Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-04-06 Thread Lothar Behrens
Besides all the discussion. Is this here really yet patented? http://www.brainshell.de/patentmarkt_ikt.php http://www.brainshell.de/upload/Openmoko_de01b9e8b4.pdf If a patent would disable an emergeny functionality like automating the alert in case of 'changing behaviour' (accels), or it makes

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-04-06 Thread Pander
Perhaps you can also merge the functionality with http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Anti-Theft_Mode and avoid the patent thing. Lothar Behrens wrote: Besides all the discussion. Is this here really yet patented? http://www.brainshell.de/patentmarkt_ikt.php

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-18 Thread Chris Samuel
On Wednesday 18 March 2009, arne anka wrote: well, it fits the wet dreams of germany's current top terrorists hunter (register everyone who buys a sim card) -- and there are no numbers mentioned of abuse. In 2003 our local telco monopoly released numbers show about 70% of emergency calls

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-18 Thread Steve 'dillo Okay
On Mar 18, 2009, at 04:28 , Chris Samuel wrote: On Wednesday 18 March 2009, arne anka wrote: well, it fits the wet dreams of germany's current top terrorists hunter (register everyone who buys a sim card) -- and there are no numbers mentioned of abuse. In 2003 our local telco monopoly

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-18 Thread Rask Ingemann Lambertsen
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 02:58:10PM +0100, Tilman Baumann wrote: Harald Welte wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:06:20PM +0100, Tilman Baumann wrote: PS: According to Wikipedia, 112 works on all GSM networks no matter if the number is a emergency number in tie state. that depends on

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-17 Thread Harald Welte
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:06:20PM +0100, Tilman Baumann wrote: Hi, I'm just wondering if there are any open standards for emergency services for location. I'm thinking about services like http://www.steiger-stiftung.de (European, websites in other languages should be available) A

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-17 Thread Tilman Baumann
Harald Welte wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:06:20PM +0100, Tilman Baumann wrote: Hi, I'm just wondering if there are any open standards for emergency services for location. I'm thinking about services like http://www.steiger-stiftung.de (European, websites in other languages should

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-17 Thread arne anka
Yep, but there seems to be some international agreement on the significance of 112. at least in all states of the eu 112 has to work -- the last member to implement it only recently was bulgaria (see http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Eine-Notrufnummer-fuer-alle-27-EU-Laender--/meldung/132427).

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-17 Thread Pander
arne anka wrote: Yep, but there seems to be some international agreement on the significance of 112. at least in all states of the eu 112 has to work -- the last member to implement it only recently was bulgaria (see

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-17 Thread arne anka
Well it can go either way. Many costs are made when reacting to false calls and less resources are available for serious calls. well, it fits the wet dreams of germany's current top terrorists hunter (register everyone who buys a sim card) -- and there are no numbers mentioned of abuse.

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-17 Thread Steve 'dillo Okay
On Mar 17, 2009, at 07:57 , arne anka wrote: Well it can go either way. Many costs are made when reacting to false calls and less resources are available for serious calls. well, it fits the wet dreams of germany's current top terrorists hunter (register everyone who buys a sim card) --

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-03-17 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Do 12. März 2009 schrieb Harald Welte: the practical implementation can look quite different. The German government e.g. now legally mandates that an operator will refuse to take emergency calls from phones with no SIM card inserted. WTF, those braindead i /j signature.asc

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-02-24 Thread Helge Hafting
Tilman Baumann wrote: Hi, I'm just wondering if there are any open standards for emergency services for location. I'm thinking about services like http://www.steiger-stiftung.de (European, websites in other languages should be available) A SMS to the respective emergency (112, 911)

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-02-24 Thread Tilman Baumann
Am 24.02.2009 um 12:38 schrieb Helge Hafting: Tilman Baumann wrote: Hi, I'm just wondering if there are any open standards for emergency services for location. I'm thinking about services like http://www.steiger-stiftung.de (European, websites in other languages should be available) A

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-02-24 Thread Pander
Tilman Baumann wrote: Am 24.02.2009 um 12:38 schrieb Helge Hafting: Tilman Baumann wrote: Hi, I'm just wondering if there are any open standards for emergency services for location. I'm thinking about services like http://www.steiger-stiftung.de (European, websites in other languages

Re: GPS emergency call standards

2009-02-24 Thread Lothar Behrens
Even if the GPS location is not actually got, the phone software in that case could activate GPS automatically. When GPS has a fix the app could assist in taking another call or, if no reaction of the user do it automatically. Navit could be used to locate the city and street near the