Patent ID: 9654955
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method that facilitates the securing of information about an emergent event comprising: receiving a call at a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point); determining, by a processor, an initial location of the emergent event; defining, by the processor, an area relative to the location of the emergent event; identifying, by the processor, and based on a query, one or more devices within the defined area; obtaining, by the processor, capability information about one or more identified devices; analyzing, by the processor, one or more of the device capability information and communication network information; identifying, by the processor, one or more target devices of the one or more identified devices to contact based on the analyzed information; and contacting the one or more target devices to request use of device capabilities.