Patent ID: 7894794

Claim:
A method for triggering a local emergency system using wireless means, said method comprising: detecting, by a mobile user device, an emergency service request from a user input on the mobile user device for an emergency service to the local emergency system, wherein the local emergency system comprises at least one emergency service station, an emergency service provider, and an emergency system network, wherein each emergency service station of said at least one emergency service station is configured to activate the local emergency system from a respective fixed location over a coverage area within which the emergency service is provided by the local emergency system, wherein the emergency service provider provides the emergency service upon being activated by said at least one emergency service station, wherein the emergency system network physically connects said each emergency service station to the emergency service provider, wherein said at least one emergency service station is configured as a wireless access point of the mobile user device to the local emergency system to enable the mobile user device to remotely access the local emergency system and is configured to relay the emergency service request from the mobile user device to the emergency service provider such that the mobile user device remotely activates the local emergency system from locations within the coverage area other than the respective location of said at least one emergency service station, and wherein the emergency service request comprises an identifier that uniquely identifies the mobile user device originating the emergency service request; broadcasting, by the mobile user device, the detected emergency service request to the coverage area such that said at least one emergency service station of the local emergency system receives the broadcasted emergency service request; and receiving, by the mobile user device, an acknowledgement from an emergency service station of said at least one emergency service station through a wireless ad-hoc connection, wherein the local emergency system had received the broadcasted emergency service request from the mobile user device and is servicing the received emergency service request, wherein the acknowledgement indicates that the broadcasted emergency service request had been reported to the emergency service provider of the local emergency system, and wherein the wireless ad-hoc connection enables bidirectional communication between the emergency service station and the mobile user device for additional exchange of information.