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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Charles D. Wolfson, Austin, TX (US);
Sushain Pandit, Austin, TX (US);
David A. Selby, Nr Fareham, GB;
Brent Gross, Alberta, CA;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); G01C 5/06 (2006.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/0257 (2013.01); G01C 5/06 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/90 (2018.02);
Abstract
Using a location sensor, a location including a latitude and a longitude of a device is determined. Using an air pressure sensor, a first elevation of a device is determined. Using the location, a corresponding street address is determined. Using the street address and the first elevation, a floor number is determined. The street address and the floor number are reported to an emergency response system.