WO2012166663A4 - Remotely activatable locator with backchannel - Google Patents

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WO2012166663A4
WO2012166663A4 PCT/US2012/039723 US2012039723W WO2012166663A4 WO 2012166663 A4 WO2012166663 A4 WO 2012166663A4 US 2012039723 W US2012039723 W US 2012039723W WO 2012166663 A4 WO2012166663 A4 WO 2012166663A4
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    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W76/00—Connection management
    • H04W76/50—Connection management for emergency connections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
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    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • H04W4/029—Location-based management or tracking services
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    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/90—Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
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Abstract

A method for use in emergency services to a locator device comprises remotely triggering the locator device. This causes the locator device to employ a first wireless transceiver to communicate with a control center and to employ a second wireless transceiver to initiate an emergency services call to a public services answering point (PSAP). Information relating to the locator device is provided from the control center to the PASP using a backchannel communications channel.

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AMENDED CLAIMS
received by the International Bureau on 08 November 2012 (08.1 1.2012)
What is Claimed:
1. A method for use in providing emergency services to a locator device in a wireless communications network (WCN), wherein the locator device comprises first and second wireless transceiver modules, comprising:
remotely triggering the locator device and thereby causing the locator device to employ the first wireless transceiver to communicate with a control center and to employ the second wireless transceiver to initiate an emergency services call to a public services answering point (PSAP); and
providing information relating to the locator device from the control center to the PSAP PASP using a backchannel communications channel from the control center to the PSAP, wherein the information relating to the locator device includes identifiers corresponding to the locator device, said identifiers being sufficient to enable the PSAP to associate information received at the PSAP from the locator device and the control center;
wherein the backchannel communications channel is formed from a first data link from the control center, a digital communications network coupled to the first data link, and a second data link from the digital communications network to the PSAP; and
wherein the communication between the locator device and the control center using the first transceiver is conducted via the WCN.
2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing wireless identifiers corresponding to the locator device in the information provided by the control center to the PSAP to enable the PSAP to associate information received at the PSAP from the locator device and the control center.
3. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing at least one of multimedia, environmental, and medical sensor information from the locator device to the control center, and providing this information from the control center to the PSAP via the backchannel
communications channel.
4. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing a location record for the locator device from a database to the PSAP while conducting the emergency services call. Cancelled. Cancelled
7. Cancelled
8. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing wireless identifiers corresponding to the locator device in the information provided by the control center to the PSAP to enable the PSAP to associate information received at the PSAP from the locator device and the control center, providing at least one of environmental and medical sensor information from the locator device to the control center and providing this information from the control center to the PSAP via the backchannel communications channel, and providing a location record for the locator device from a database to the PSAP while conducting the emergency services call.
9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the backchannel communications channel from the control center to the PSAP is formed from a first data link from the control center, a public or private digital communications network coupled to the first data link, and a second data link from the to the public or private digital communications network to the PSAP; wherein the communication between the locator device and the PSAP using the second transceiver control center using the first transceiver is conducted via the WCN; and wherein the communication between the locator device and the control center using the first transceiver is conducted via a WiFi network.
10. A system for use in providing emergency services to a locator device in a wireless communications network (WCN), wherein the locator device comprises first and second wireless transceiver modules, comprising:
a control center configured for remotely triggering the locator device and thereby causing the locator device to employ the first wireless transceiver to communicate with the control center and to employ the second wireless transceiver to initiate an emergency services call to a public services answering point (PSAP) and for providing information relating to the locator device from the control center to the PSAP PASP using a backchannel communications channel;
wherein the control center is further configured for providing wireless identifiers corresponding to the locator device in the information provided by the control center to the PSAP to enable the PSAP to associate information received at the PSAP from the locator device and the control center; wherein the control center is further configured for receiving at least one of environmental and medical sensor information from the locator device, and for providing this information to the PSAP via the backchannel communications channel;
