Central Station With Plural Substations Patents (Class 379/49)
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Patent number: 12206641Abstract: A system includes a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory stores a set of messages associated with a first user. The processor receives an indication of a conversation between the first user and at least a second user. In response, the processor selects a first message from the set of messages associated with the first user and uses the interface to present the first message to the second user as a suggestion to transmit to the first user. The processor determines that the second user transmitted the first message to the first user. In response to determining that the second user transmitted the first message to the first user, the processor updates the set of messages associated with the first user.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: MATCH GROUP, LLCInventors: Kyle Garrett Miller, Danielle Mariah Zegelstein, Sergey Vartanov, Oluwademilade Olagoke, Kristina Rettig, Daniel Doyle
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Patent number: 12120462Abstract: A monitoring system includes at least one processor device and at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor device. The monitoring system includes a first software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first software module is configured to monitor one or more sensor(s), wherein the one or more sensor(s) are configured to collect personally identifiable information, wherein the personally identifiable information pertains to a monitored individual and enables the monitored individual to be uniquely identified. The monitoring system also includes a second software module executed by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the second software module is configured to enable a wireless transmitter to transmit a report on the monitored individual.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Offender Smartphone Monitoring, LLCInventor: Michael Hugh Kingery
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Patent number: 12062277Abstract: Systems and methods for directing an alert to responders are provided. Upon activation of an alert application on a user device, an options screen is displayed to a user. The user can select a report option, and a screen is displayed for the user to enter information into one or more required and optional fields regarding a threat or a risk event. Once the system determines that the required fields have been filled, the system automatically composes a customized alert message based on the received information, automatically determines appropriate responders to notify. The customized alert message is transmitted to the determined responders, and acknowledgement messages are received from the responders.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: MITCHELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEInventors: Gregory Gerald Beaver, Devin Schwiesow, Armin Henkel, Dayton Smith, Collin Kramer, Christian Eckard, Alex Swenson, Jeanetta Plotzke
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Patent number: 12034882Abstract: Systems and method are directed towards dynamically updating a remote management system of changes in e911 records. An e911 computing system may determine if an e911 record has been deleted from a local database. In response to determining that the e911 record has been deleted, the e911 computing system notifies a management system of the e911 record being deleted. The e911 computing system may also determine if the e911 record is new. In response to determining that the e911 record is new, the e911 computing system provides the e911 record to the management system. The e911 computing system may also determine if the e911 record has changed. In response to determining that the e911 record has changed: the e911 computing system generates a table of changes to the e911 record and provides the table of changes to the management system.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.Inventor: Jon William Freeman Crofford
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Patent number: 12014289Abstract: Optimizing and/or personalizing activities to a user through artificial intelligence and/or virtual reality.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: P TECH, LLCInventors: Peter M. Bonutti, Justin E. Beyers, Tonya M. Bierman
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Patent number: 12000260Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and diagnosis of equipment health. An example method may include commencing operation of a monitoring system of a well construction system to cause the monitoring system to receive sensor data facilitated by sensors disposed in association with a corresponding piece of equipment, detect an abnormal condition associated with a piece of equipment based on the sensor data, and output abnormal condition information indicative of the abnormal condition to a first communication device.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Juan-Carlos Yepez
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Patent number: 11956386Abstract: An emergency report can be made to a plurality of emergency services. Provided is a communication control device 2 housing a subscriber terminal 1, and the communication control device 2 includes: a call control unit 21 that connects an emergency call made from the subscriber terminal 1 to an emergency-call reception switchboard 5; and an outgoing/incoming call inhibition unit 22 that inhibits outgoing/incoming calls from/to the subscriber terminal 1 in a prescribed period, when the emergency call is disconnected by the subscriber terminal 1. The outgoing/incoming call inhibition unit 22: when a call is made from the subscriber terminal 1 in the prescribed period, determines whether the call is an emergency call or a general call; in a case of an emergency call, cancels inhibition for outgoing/incoming calls from/to the subscriber terminal 1 and connects the call by using the call control unit 21; and in a case of a general call, does not connect the call.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Daiki Nakajima, Taichi Osada, Mikio Isawa, Yasuhiro Seki, Hiroaki Matsumura, Shinya Narita
