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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190443 | Computerized hazardous material response tool A computer-based method and apparatus for identifying hazardous materials based on observable physical properties and signs and systems of exposure to the hazardous materials. The observable physical properties are obtained by preprocessing plain language data to ob... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8078210 | Systems and methods for providing updated mobile station location estimates to emergency services providers A wireless communication system, including apparatuses and methods, for handling emergency calls from wireless communication devices to emergency services providers and for automatically providing updated location estimates for the wireless communication devices to ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8041378 | System and method for providing channel configurations in a communications environment A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes monitoring a plurality of channels provisioned for an endpoint. The method also includes reacting to an alert message by adjusting one of the channels for the endpoint. The adjustment is a selected one of i... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8027697 | Public safety access point (PSAP) selection for E911 wireless callers in a GSM type system Public safety access points are selected in a wireless network for E911 calls based on ESRD substitution when ESRKs are not being used. The present invention was conceived as an ESRK workaround solution to implement Phase II of the E911 rules from the starting point... | 09/27/2011 |
| RE42242 | Apparatus and method for reallocating communication resources to establish a priority call in a fixed wireless access communication system Apparatus, and an associated method, for a fixed wireless access communication system, by which to initiate a call to an emergency dispatch center, or other priority call to a priority location. When communication resources are initially unavailable to permit establ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7894843 | Handheld computer for emergency responders A compact handheld notebook computer using flash memory to store, retrieve and display information needed by emergency responders is designed for prolonged use under severe conditions and utilizes an electrophoretic display to conserve energy and provide a high reso... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7848769 | System and methods for providing updated mobile station location estimates to emergency services providers A wireless communication system, including apparatuses and methods, for handling emergency calls from wireless communication devices to emergency services providers and for automatically providing updated location estimates for the wireless communication devices to ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7813750 | Emergency radio communications system incorporating integral public safety radio bridging capability A communication system and method is provided for handling emergency situations wherein complex public safety radio systems can be used to directly communicate with normally incompatible radio systems used by organizations such as schools, hospital, and other facili... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7783316 | Public safety communications network using asymmetric receive/transmit channels A public safety communications network uses asymmetric channels for receiving requests for data from a mobile client over a narrowband land mobile radio system (LMRS) channel and delivering wideband data over a digital television (DTV) network channel to a DTV datac... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7684817 | Wireless communication system having a signaling gateway serving as an intermediary between a dispatch call controller and a base station A wireless communication system including dispatch call controllers, signaling gateways, base stations, a first network coupling the dispatch call controllers to the signaling gateways, and a second network coupling the signaling gateways to the base stations. The s... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7684818 | System and method for facilitating communications between distinct dispatch communication systems A dispatch translation server (DTS) translates messages between a first dispatch communication network that uses a first protocol and a second dispatch communication network that uses a second protocol. The messages relate to the setting up of a dispatch communicati... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7444139 | Method and system for use of intelligent network processing to prematurely wake up a terminating mobile station A method and system for reducing latency in initiation of a real-time data session between wireless communication stations. In order to initiate a session with one or more target parties, an originating station will send a voice call origination message to a network... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437163 | Method and computer-readable medium for controlling operations of a dual-dialer state machine A method and computer-readable medium for a dual dialer state machine are provided. The state machine allows a Radio Interface Layer (RIL) to make decisions on whether to allow calls to be initiated or terminated depending upon the type of call (interconnect or disp... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429914 | System and method for CDMA geolocation A system and method is disclosed for determining the location of a mobile appliance using the reverse pilot channel provided in CDMA 2000 communication systems to determine an attribute (e.g., time of arrival, angle of arrival, time difference of arrival, received p... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7398086 | System and method to locate radiomobiles outside the coverage of a cellular network A method and system for detecting and locating at least one mobile in a standby mode using a search device located at a certain altitude above the at least one mobile. A simulation of a cellular network activates the at least one mobile within range of the simulated... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7398097 | Dual-mesh network and communication system for emergency services personnel A communications system is provided for emergency services personnel that includes a plurality of portable devices and a base station. The portable devices are configured to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site. The portable devices ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395046 | Method and apparatus for a mobile station to enhance the probability of successful emergency call completion and successful callback from emergency service centre A method and apparatus for enhancing the probability of a successful emergency call completion and emergency callback on a mobile station in a network, the method comprising the steps of: during an emergency call attempt, monitoring whether the mobile station has re... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394345 | Arrangement for indicating presence of individual When an entity (such as a customer using a communication device 131, 141, 151 . . . ) attempts to communicate with a target (such as an employee), an arrangement indicates to the customer, “status” information describing at least the employee's present an... