Method of notifying a party of an emergency

Abstract

An emergency notification system includes a first server for receiving a communication from a telecommunications network and for transmitting a message to a subscriber of the notification system. The system also includes a second server in communication with the first server, the second server for supplying the first server with information associated with a subscriber.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A computer program product, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, from a database, identification information generated in response to an emergency communication; 
 transmitting the identification information to a web server, 
 receiving a reply from the web server indicating if a user placing the emergency communication is a subscriber to an emergency notification service; and 
 if the user is a subscriber to the emergency notification service, receiving provisioned subscriber information from the web server and transmitting a notification that the emergency communication was placed from a telecommunication device to a provisioned recipient; 
 wherein the identification information includes a telephone number associated with the telecommunication device and a time the emergency communication was placed. 
 
     
     
       2. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the identification information includes a name of a person associated with the telecommunication device. 
     
     
       3. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the identification information includes a date the emergency communication was placed. 
     
     
       4. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the provisioned subscriber information includes a provisioned telephone number. 
     
     
       5. The computer program product of  claim 4 , wherein the provisioned telephone number includes a plurality of provisioned telephone numbers. 
     
     
       6. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the provisioned subscriber information includes a provisioned electronic mail address. 
     
     
       7. The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein the provisioned electronic mail address includes a plurality of electronic mail addresses. 
     
     
       8. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the notification includes placing a telephone call. 
     
     
       9. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein placing the telephone call includes placing a plurality of telephone calls. 
     
     
       10. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the notification includes sending an electronic message. 
     
     
       11. The computer program product of  claim 10 , wherein sending the electronic message includes sending a plurality of electronic messages. 
     
     
       12. A computer implemented method for providing emergency notifications, the method comprising:
 receiving, from a database, identification information generated in response to an emergency communication; 
 transmitting the identification information to a web server, 
 receiving a reply from the web server indicating if a user placing the emergency communication is a subscriber to an emergency notification service; and 
 if the user is a subscriber to the emergency notification service, receiving provisioned subscriber information from the web server and transmitting a notification that the emergency communication was placed from a telecommunication device to a provisioned recipient; 
 wherein the identification information includes a telephone number associated with the telecommunication device and a time the emergency communication was placed. 
 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 12 , wherein the identification information includes a name of a person associated with the telecommunication device. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 12 , wherein the identification information includes a date the emergency communication was placed. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 12 , wherein the provisioned subscriber information includes a provisioned telephone number. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 12 , wherein the provisioned subscriber information includes a provisioned electronic mail address. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 12 , wherein transmitting the notification includes placing a telephone call. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 12 , wherein transmitting the notification includes sending an electronic message. 
     
     
       19. A system for providing emergency notifications, the system comprising:
 a processor; and 
 memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, from a database, identification information generated in response to an emergency communication; 
 transmitting the identification information to a web server, 
 receiving a reply from the web server indicating if a user placing the emergency communication is a subscriber to an emergency notification service; and 
 if the user is a subscriber to the emergency notification service, receiving provisioned subscriber information from the web server and transmitting a notification that the emergency communication was placed from a telecommunication device to a provisioned recipient; 
 wherein the identification information includes a telephone number associated with the telecommunication device and a time the emergency communication was placed. 
 
 
     
     
       20. The system of  claim 19 , wherein the identification information includes a name of a person associated with the telecommunication device.