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Patent number: 11869532Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a system for controlling an emergency bell based on sound comprises an emergency bell device installed in a crime area, gathering sound information generated in the crime area, detecting an emergency event from the gathered sound information, and generating an emergency bell operation signal, an analysis server receiving, in real-time, the sound information from the emergency bell device if the emergency bell operation signal is received, classifying per-time key sound sources in the sound information, and providing a situation analysis result on whether a crime occurs using the classified per-time key sound sources, and a control server receiving the situation analysis result and providing on-site dispatch information or situation response information to a security terminal in charge of the crime area based on the received situation analysis result.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventors: Seon Man Kim, Kwang Hoon Lee, Hoe Min Kim, Sung Kuk Chun, Seon Kyu Yoon, Jin Su Lee
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Patent number: 11731643Abstract: A vehicle management system includes an imaging device provided in a shared vehicle to capture a plurality of passengers on the vehicle, a detection unit that detects that a user, who is one of the passengers, has performed a predetermined motion which is a motion registered in advance, based on a capturing result by the imaging device, and a controller that controls the vehicle based on a predetermined command, which is a command registered in advance as a command corresponding to the predetermined motion, when the predetermined motion is detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Miyake, Shinichi Okamoto, Kentaro Otomo, Daiki Saito, Koji Ishii
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Patent number: 11687800Abstract: Optimizing and/or personalizing activities to a user through artificial intelligence and/or virtual reality.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: P TECH, LLCInventors: Peter M. Bonutti, Justin E. Beyers, Tonya M. Bierman
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Patent number: 11667386Abstract: A system for communicating between passenger seats and an aircraft galley. The system may include a control unit including a display area for interfacing with a crew member. The system may include a plurality of devices, each positioned at a respective passenger seat. The control unit may be adapted to display on the display area data related to a particular order, including a location of an associated passenger seat. The control unit may be further adapted to transmit to a particular device associated with the order notifications concerning a status of the particular order.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: William J. Godecker, Nicolaas Van Zwieten, Michael Kemery, Eid-Beng Goh
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Patent number: 11650084Abstract: Computer-implemented systems utilizing sensor networks for sensing temperature and motion environmental parameters, and performing at least operations of electronically establishing, based on pattern recognition criteria, correspondence of a plurality of representative features a plurality of characteristics of an occurrence, where a first instance of the occurrence occurred within a first time period of a plurality of time periods; electronically discovering, based on the correspondence, a second instance of the occurrence in an environment during a second time period of the plurality of time periods; and electronically causing, based on the discovery of the second instance of the occurrence, a change in the environment via an electronically-controlled device.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Clarence T. Tegreene
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Patent number: 11547372Abstract: A first responder dispatch system is disclosed comprising a sensing wearable configured to be worn by a first responder. The sensing wearable can comprise a wrist-worn electronic device. The sensing wearable can comprise a plurality of biometric sensors configured to measure a plurality of vital signs of the first responder. The system can comprise a server programmed to receive biometric data concerning a plurality of vital signs of the first responder measured by the sensing wearable. The server can also transmit alerts to a plurality of dispatch client devices over a plurality of secured real-time bidirectional connections concerning a status of the first responder. At least one dispatch client device can transmit a response to the server and the server can, in turn, transmit additional biometric data concerning the first responder to the dispatch client device.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: LEEPS PRO, INC.Inventor: Ilias Louie Taptelis
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Patent number: 11532223Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-sensing-based vulnerable social group danger recognition detection method of sensing a person being monitored and residence states in real time in a vulnerable social group residence, and, if an analysis result based on the sensed information corresponds to a dangerous situation, transmitting information thereabout to a guardian or related organizations so as to quickly respond thereto. In addition, the present invention is configured to include operations S100 to S800 of receiving sensing information from a sensing means (100) comprised of one or more sensors, analyzing the sensing information, and transmitting, to a central server (300), a dangerous-situation analysis information result of a person being monitored and an alarm signal according thereto.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Cheil Electric Wiring Devices Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Kwon Jeon, Byeong Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 11463489Abstract: A real-time collaboration platform can utilize a collaboration application, which is adapted to permit a number of users to communicate with one another in at least one session about a predetermined topic via a network. The real-time collaboration platform can include at least one media server with a selective forwarding unit adapted for selectively forwarding media streams according to a content of a predetermined session. The media server has an interface to a media gateway that is enhanced by a real-time announcement adapter via which interface the media server can be connected to an announcement system with acoustic announcement devices such that the media streams of a predetermined session can be output via the announcement devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jurgen Totzke, Patrick Degenkolb, Christian Kaehler
