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Patent No.:

US 9615236 B1

PDFFull Text
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Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017

Filed:

May. 28, 2015

Freeing up mobile network for important phone calls in case of disaster

Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Acevedo, Milton, NY (US);

Steven M. Jones, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);

Michael P. Kreig, White Plains, NY (US);

Marie R. Laser, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Deepti M. Naphade, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:

Robert C. Bunker

Primary Examiner:

Inder Mehra

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/22 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/22 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 28/0226 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for reducing load on a mobile network after the occurrence of a disaster event is provided. The method may include receiving a disaster location time. The method may include determining a target area based on the disaster location. The method may include determining target persons located within the target area. The method may include predicting the location of each target person based on historical movement data associated with each target person. The method may include determining a plurality of filtered persons based on the predicted location of each target person and the disaster time. The method may include determining a plurality of safe persons based on the filtered persons and a safety indicator. The method may include sending a safety notification to a plurality of concerned contacts associated with each safe person and blocking network traffic associated with each safe person.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Acevedo, Daniel. (2017). Freeing up mobile network for important phone calls in case of disaster (U.S. Patent No. 9615236). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9615236

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