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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Iridium Satellite Llc, McLean, VA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Miner, Potomac Falls, VA (US);
Kristine Kaehler, Leesburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Iridium Satellite LLC, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/22 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); G01S 19/17 (2010.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/22 (2013.01); G01S 19/17 (2013.01); H04L 61/106 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one implementation, a request to initiate emergency communications is received at a wireless local area network hotspot. A number of mobile communication devices connected to the wireless local area network hotspot and location information of the wireless local area network hotspot are determined. A distress message is generated that includes the number of mobile communication devices connected to the wireless local area network hotspot and the location information. The distress message is transmitted to a contact address for an emergency contact.