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Patent number: 11444992Abstract: A method and an apparatus for communication processing, a terminal, a server, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first request, in which the first request is configured to request to turn on a microphone and collect audio; sending a second request to a server, in which the second request is configured to request a configuration document required for microphone-connecting and stream-pushing and the configuration document is configured to provide a setting item required for microphone-connecting and stream-pushing; receiving the configuration document returned from the server; parsing the configuration document, turning on the microphone based on the setting item, collecting the audio and implementing the stream-pushing.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chunxiang Wei
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Patent number: 11403932Abstract: Methods, systems and processor-readable media for providing instant/real-time voice alerts automatically to remote electronic devices. An activity can be detected utilizing one or more sensors. A text message indicative of the activity can be generated and converted into a digitized voice alert. The activity can also be a live utterance (e.g., a live announcement), which can then be instantly converted into a digitized voice alert for automatic delivery in a selected series of languages following the base language (e.g., English). The combined digitized voice alert can then be instantly transmitted through a network for broadcast of consecutive alerts (e.g., English followed by Spanish followed by Vietnamese, etc.) to one or more remote electronic devices that communicate with the network for an automatic audio announcement of the digitized voice alert through the one or more remote electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Verna IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Anthony Verna, Luis M. Ortiz, Kermit D. Lopez
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Patent number: 11375026Abstract: A method for optimizing group communication services, the method including determining a current location and an assigned home server for one or more devices associated with each of a plurality of group members, determining whether the one or more devices of the plurality of group members has moved to a visiting location, wherein the visiting location is a location outside of locations associated with the assigned home server based on the current location and assigned home server for the one or more devices, and assigning a group control application server associated with the visiting location to the to the one or more devices to serve as the assigned home server.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoming Zhao, Jianrong Wang, Donald C. Hjort, Mark Wardell
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Patent number: 9444939Abstract: Streaming voice signals, such as might be received at a contact center or similar operation, are analyzed to detect the occurrence of one or more unprompted, predetermined utterances. The predetermined utterances preferably constitute a vocabulary of words and/or phrases having particular meaning within the context in which they are uttered. Detection of one or more of the predetermined utterances during a call causes a determination of response-determinative significance of the detected utterance(s). Based on the response-determinative significance of the detected utterance(s), a responsive action may be further determined. Additionally, long term storage of the call corresponding to the detected utterance may also be initiated. Conversely, calls in which no predetermined utterances are detected may be deleted from short term storage.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Thomas J. Ryan, Biji K. Janan
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Patent number: 9270823Abstract: An emergency notification system includes a first server for receiving a communication from a telecommunications network and for transmitting a message to a subscriber of the notification system. The system also includes a second server in communication with the first server, the second server for supplying the first server with information associated with a subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventor: Sunil H. Contractor
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Patent number: 9253304Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus for managing a voice communication are provided. In one illustrative embodiment, an audio phrase produced by a first user is identified in the voice communication between the first user and a second user. A determination is made whether the audio phrase is present in a policy which prohibits the transmission of the set of undesired audio phrases. Responsive to a determination that the audio phrase is present in the policy which prohibits the transmission of the set of undesired audio phrases, a communication of the audio phrase is modified.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kulvir S. Bhogal, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Robert R. Peterson
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Patent number: 9232040Abstract: A computer-implemented method for communicating information to medical responders includes registering a plurality of individuals as potential responders for medical problems, receiving at a central service an indication that a person is having a medical problem and receiving information that identifies a current location of the person, and identifying, from among the registered plurality of individuals, one or more registered individuals who are currently in close proximity to the person having a medical problem. The method also includes transmitting, to the one or more registered individuals, information that identifies the location of the person having a medical problem. The one or more individuals comprise lay responders who are not assigned responsibility to provide lifesaving services in an area around the current location of the person.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: David Barash, Mark Totman, Gary A. Freeman
