Method and system for an emergency location information service (E-LIS)
US8442482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for determining and verifying 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.) with and without translation of location coordinates, in an emergency situation such as an accident, fire, terrorist attack, military incident, kidnapping, etc.
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