Patents by Inventor William L. Mertka

William L. Mertka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Emergency location information gateway for public safety answering points (PSAPs) and method of use
    Patent number: 8442481
    Abstract: The emergency location information gateway provides Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) with the capability to receive NG911-compliant (i.e., Session Initiation Protocol (SIP-based) and/or SIP-Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)) and other types emergency calls including embedded emergency location information and determine a physical location of a mobile or non-mobile target network device based on the embedded emergency location information. Conversely, a legacy network gateway (LGN) enables the conversion of traditional 911, and E911 calls into NG911 calls for transport and dissemination by so-called Emergency Services IP networks, or ESInets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: RedSky Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Maier, William L. Mertka
  • System and method for an emergency location information service (E-LIS)
    Patent number: 7937067
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a location of mobile and non-mobile devices in emergency situations. The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for a mobile or non-mobile device (e.g., building address, a building floor, a room on a building floor, campus, enterprise, city, state, region, country, continent, etc.) in an emergency situation. The method and system can also be used to provide a physical geographic location for a device for non-emergency situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Red Sky Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Maier, William L. Mertka
  • EMERGENCY LOCATION INFORMATION GATEWAY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS (PSAPs) AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20100317317
    Abstract: The emergency location information gateway provides Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) with the capability to receive NG911-compliant (i.e., Session Initiation Protocol (SIP-based) and/or SIP-Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)) and other types emergency calls including embedded emergency location information and determine a physical location of a mobile or non-mobile target network device based on the embedded emergency location information. Conversely, a legacy network gateway (LGN) enables the conversion of traditional 911, and E911 calls into NG911 calls for transport and dissemination by so-called Emergency Services IP networks, or ESInets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Red Sky Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. MAIER, William L. Mertka
  • System and method for an emergency location information service (E-LIS)
    Publication number: 20070270164
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a location of mobile and non-mobile devices in emergency situations. The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for a mobile or non-mobile device (e.g., building address, a building floor, a room on a building floor, campus, enterprise, city, state, region, country, continent, etc.) in an emergency situation. The method and system can also be used to provide a physical geographic location for a device for non-emergency situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: Red Sky Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Maier, William L. Mertka