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Patent number: 9191298Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributed forensics analysis. In one aspect, a method includes sending one or more requests to a client as part of a serialized flow for performing forensics analysis associated with the client; suspending the serialized flow at a first state; receiving responses to the one or more requests; resuming the flow at the first state to process the received responses; and advancing the serialized flow to a second state.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Darren J. Bilby, Michael I. Cohen, Germano Caronni
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Patent number: 9094453Abstract: One disclosed method of operation includes obtaining audio data from a plurality of mobile devices, comparing the audio data to at least one stored audio signature, and grouping mobile devices that have audio data containing the at least one stored audio signature. The method may further include sending an invitation message to the grouped mobile devices to enable each mobile device to associate itself to the group. The method may also include providing content to the grouped mobile devices, where the content is related to the at least one stored audio signature. Various applications exist for the grouping of mobile devices based on audio signature, one such application being related to identifying social media groups or communities, or other content, which may be of interest to mobile device users.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Roger W Ady, Michael J Lombardi
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Patent number: 9020106Abstract: A device is configured to identify an emergency call from a user device, determine that the user device is to be connected on a video call, and obtain first video call information associated with the user device, where the first video call information includes information that permits the video call to be established. The device is configured to receive emergency information associated with the emergency call, and to identify an emergency guidance device to which the user device is to be connected via the video call. The device is configured to obtain second video call information associated with the emergency guidance device, where the second video call information includes information that permits the video call to be established, and to provide information to connect the user device and the emergency guidance device via the video call, based on the first video call information and the second video call information.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Neer Gupta, Frank A. McKiel, Jr.
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Patent number: 8964945Abstract: A system and method for providing location information to a public safety answering point may include registering network access points with a gateway. The registration may include address location of each network access point to enable the gateway to look-up and communicate the address location of a registered network access point during an emergency 911 call. The network access points may be WiFi access points. The network access point address location information may be communicated using a type II caller ID data packets after the public safety answering point goes off-hook. By communicating both the access point address information and GPS location information, PSAPs that are configured as E911 Phase I and E911 Phase II may display address information of an emergency 911 caller.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventor: Amar N. Ray
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Patent number: 8908835Abstract: A method and system and process for providing forced hold behavior is disclosed. The forced hold behavior may be enabled during an emergency dialog between a user and a Public Safety Answering Point, or PSAP, if a user has abandoned or attempted to end the emergency call. This behavior informs the PSAP that the user has abandoned the call, and permits the PSAP to reestablish communication with the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: David C. Robbins
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Patent number: 8744401Abstract: An enhanced emergency notification system comprising a vehicle location device located in a vehicle, an emergency notification device located in the vehicle, a receiving/transmitting device, and an emergency responder receiving device. The vehicle location device is configured to provide data regarding a current location of the vehicle. The emergency notification device is configured to send a first signal upon a specified event, wherein the first signal includes information on the location of the vehicle obtained from the vehicle location device. The receiving/transmitting device is configured to directly receive the first signal from the emergency notification device and transmit a second signal within a range, wherein the second signal includes at least the same information as the first signal. The emergency responder receiving device is configured to directly receive the second signal from the receiving/transmitting device when within the range.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventor: Don Peterson
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Patent number: 8731515Abstract: A method for establishing an emergency call between a user equipment within a radio coverage area and one of at least two points able to answer the call, the method comprising: receiving said emergency call request; determining a first estimate of the position of said user equipment within said coverage area; interrupting said call establishment by triggering a control point; and using the control point to select, based on said first position estimate, which one of said at least two answering points the call is established with.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Core Wireless Licensing, S.a.r.l.Inventor: Janne Markus Muhonen
