Patent ID: 7813713
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A first responder communication system for cellular phone prioritization, comprising: at least one cellular telephone operable to communicate with a mobile cellular switching system; the cellular telephone having a connection to a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) integrated circuit card belonging to a first responder, the card including a digitally signed photograph of the first responder, public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates, first responder identity, logical elements required for cryptographic and digital signing of data objects, encrypting and decrypting data objects, PIN processing, and biometric data processing; the integrated circuit card connection providing an authentication interface so that a first responder can issue an authentication code to the integrated circuit card using the cellular telephone thereby enabling the PIV card and authenticating the first responder; storage in the cellular telephone for storing a digital signature issued by the integrated circuit card responsive to proper verification of the authentication code, wherein the storage further includes the cellular telephone having a data structure defining a validity time period that indicates how long the first responder has priority access to the cell phone system; a transmission to the switching system of an object comprising an identifying number of the cellular telephone and the digital signature; a call completion protocol in the switching system; the call completion protocol being responsive to the digitally signed object; wherein a call placed by the at least one cellular telephone is completed by the mobile cellular switching system thereby allowing the first responder to have priority access to the cell phone system in order to communicate with a called party of the call.