NZ740305B2 - Enabling emergency access to secure wireless communications networks - Google Patents

Enabling emergency access to secure wireless communications networks

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NZ740305B2
NZ740305B2 NZ740305A NZ74030516A NZ740305B2 NZ 740305 B2 NZ740305 B2 NZ 740305B2 NZ 740305 A NZ740305 A NZ 740305A NZ 74030516 A NZ74030516 A NZ 74030516A NZ 740305 B2 NZ740305 B2 NZ 740305B2
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Joseph R Mazzarella
Michael S Wengrovitz
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Mutualink Inc
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2016/053813 external-priority patent/WO2017053989A1/en
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Abstract

Embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product for improving public safety communications and real-time information sharing to enable a public safety user to access available, secure private wireless communications (PWC) networks within a vicinity of an emergency for communications and data-sharing purposes. In an embodiment, a universal encryption key (UEK) is stored on a public safety access device. The public safety access device is providing access to a secure PWC network. The UEK is a key established by a certificate authority that enables public safety personnel to access the secure PWC network. Then, a public safety encryption key (PSKey) is received by the public safety access device from a user communication device. The public safety access device enables access for the user communication to access the secure PWC network upon a determination that the received PSKey is associated with the UEK.

Claims (51)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A system, comprising: a memory storing an encrypted key repository that stores a universal encryption key (UEK) and a public safety encryption key (PSkey) associated with the UEK that enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network, wherein the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority separate from the system; one or more processors configured to execute a PWC controller module, an authentication module, a PWC network gateway application module, and an alert module; the PWC controller module configured to control one or more wireless transceivers for accessing the secure PWC network and communicating with a user device of the public safety personnel; the authentication module coupled to the PWC controller module and configured to determine whether a PSkey received from the user device, via the one or more wireless transceivers, is associated with the UEK stored in the encrypted key repository by comparing the received PSKey to the stored PSKey which is associated with the UEK stored in the encrypted key repository; and the PWC network gateway application module coupled to the PWC controller module and the authentication module, and configured to communicatively connect the user device to the secure PWC network upon a determination that the received PSkey is associated with the stored UEK; and the alert module configured to activate a public safety mode of the system that initiates authentication procedures to enable the user wireless device to immediately access the secure PWC network upon receiving information indicating an emergency, wherein the authentication module is further configured to request additional information from a user operating the user wireless device to validate the identity of the user of the user wireless device requesting access to the secure PWC network, and wherein the additional information is received from a separate device, module, or application comprising a common access card, a personal identification card-reader verification system, a visual or biometric identification system, or a token verification system.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the PWC network gateway application module is further configured to deny the user device from accessing the secure PWC network upon a determination that the received PSKey is not associated with the stored UEK.
3. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a first wireless transceiver, from the one or more wireless transceivers, capable of connecting to the secure PWC network; and a second wireless transceiver, from the one or more wireless transceivers, that communicates with the user device in a second PWC network to enable the user device to access the secure PWC network upon determining that the received PSkey is associated with the stored UEK.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the received emergency information is an alarm message received from an emergency dispatch system or a public safety access point (PSAP).
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the received emergency information is an alarm message received from one or more sensor system or monitoring system alone or in conjunction with an emergency dispatch system or a public safety access point (PSAP).
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the received emergency information is an alarm message received from a public or wide area emergency notification alone or in conjunction with an emergency dispatch system or a public safety access point (PSAP).
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the received emergency information is an alarm message received from a panic alarm or a panic alarm system, wherein the emergency is associated with a location in proximity to one of the panic alarm or system or with an emergency dispatch system or a public safety access point (PSAP).
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is physically integrated within a standalone housing.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the standalone housing includes one or more devices that monitor ambient conditions, wherein the one or more devices include a sensor or a detector.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more devices include a smoke detector, a smoke sensor, a temperature sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure sensor, a motion detector, a video surveillance camera, machine-vision system, pattern-detection system, object-detection system, a fire detector, a fire sensor, a fire alarm pull box, a chemical sensor, a radiological sensor, a biological sensor, a proximity sensor, a gate control device, or a key or access control device.
11. The system of claim 8, wherein the standalone housing includes an electrical connector that couples to an internal power distribution system of a device without preventing the use of the internal power distribution system.
12. The system of claim 8, wherein the standalone housing includes an electrical connector that couples to an electrical outlet.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the electrical connector permits other devices to access power provided by the electrical outlet.
14. The system of claim 8, wherein the standalone housing is a device that to provide the user device with access to the secure PWC network, communicates data with one or more other devices in one of a mesh, hybrid mesh, multicast, star, or network-segmented star topology network.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the PWC network gateway application module is further configured to communicate with the one or more other devices to designate a device, in the topology network, to serve as a relay gateway to the secure PWC network for one or more devices in the topology network.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the designated device is determined based on one or more of a connectivity, data throughput, bit error rate, and concurrent use.