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Patent number: 8687778Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for interactive property communication. In various embodiments, an interactive property communication system includes two or more property communication nodes (PCNs) each adapted for coupling to an electrical service. PCNs include a radio transceiver for communications with a broker service adapted for controlling communications with one or more PCNs.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Inventor: Curtis E. Quady
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Patent number: 8681953Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for interactive property communication. In various embodiments, an interactive property communication system includes two or more property communication nodes (PCNs) each adapted for coupling to an electrical service. PCNs include a radio transceiver for communications with a broker service adapted for controlling communications with one or more PCNs.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Inventor: Curtis E. Quady
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Patent number: 8675835Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for interactive property communication. In various embodiments, an interactive property communication system includes two or more property communication nodes (PCNs) each adapted for coupling to an electrical service. PCNs include a radio transceiver for communications with a broker service adapted for controlling communications with one or more PCNs.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Inventor: Curtis E. Quady
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Patent number: 8666031Abstract: A method and system for initiating an incident-specific request for assistance from a citizen call station by touching a sequence of positions on a display screen. The citizen call station comprises a display having a touch-responsive mechanism for entering a call sequence of statements including initiating an alert, reporting a concern, and selecting help needed. A transmission mechanism for transmitting the call sequence to a control location is provided. A confirmation of the request, sent from the control location, may be received at the call station. The call station may also deliver information from a central location. The call station may include cameras, various sensors, two-way communications, and may be used to provide information on demand, outside of the normal security concerns.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2008Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: City24/7Inventors: Roger A. Rowe, Karl Turkel
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Patent number: 8660241Abstract: An emergency notification system. The system includes a first server for receiving a communication from a telecommunications network and for transmitting a message to a subscriber of the notification system. The system also includes a second server in communication with the first server, the second server for supplying the first server with information associated with a subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Sunil H. Contractor
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Patent number: 8576990Abstract: A method and system for localizing an initial point of an Internet Protocol (IP)-based telephone call that is an emergency call. A Telephony Application Server (TAS)-Proxy receives the emergency call originating from a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriber. An emergency call application transmits to a replication database a request for emergency call data for identifying an initial point of the emergency call. The replication database determines the emergency call data from the IP address of the VoIP and transmits the emergency call data to the emergency call application. The emergency call applications sends the emergency call data to the TAS-Proxy. The TAS-Proxy routes the emergency call, and sends an Emergency ID of the emergency call data, to a local responsible Public Safety Answering Point. The local responsible Public Safety Answering Point can use a reference in the Emergency ID to technical data to locate the initial point of the emergency call.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Deutsche Telekom AGInventors: Rudolf Barton, Reinhard Hausdorf, Markus Korporal, Thomas Lentz, Gerd Orians, Roland Schott, Franz Tenambergen
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Patent number: 8548126Abstract: A firefighter's telephone communication system is provided that includes a polarized telephone station that may be connected to either 3-state (detection of normal, open, or call-in) or 4-state (detection of normal, open, short, or call-in) telephone control panel, without the need to alter the telephone station.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc.Inventors: Robert Right, Keith Morrow, Hilario Costa
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Patent number: 8532606Abstract: When a user equipment accessing an access network transmits an emergency call initiating request message to an E-CSCF, the E-CSCF transmits a message requesting for retrieving a current location of the user equipment to a location retrieval unit and the location retrieval unit measures the current location of the user equipment using the access network and transmits a message including the measured location information to the E-CSCF. Then, the E-CSCF establishes a communication channel between the user equipment and an emergency center corresponding to the current location information of the user equipment using a location service response message. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently provide an emergency location service regardless of structures of networks.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Dong Hi Sim
