Method and apparatus for processing emergency call of communication terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9924337-B2
Application number	US-201514671302-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2015
Priority date	Apr 17, 2014
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for processing an emergency call of a communication terminal are provided. The method includes: obtaining current country or region information based on resident cell system information of the communication terminal; when an emergency request, which contains an emergency call category requested by a user, is received, retrieving a first storage region based on the current country or region information and the requested emergency call category to determine a call mode corresponding to the requested emergency call category in the current country or region, where the first storage region stores call modes corresponding to multiple emergency call categories and multiple countries and regions; and connecting with an emergency call center based on the determined call mode. Accordingly, users of the communication terminal can get emergency services conveniently, promptly and efficiently no matter which country or region he or she resided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing emergency call of a communication terminal, comprising:
presetting the communication terminal with multiple emergency call categories;
obtaining current country or region information based on resident cell system information of the communication terminal;
when an emergency request, which contains one of the multiple emergency call categories requested by a user, is received, retrieving a first storage region based on the current country or region information and the requested emergency call category to determine a call mode corresponding to the requested emergency call category in the current country or region, where the first storage region stores call modes corresponding to multiple emergency call categories and multiple countries and regions; and
the call mode comprises an emergency call mode and an ordinary call mode; and
responding to the emergency request based on the determined call mode.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the multiple countries and regions is represented in the first storage region as at least one selected from a group consisting of a mobile country code, a mobile network code, and a country or region name.

3. The method according to claim 1 , if the call mode corresponding to the one of the multiple emergency call categories is the ordinary call mode, the first storage region further stores a destination number corresponding to the one of the multiple emergency call categories.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein responding to the emergency request based on the determined call mode comprises:
if the determined call mode is an emergency call mode, calling the emergency call center using the determined emergency call mode to deliver the requested emergency call category to the emergency call center; or
if the determined call mode is an ordinary call mode, calling the emergency call center using a destination number corresponding to the requested emergency call category.

5. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein responding to the emergency request based on the determined call mode comprises:
providing a first prompt of inserting SIM card into the communication terminal, if the determined call mode is an ordinary call mode and the communication terminal is not equipped with a SIM card.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
if no result is obtained by retrieving the first storage region based on the current country or region information and the requested emergency call category, calling the emergency call center using an emergency call mode to deliver the requested emergency call category to the emergency call center.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first storage region is set in the communication terminal.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein information stored in the first storage region is updated based on information stored in a second storage region set in a server, where the second storage region stores real-time information corresponding to multiple emergency call categories and multiple countries and regions.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein information in the first storage region and real-time information in the second storage region are both stored in a list form.

10. The method according to claim 8 ,
wherein responding to the emergency request based on the determined call mode comprises:
if no result is obtained by retrieving the first storage region based on the current country or region information and the requested emergency call category, providing a second prompt of retrieving the second storage region or dialing an emergency phone number manually.

11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a plurality of emergency call options with preset call categories on a user interface of the communication terminal, where the emergency call request is triggered when one of the plurality of emergency call options is selected.

12. An apparatus for processing emergency call of a communication terminal,
wherein the communication terminal is preset with multiple emergency call categories, comprising:
a first storage region adapted to store call modes corresponding to multiple emergency call categories and multiple countries and regions;
an acquisition unit adapted to obtain current country or region information based on cell system information of the communication terminal;
a retrieving unit which is adapted to: when an emergency request which contains one of the multiple emergency call categories requested by a user is received, retrieve the first storage region to determine a call mode corresponding to the requested emergency call category in the current country or region; and
the call mode comprises an emergency call mode and an ordinary call mode; and a connection-built unit adapted to connect with an emergency call center based on the determined call mode.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the connection-built unit comprises:
a first calling unit which is adapted to: if the determined call mode is an emergency call mode, call the emergency call center using the determined emergency call mode to deliver the requested emergency call category to the emergency call center; and
a second calling unit which is adapted to: if the determined call mode is an ordinary call mode, call the emergency call center using a destination number corresponding to the requested call category.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising a first prompting unit which is adapted to: provide a first prompt of inserting SIM card into the communication terminal, if the determined call mode is an ordinary call mode and the communication terminal is not equipped with a SIM card.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising a third calling unit which is adapted to: if no result is obtained by retrieving the first storage region based on the current country or region information and the requested emergency call category, call the emergency call center using an emergency call mode to deliver the requested emergency call category.

16. The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising: a second storage region which is set in a server and adapted to store real-time information corresponding to multiple emergency call categories and multiple countries and regions; and an updating unit which is adapted to update information stored in the first region based on information stored in the second storage region.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , further comprising a second prompting unit which is adapted to: if the retrieving unit obtains no result by retrieving the first storage region based on the current country or region information and the requested emergency call category, provide a second prompt of retrieving the second storage region or dialing an emergency phone number manually.

18. The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising: an offering unit adapted to provide a plurality of emergency call options with preset call categories on a user interface of the communication terminal; and a triggering unit adapted to trigger the emergency request when one of the plurality of emergency call options is selected.

Assignees

• Spreadtrum Comm Shanghai Co

Inventors

• Ni Jinjin
• Jiang Ping

Classifications

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• H04M2242/04

  for emergency applications · CPC title

• H04M3/5116

  for emergency applications · CPC title

• H04M2242/30

  Determination of the location of a subscriber · CPC title

• H04W4/90 Primary

  Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] · CPC title