wherein the control center is further configured to request a high quality of service for additional network radio resources via the locator device; and
wherein the backchannel communications channel from the control center to the PSAP is formed from a first data link from the control center, a public or private digital communications network coupled to the first data link, and a second data link from the public or private digital communications network to the PSAP.
11. Cancelled.
12. Cancelled.
13. A system as recited in claim 10, further comprising means for providing a location record for the locator device from a database to the PSAP while conducting the emergency services call.
14. Cancelled.
15. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the communication between the locator device and the control center using the first transceiver is conducted via the WCN.
16. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the communication between the locator device and the control center using the first transceiver is conducted via a WiFi network.
17. Cancelled.
18. A system as recited in claim 10 17, wherein the backchannel communications channel from the control center to the PSAP is formed from a first data link from the control center, a public or private digital communications network coupled to the first data link, and a second data link from the to the public or private digital communications network to the PSAP; wherein the communication between the locator device and the PSAP using the second transceiver control center using the first transceiver is conducted via the WCN; and wherein the communication between the locator device and the control center using the first transceiver is conducted via a WiFi network.
19. A locator device, comprising:
first and second wireless transceiver modules and a control processor;
wherein the control processor is configured to enable the locator device to be remotely triggered and thereby cause the locator device to employ the first wireless transceiver to communicate with a control center and to employ the second wireless transceiver to initiate an emergency services call to a public services answering point (PSAP), and to provide at least one of environmental and medical sensor information from the locator device to the control center, thus enabling the control center to provide this information to a the PSAP via a backchannel communications channel from the control center to the PSAP, wherein information relating to the locator device andprovided to the PSAP includes identifiers corresponding to the locator device, said identifiers being sufficient to enable the PSAP to associate information received at the PSAP from the locator device and the control center; and wherein the backchannel communications channel is formed from a first data link from the control center, a digital communications network coupled to the first data link, and a second data link from the digital communications network to the PSAP.
20. (Currently Amended) A method for use in providing emergency services to a locator device in a wireless communications network (WCN), wherein the locator device comprises first, second and third wireless transceiver modules, comprising:
remotely triggering the locator device and thereby causing the locator device to employ the first wireless transceiver to communicate with a control center via a wide area link or a local area link, and to employ the second wireless transceiver to initiate an emergency services call to a public services answering point (PSAP); and
adding additional radio resources by activating additional transceivers as needed to meet the data bandwidth needed by the locator device's on-board sensors; and
providing information relating to the locator device from the control center to the PSAP using a backchannel communications channel from the control center to the PSAP, wherein the information relating to the locator device includes identifiers corresponding to the locator device, said identifiers being sufficient to enable the PSAP to associate information received at the PSAP from the locator device and the control center; wherein the backchannel communications channel is formed from a first data link from the control center, a digital communications network coupled to the first data link, and a second data link from the digital communications network to the PSAP.
21. A method as recited in claim 20, further comprising providing information relating to the locator device from the control center to the PSAP PASP using a backchannel communications channel.
22. A method as recited in claim 21, wherein the control center requests a high quality of service for additional network radio resources via the locator device.
23. A method for use in providing emergency services to a locator device in a wireless communications network (WCN), wherein the locator device comprises first and second wireless transceiver modules, comprising:
remotely triggering the locator device and thereby causing the locator device to employ the first wireless transceiver to communicate with a control center and to employ the second wireless transceiver to initiate an emergency services call to a public services answering point (PSAP); and
providing information relating to the locator device from the control center to the PSAP using a backchannel communications channel from the control center to the PSAP, wherein the information relating to the locator device includes identifiers corresponding to the locator device, said identifiers being sufficient to enable the PSAP to associate information received at the PSAP from the locator device and the control center;
wherein the backchannel communications channel is formed from a first data link from the control center, a digital communications network coupled to the first data link, and a second data link from the digital communications network to the PSAP; and
wherein the communication between the locator device and the control center using the first transceiver is conducted via a WiFi network.
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