Wireless device emergency services connection and panic button, with crime and safety information system

Abstract

A system and method for providing a conduit to send information to emergency services from a wireless device. Systems and methods for registering an alarm button on a wireless device and sending to public and/or private emergency services providers information related to the wireless device including its location, information about a wireless device end user and/or subscriber associated with the wireless device, and information recorded by one or more wireless devices during and subsequent to the time the alarm button is activated.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method of registering and distributing an alarm, comprising:
 registering that an alarm button has been pressed from a mobile device;   accessing a database to read address information for parties to contact;   sending at least one message to at least one address;   determining elapsed time and at a predetermined interval, sending at least one additional message to an emergency services center.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 determining the location of the mobile device; and   transmitting the location as part of at least one of the messages.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the emergency services center is chosen based on the location. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one message comprises a SIP message. 
     
     
         5 . A system for registering and distributing an alarm, the system comprising:
 a processor operable to execute computer program instructions; and   a memory operable to store computer program instructions executable by the processor, for performing the steps of:   registering that an alarm button has been pressed from a mobile device;   accessing a database to read address information for parties to contact;   sending at least one message to at least one address;   determining elapsed time and at a predetermined interval, sending at least one additional message to an emergency services center.   
     
     
         6 . A computer program product for registering and distributing an alarm, comprising:
 a computer readable medium;   computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by a processor, for performing the steps of   registering that an alarm button has been pressed from a mobile device;   accessing a database to read address information for parties to contact;   sending at least one message to at least one address;   determining elapsed time and at a predetermined interval, sending at least one additional message to an emergency services center.   
     
     
         7 . A method for registering an alarm on a wireless device, the method comprising:
 providing software on the wireless device;   registering a key on the wireless device as a Panic Button;   determining that the key is pushed;   sending a request from the wireless device to a server;   receiving from the server information including an address; and   sending a text message from the wireless device to the address.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 determining the location on the wireless device;   sending the location and an identifier as part of the text message.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 sending a message from the server to a police station nearest to the location if an escalation code and the identifier is sent to the server.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 determining elapsed time and at a predetermined interval, sending a message from the wireless device to a call center;   sending a message from the call center to the wireless device;   determining additional elapsed time and at an additional predetermined interval, sending at least one message from the call center to a police station nearest to the location.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 sending information stored on the server to the police station.