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Method and apparatus for communicating emergency information using wireless devices

US7574195B2 · kind B2 · utility

72Cited by

16References

32Claims

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Norman F. Krasner · Redwood City, US
Thomas Wolf · Barsinghausen, DE
Leonid Sheynblat · Hillsborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 3, 2006
Grant date	Aug 11, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W76/50
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing emergency notification by a wireless mobile device in response to triggering a sensor. A detection system, which may be located within a vehicle, comprises one or more sensors configured to sense an emergency event and transmit a message via a wireless link regarding the emergency event. For example, the wireless mobile device may be programmed to call a predetermined emergency number such as E911, and transmit data including position and other information from the mobile device to the emergency number in response to the received message.

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