Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Emergency communication system and method
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Application No.: US13524549Application Date: 2012-06-15
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Publication No.: US08583076B2Publication Date: 2013-11-12
- Inventor: Mark Foladare , Richard Bennett , Shelley Goldman
- Applicant: Mark Foladare , Richard Bennett , Shelley Goldman
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Wolff & Samson, PC
- Main IPC: H04M11/04
- IPC: H04M11/04

Abstract:
A method and system for providing an emergency contact service are disclosed. The emergency contact system monitors presence off users with respect to various user devices in order to determine at which devices each user is present. An emergency message is then transmitted to devices at which the user is present. The emergency contact service is then capable of receiving a confirmation message to confirm receipt of the emergency message. The emergency contact service can track the users by retrieving location information, such as a GPS location, associated with a device at which a user is present. The emergency contact service can then identify whether a user in is the vicinity of an emergency location, and transmit an emergency message to the user is the user is in the vicinity of the emergency location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120250832A1 Emergency Communication System and Method Public/Granted day:2012-10-04
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