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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2009
Applicants:
David E. Emerson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Gary W. Lafreniere, Olathe, KS (US);
Michael S. Goergen, Bend, OR (US);
David C. Lando, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
David E. Emerson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Gary W. Lafreniere, Olathe, KS (US);
Michael S. Goergen, Bend, OR (US);
David C. Lando, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Embarq Holdings Company, LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for determining a location of a set-top box. An indicator of an emergency is received through the set-top box. The location of the set-top box is determined utilizing global positioning information. A message indicating the emergency and the location is sent through a satellite in communication with the set-top box.