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Patent number: 8532266Abstract: An emergency services key (e.g., ESQK or ESRK) is guaranteed to be available from a limited size ESQK pool, such that an available ESQK is always selected and associated with an ongoing emergency call with no measurable impact to existing calls, even if all ESQK pool members are marked as unavailable. A plurality of ESQKs are grouped into a pool of emergency service keys “ESQK Pool ID”, each including anywhere from 1 to N number of ESQKs. Each ESQK preferably has a “Timestamp”, and information relating to the specific emergency E911 call (“Call Data ID”). The ESQK having a Call Data ID=“NULL”, and having the oldest Timestamp, is chosen for selection. If no such ESQK has both Call Data ID=NULL and the oldest Timestamp is found, then the ESQK with merely the oldest Timestamp is selected.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Gerhard Geldenbott, John Gordon Hines, Yinjun Zhu
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Patent number: 8515020Abstract: A response center maintains personal profiles of clients of a service of the response center. At least some of the profiles include contact information for entities in trusted networks of the respective clients. At least some of those trusted network entities may also have designated second-level entities in their own trusted networks. In some applications, the response center utilizes this extended network of entities for the benefit of its clients. For example, the response center may request information from a second-level entity if the information is not available from the client or one of the client's trusted entities. In other examples, the response center may recruit members of the extended network for assistance in certain situations, or may use the extended network as an information distribution mechanism. Principles of the invention may apply to a private response center or a public center such as a public safety answering point.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: GreatCall, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Amerling, Scott Brenton, Chris Gutierrez, Kotaro Matsuo
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Patent number: 8483377Abstract: The invention relates to the usage of downloadable ringtones for communication devices in emergency situations. Emergency Alert systems such as air raid sirens inform the population that an emergency has occurred, however, they do not provide any information about the type of emergency and the actions to be taken. By sending emergency messages to the communication devices within an emergency area which are played back aloud, more detailed emergency information can be provided to a large part of the population affected.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventor: T. van der Gaast
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Patent number: 8406728Abstract: An emergency call (e.g., a 911 call, an alarm company call) forwarded by a telematics call center is routed over the switched PSTN to a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call server, where the switched call is converted to a session initiating protocol (SIP) packetized IP call for presentation to an emergency services gateway, which reconverts the call to TDM and connects to a selective router via dedicated circuits, gaining full access to the Enhanced 911 network. This provides a PSAP receiving a call from a telematics call center or other call center with all features available in an Enhanced 911 network, e.g., callback number of the 911 caller, and location of the 911 caller. Location of the caller is provided using a VoIP positioning center (VPC).Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Richard Dickinson, John Gordon Hines, Jonathan Croy
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Patent number: 8345963Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating the usage of an online workforce to remotely monitor security-sensitive sites and report potential security breaches. In some embodiments, cameras are configured to monitor critical civilian infrastructure, such as water supplies and nuclear reactors. The cameras are operatively connected to a central computer or series of computers, and images captured by the cameras are transmitted to the central computer. After initially registering with the central computer, Guardians “log on” to a central website hosted by the central computer and monitor the images, thereby earning compensation. Site owners compensate the operator of the computer system for this monitoring service, and the operator in turn compensates Guardians based on, for example, (i) the amount of time spent monitoring, and/or (ii) the degree of a given Guardian's responsiveness to real or fabricated security breaches.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Daniel E. Tedesco, James A. Jorasch, Geoffrey M. Gelman, Jay S. Walker, Stephen C. Tulley, Vincent M. O'Neil, Dean P. Alderucci
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Patent number: 8300772Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a number of transport protocol streams are established between a signaling session border controller (S-SBC) and a data session border controller (D-SBC). A subset of the number of transport protocol streams are dedicated for carrying messages for emergency calls. Upon receiving an emergency call, the S-SBC transmits an add request message to the D-SBC over one of the streams dedicated for carrying messages for emergency calls. Upon receiving the message over one of the streams dedicated for carrying messages for emergency calls, the D-SBC processes the message with high priority handling.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Vikram Guleria, Ashish Singh, Shobhit Bansal, Sachin Gupta, Santosh Panattu Sethumadhavan
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Patent number: 8265938Abstract: Methods, systems and processor-readable media for providing instant/real-time voice alerts automatically to remote electronic devices. An activity can be detected utilizing one or more sensors. A text message indicative of the activity can be generated and converted into a digitized voice alert. The activity can also be a live utterance (e.g., a live announcement), which can then be instantly converted into a digitized voice alert for automatic delivery in a selected series of languages following the base language (e.g., English). The combined digitized voice alert can then be instantly transmitted through a network for broadcast of consecutive alerts (e.g., English followed by Spanish followed by Vietnamese, etc.) to one or more remote electronic devices that communicate with the network for an automatic audio announcement of the digitized voice alert through the one or more remote electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Verna IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Anthony Verna, Luis M. Ortiz, Kermit D. Lopez
