 9 , wherein the location associated with each mobile device comprising: a current location, a future location, a past location, a speed, a direction of movement, or an expected time of arrival at a known location, or any combination thereof.

11. The server of claim 9 , further comprising means for determining an emergency service provider based on the emergency condition; and

wherein the notification includes the emergency service provider.

12. The server of claim 9 , the means for determining the at least one mobile device from the plurality of mobile device is further based on a time of day or a day of week.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2018
From: MAHESHWARI, ANKIT; EDGE, STEPHEN WILLIAM; SONI, ATUL; PATEL, RIMAL
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 045113/0778 →
Continuity (1)
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