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389104 | Methods, systems and apparatus for providing urgent public information Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for distributing urgent public information. For example, one exemplary of the invention provides a method for providing an alert to a subscriber. The exemplary method comprises receiving an alert message from ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383056 | Processing apparatus, portable transmitter, and remote operation system A processing apparatus is mounted on a to-be-equipped body, transmits/receives signals to/from a portable transmitter portably carried by a user, and activates one of functions provided in the to-be-equipped body in accordance with instruction information included i... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379729 | Locator system A locator system is disclosed. An e911-enabled wireless network including a switching center is configured receive a request to generate location information regarding a remote mobile station, and send said location information to a subscriber only after obtaining c... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363052 | Information distribution system for improved response to safety and security incidents A field deployable data processing and communications device such as a portable personal digital assistant (PDA) device is configured and programmed for collecting local information such as environmental, chemical or biological data, images and voice messages, at th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353038 | Method and apparatus for indicating an expected level of quality in a private push to talk (PTT) network A method and apparatus for indicating an expected level of quality in a private Push To Talk (PTT) network are disclosed. The method and apparatus receive at least one of an affiliation message and a talkgroup call request for a first subscriber unit of the private ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353034 | Location sharing and tracking using mobile phones or other wireless devices A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded ther... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348882 | Method and system for alerting a person to a situation A method of alerting a person to a situation is disclosed. An alert signal is received from a mobile communication device in signal communication with a wireless communication system and an alert system. In response to the alert signal, a database of an alert servic... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346321 | Apparatus for associating access points with stations using bid techniques The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340239 | Mechanism to allow use of typed emergency calls A method and device are disclosed for accessing an emergency call number in a terminal. A signal sends a first identity to a smart card in the terminal, if access is sought to an emergency number readable by terminals that support calls for types of emergencies. If ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340241 | Public safety access point (PSAP) selection for E911 wireless callers in a GSM type system Public safety access points are selected in a wireless network for E911 calls based on ESRD substitution when ESRKs are not being used. The present invention was conceived as an ESRK workaround solution to implement Phase II of the E911 rules from the starting point... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336966 | System and method for delay reduction in a network A system and method for reducing the transmission delay of messages sent through a network from a source mobile unit (112) to a destination mobile unit (114). Portions of a data message are received (202). The portions of the data message are de... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336962 | System and method for position equipment dusting in search and rescue operations A wireless communication system useful in locating users of mobile communication units (MUs) in emergency situations. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of aircraft-deployable, wireless position determining equipment (PDE) to generate position inform... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336969 | Multiple channel communications system A multi-channel communications system for communications between a mobile units and dispatch agencies through tower sites under control of a multi-channel communication controller. The method of communications used is time division multiple access with provisions fo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330693 | Broadcast channels for wireless telephony A wireless system and method for providing informative broadcast services includes a plurality of base stations, each serving a plurality of wireless communications device users via a plurality of communications channels. An alert message is first transmitted to wir... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328036 | Method and apparatus reducing PTT call setup delays Various embodiments are described herein to address the need for providing substantially reduced PTT call setup delays. Modifications to channel assignment request messaging (400), such as an IS-2000 Reconnect Message and an IS-2000 Origination Message, are d... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327998 | System and method of providing a geographic view of nodes in a wireless network A geographic view rendering tool receives geographic location data for nodes in a wireless network and renders a geographic view displaying the nodes at their corresponding geographic locations. The geographic view may be displayed overlaying a digital map. The geog... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324803 | Emergency settings for cellular telephones New emergency settings for a cellular telephone. The emergency settings allow the user to access emergency instructional information from their cellular telephone when the user is an emergency situation. In the preferred embodiment sets of sequential procedural inst... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321575 | Node position measuring system A node position measuring system according to this invention includes a node, a reference station, base stations, a server that calculates a position of the node, and a network. The reference station includes a positioning signal reception module and a reference sig... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319879 | Method and apparatus for providing dispatch-type services in a cellular communication system An interconnect communication system is provided that provides for dispatch-type services including Instant Access call set up, talkgroup creation and management, and in-band floor arbitration and mode switching that employ in-band signaling tones. By providing talk... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317910 | Providing location information In a method in association with a communication system a request for a connection is signaled between a user equipment and another party. The requested connection is then analyzed. Subsequent to detection that location information is required in association with the... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312721 | Data collector for an automated meter reading system The invention includes an electronic utility meter, a data collector/meter and a method for communicating data in an automated meter reading system. The inventive method includes communicating data with a network and a first electronic utility meter, and communicati... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301476 | Dynamic self-configuring metering network A dynamic self-configuring system for collecting metering data comprises a collector meter. The collector meter scans for meters that are operable to directly communicate with the collector and registers such meters as level one meters. The collector transmits instr... | 11/27/2007 |
