Patent ID: 8510319

Claim:
A system for contacting emergency services, the system comprising: a network connected device, wherein the device is configured to: receive a set of data identifying the location of the device; and transmit a communications signal which includes information comprising: the set of data; an identifier unique to the device; and a request to contact emergency services; and a database which comprises a table of identifiers including the identifier unique to the device, wherein, each of at least a subset of identifiers in the table is associated with one or more of a plurality of network connected devices and is associated with different geographic region-specific user information stored in the database, wherein the different geographic region-specific user information includes one of user information associated with a home of a user associated with the device, or user information associated with a work of the user; and the identifier unique to the device in the table is: associated with a first subset of user information for a first geographic region, wherein the first subset of user information for the first geographic region includes one of the user information associated with the home of the user, or the user information associated with the work of the user; and associated with a second subset of user information for a second geographic region, wherein the first subset of user information for the first geographic region includes the other of the user information associated with the home of the user, or the user information associated with the work of the user; and a location comparison server, in communication with the device and the database, wherein the server is configured to: receive the communications signal; determine, based on a location comparison in the database, that the location of the device is within the first geographic region and thereby identify the first subset for transmission to an emergency services provider; determine, based on the location comparison in the database, that the location of the device is outside the second geographic region and thereby exclude the second subset from transmission to the emergency services provider; and transmit the request, the location of the device, and the first subset to an emergency services provider determined by the location of the device, wherein the user information associated with the home of the user comprises at least one of a home floor plan, a listing of persons living in the home, or a map of a geographic region around a home location, wherein the user information associated with the work of the user comprises at least one of a work floor plan, a listing of persons employed at work, or a map of a geographic region for a work location.