Abstract:
An N-dimensional affinity confluencer comprises an affinity table to maintain a plurality of affinities for each of a plurality of wireless devices. A sphere of influence (SPIN) table provides an influence for determination of a confluence between affinities maintained in the affinity table. An affinity confluence determination module determines an affinity confluence between the plurality of wireless devices and an influence parameter associated with the sphere of influence (SPIN) table. An affinity confluence is determined from among a plurality of wireless devices by determining a confluence of at least two predefined affinities from among a plurality of wireless devices. A sphere of influence parameter is applied to the confluence to determine those of the plurality of wireless devices defined by an affinity confluence. The plurality of wireless devices need not be within a common electrical network.
Abstract:
A gateway can be configured to receive an emergency event message in a predefined format via a network. The emergency event message can characterize a location and a nature of an emergency event. The gateway can also be configured to identify a particular Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) customer premise equipment (CPE) to service the emergency event. The gateway can further be configured determine a format of messages employable by the particular PSAP. The gateway can still further be configured to provide the particular PSAP CPE with an output message in the format employable by the particular PSAP CPE. The output message can characterize the nature and the location of the emergency event.
Abstract:
A resource selection server that performs crowd-sou reed resource selection over a social networking service, absent a central ratings database. A device subscribed to a social networking service implementing the inventive resource selection server, may register as a resource offering a particular skill. Additionally, any device subscribed to a relevant social networking service may transmit a skill request to the inventive resource selection server, to request a best-fit resource be returned for a particular skill of interest. The resource selection server queries a subscriber account database to identify resources on a social networking service, registered to offer a requested skill. The resource selection server additionally prompts subscriber devices within 'n' degrees of separation of a requesting device, to submit real-time trust ratings for resources complying with a particular skill request. The resource selection server analyzes ratings submitted by selected subscriber devices to return a best-fit resource for a particular skill request.
Abstract:
Device independent access to stored caller data during an emergency communications event. A call server intercepts an emergency call and determines the capabilities of a calling device. Based on calling device capability, the call server uses one or more of the following device independent methods to ascertain a caller identity, independent of a calling device: interactive voice response redirect, HTTP authentication, SIP INFO method, biometric recognition, human interaction, and alternate number dialing. A caller identity is then used to query a subscriber database for a unique caller profile database key (CPDBK) assigned to the caller (unless a CPDBK is already determined). A call server uses a CPDBK to query a caller profile database (CPDB) for relevant caller data. Relevant caller data and the intercepted emergency communications event are then passed to an emergency call processing system, whereby relevant caller data may be used to more effectively address an emergency situation.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus to facilitate the secure storage of multimedia content (i.e. video with optional audio) on an internet cloud, and to grant the release of stored multimedia content to pre-authorized users and pre-authorized emergency dispatch personnel, only. A subscriber entity uses a secure user interface component to store a multimedia package containing important/relevant navigation and/or location information on a cloud database. In addition, the subscriber entity specifies whether or not emergency personnel are authorized to access the multimedia package during an emergency event, and whether or not a predefined highly trusted network of users may access the multimedia package following a conventional authorization procedure. The inventive multimedia geospatial routing engine releases the multimedia package to members of a subscriber's highly trusted network of users, by pre-authorization only, and to emergency dispatch personnel subscribed to the subscriber multimedia content database, in the case of an emergency event only.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus to facilitate the secure storage of multimedia content (i.e. video with optional audio) on an internet cloud, and to grant the release of stored multimedia content to pre-authorized users and pre-authorized emergency dispatch personnel, only. A subscriber entity uses a secure user interface component to store a multimedia package containing important/relevant navigation and/or location information on a cloud database. In addition, the subscriber entity specifies whether or not emergency personnel are authorized to access the multimedia package during an emergency event, and whether or not a predefined highly trusted network of users may access the multimedia package following a conventional authorization procedure. The inventive multimedia geospatial routing engine releases the multimedia package to members of a subscriber's highly trusted network of users, by pre-authorization only, and to emergency dispatch personnel subscribed to the subscriber multimedia content database, in the case of an emergency event only.
Abstract:
An N-dimensional affinity confluencer comprises an affinity table to maintain a plurality of affinities for each of a plurality of wireless devices. A sphere of influence (SPIN) table provides an influence for determination of a confluence between affinities maintained in the affinity table. An affinity confluence determination module determines an affinity confluence between the plurality of wireless devices and an influence parameter associated with the sphere of influence (SPIN) table. An affinity confluence is determined from among a plurality of wireless devices by determining a confluence of at least two predefined affinities from among a plurality of wireless devices. A sphere of influence parameter is applied to the confluence to determine those of the plurality of wireless devices defined by an affinity confluence. The plurality of wireless devices need not be within a common communication network.