Claims
- 1. An emergency notification system, comprising:
a first server for receiving an emergency communication from a telecommunications network and for transmitting a message to a subscriber of the emergency notification system; and a second server in communication with the first server, the second server for supplying the first server with information associated with a subscriber.
- 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a switch in communication with the first server.
- 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the switch includes a service switching point.
- 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the switch includes an originating trigger.
- 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the trigger includes a 911 trigger.
- 6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a database server in communication with the first server, the database server for supplying the first server with the emergency communication.
- 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the database server includes a service control point.
- 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first server includes a telephony server.
- 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first server includes an electronic mail server.
- 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the second server is in communication with the Internet.
- 11. A method of notifying a party of an emergency originating at a location, comprising:
receiving an emergency communication from a telecommunications network; receiving, via a computer network, information relating to the party; and transmitting a notification that an emergency originated at the location to the party.
- 12. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving an emergency communication includes receiving identification information relating to the location.
- 13. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving information relating to the party includes receiving an email address associated with the party.
- 14. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving information relating to the party includes receiving at least one telephone number associated with the party.
- 15. The method of claim 11, wherein transmitting a notification includes sending an electronic notice to the party.
- 16. The method of claim 11, wherein transmitting a notification includes placing a telephone call to the party.
- 17. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining if the party is a subscriber to a notification system.
- 18. The method of claim 11, further comprising routing the emergency communication to a public safety answering point.
- 19. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving an emergency communication from a telecommunications network includes receiving an emergency communication from a database server that is resident on the telecommunications network.
- 20. An emergency notification system, comprising:
means for receiving an emergency communication from a telecommunications network; means for receiving, via a computer network, information relating to a party to be notified of an emergency; and means for transmitting a notification that an emergency originated at a location to the party.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/995,142, filed Nov. 27, 2001.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09995142 |
Nov 2001 |
US |
Child |
10457684 |
Jun 2003 |
US |