Patent ID: 8045954

Claim:
A computer system for processing messages indicative of an emergency received from a mobile device, comprising: a processor; and a tangible memory storage including software instructions that cause the computer system to perform: receiving a transmission, containing the mobile device's position information, and at least one emergency identifier, from the mobile device, displaying a geographic map, having user-selectable modes, on a graphical user interface, wherein the user-selectable modes include a map mode, a satellite mode, and a hybrid mode, displaying a marker on the geographic map indicating the mobile device's position information, rendering the received emergency identifier as a thumbnail, displaying the thumbnail on the graphical user interface in correlation with the mobile device's position information, responsive to selection of the marker, receiving a user selection of an area on the geographic map, and contacting the mobile device if the mobile device is located within the selected area, wherein the computer processes messages indicative of an emergency received from the mobile device.