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Patent number: 8195528Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for processing customer orders associated with providing telephony services via a telecommunications network and with services provided via a cable network. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a service-order-entry (SOE) system associated with a set of legacy components, the SOE system being operable to receive a first type of customer order that is associated with providing services via a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network not including a cable television (CATV) network; supplementing the SOE system with a secondary order-reception system operable to receive a second type of customer order that is associated with providing telephony services over a CATV network and further operable to receive the second type of customer order without substantially modifying the legacy components; receiving the second type of customer order; and fulfilling the second type of customer order without substantially modifying the legacy components.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Lisa Kay McLellan, Peter J. Drake, George E. Metz
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Patent number: 8182548Abstract: An electronic device security and tracking system. A system includes one or more clients, wherein the clients are electronic devices; and a server computer system connected to each of the clients, wherein the server computer system is capable of tracking and locating each of the clients. In one aspect, the server computer system includes one or more web servers coupled to each of the clients, wherein the web servers include a website for the electronic device security and tracking system; one or more file transfer protocol servers coupled to each of the web servers; and one or more database servers connected to each of the web servers.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Softex IncorporatedInventors: Apurva Mahendrakumar Bhansali, Manoj Kumar Jain, Shradha Dube, Gayathri Rangarajan, Mehul Ramjibhai Patel, Rayesh Kashinath Raikar, Kamal Mansukhlal Dhanani, Ranjit Kapila, Elza Abraham Varghese, Thomas David Tucker
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Patent number: 8175572Abstract: The system includes a rescue requester device including an urgent rescue key for a requester's urgent situation, a communication company server configured to receive an urgent situation from the rescue requester device and establish a call between the rescue requester device and a rescuer device, and when the urgent situation is transferred from the rescuer device to a security server, switch the call to a call between the rescue requester device and the security server and transmits a telephone number of the rescue requester and short message information to the rescuer device, a rescuer device configured to inform the urgent situation based on the telephone number of the rescue requester device and the short message information, and a security server configured to connect the rescue requester device and a secondary emergency contact point one-sidedly through the communication company server.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Seo-O Telecom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seong-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 8165273Abstract: Customer premises equipment may include a memory, a modem/router, and a communications device at a customer premises. The memory may be configured to store an address for a public safety answering point corresponding to the customer premises. The modem/router may be configured to provide a data connection between the customer premises equipment at the customer premises and a data network. The communication device may be configured to detect a request for an emergency call being placed from the customer premises equipment, to retrieve the address for the public safety answering point corresponding to the customer premises from the memory responsive to detecting the request for the emergency call, and to establish a voice communication through the modem/router between the customer premises equipment and the public safety answering point corresponding to the customer premises after retrieving the address for the public safety answering point.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Inventor: Eric Schwartz
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Patent number: 8150363Abstract: An emergency call (e.g., a 911 call, an alarm company call) forwarded by a telematics call center is routed over the switched PSTN to a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call server, where the switched call is converted to a session initiating protocol (SIP) packetized IP call for presentation to an emergency services gateway, which reconverts the call to TDM and connects to a selective router via dedicated circuits, gaining full access to the Enhanced 911 network. This provides a PSAP receiving a call from a telematics call center or other call center with all features available in an Enhanced 911 network, e.g., callback number of the 911 caller, and location of the 911 caller. Location of the caller is provided using a VoIP positioning center (VPC).Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Richard Dickinson, John Gordon Hines, Jonathan Croy
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Patent number: 8078161Abstract: A communication system includes a first communication module, and a second communication module. The first communication module may receive a first type of communication signal (e.g. a mobile telephone signal) and convert it into a second-type of communication signal (e.g., a millimeter wave radio signal). The first type of communication signal may be a mobile telephone signal from a first fire fighter's mobile telephone who is located outside of the building. The first communication module may transmit the second-type of communication signal to the second communication module.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Pine Valley Investments, Inc.Inventor: Gerald C. DiPiazza