17. The system of any one of claims 1-16, wherein the secure PWC network comprises a secure Wi-Fi network.
18. A method, comprising: storing, by a communication device, a universal encryption key (UEK) and a public safety encryption key (PSkey) associated with the UEK in an encrypted key repository, wherein the association enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network, and the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority separate from the communication device; receiving, by the communication device, from one or more wireless transceiver, a PSKey from a user device of the public safety personnel; determining, by the communication device, whether the received PSKey is associated with the stored UEK; enabling, by the communication device, the user device to access the secure PWC network through the one or more wireless transceivers upon a determination that the received PSKey is associated with the UEK; storing, by the communication device, policy rules including parameters that must be met by the user wireless device to enable access of the user wireless device to the secure PWC network; and upon receiving the PSKey, requesting, by the communication device, additional information from the user wireless device to validate the identity of the user of the user wireless device requesting access to the secure PWC network based on the stored policy rules, wherein the additional information is received from a separate device, module, or application comprising a common access card, a personal identification card-reader verification system, a visual or biometric identification system, or a token verification system, and wherein the additional information used to validate access comprise one or more of user name, badge number, or agency affiliation.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising: denying, by the communication device, the user device from accessing the secure PWC network upon a determination that the received PSKey is not associated with the stored UEK.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising: initiating, by the communication device, authentication procedures to enable the user device to immediately access the secure PWC network upon receiving information indicating an emergency.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the received emergency information is an alarm message received from an emergency dispatch system or a public safety access point (PSAP).
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the received emergency information is an alarm message received from one or more sensor systems or monitoring systems alone or in conjunction with an emergency dispatch system or a public safety access point (PSAP).
23. The method of claim 18, wherein the communication device is a device that to provide the user device with access to the secure PWC network, communicates data with one or more other devices in one of a mesh, hybrid mesh, multicast, star, or network-segmented star topology network.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising: communicating, by the communication device, with the one or more devices to designate a device, in the topology network, to serve as a relay gateway to the secure PWC network for one or more devices in the topology network.
25. The method any one of claims 18 to 24, wherein the secure PWC network comprises a secure Wi-Fi network.
26. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising: storing, by a communication device, a universal encryption key (UEK) and a public safety encryption key (PSkey) associated with the UEK in an encrypted key repository, wherein the association enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network, and the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority separate from the communication device; receiving, by the communication device, from one or more wireless transceiver, a PSKey from a user device of the public safety personnel; determining, by the communication device, whether the received PSKey is associated with the stored UEK; enabling, by the communication device, the user device to access the secure PWC network through the one or more wireless transceivers upon a determination that the received PSKey is associated with the UEK; storing, by the communication device, policy rules including parameters that must be met by the user wireless device to enable access of the user wireless device to the secure PWC network; and upon receiving the PSKey, requesting, by the communication device, additional information from the user wireless device to validate the identity of the user of the user wireless device requesting access to the secure PWC network based on the stored policy rules, wherein the additional information is received from a separate device, module, or application comprising a common access card, a personal identification card-reader verification system, a visual or biometric identification system, or a token verification system, and wherein the additional information used to validate access comprise one or more of user name, badge number, or agency affiliation.
27. A system, comprising: a memory; an encrypted key repository coupled to the memory and configured to store a public safety encryption key (PSKey), wherein the PSKey is associated with a universal encryption key (UEK) established by a certificate authority that enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network; an alert module coupled to the encrypted key repository and configured to: receive an emergency notification from an emergency caller; obtain location information indicating a location of the emergency caller; determine within a proximity of the location of the emergency caller one or more wireless communication devices that use the UEK associated with the PSKey, wherein the one or more wireless communication devices provide the public safety personnel with access to the secure PWC network; transmit the PSKey to the one or more wireless communication devices; enable the one or more wireless communication devices to permit a user device, operated by the public safety personnel, to access the secure PWC network.
28. A system according to claim 27, wherein: the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority separate from the system; a processor configured to: obtain location information indicating a location of the emergency caller, wherein the location information is obtained by an originating emergency call telephone number or the location of a calling device associated with the emergency caller; and wherein the alert module is further configured to establish communication channels within the secure PWC network between the user devices and a video management system, wherein the video management system allows the user devices to access at least one of audio and video views from the emergency location.
29. The system of claim 28, wherein the alert module is further configured to: monitor for the emergency notification received by an emergency dispatch system or other public safety communication or notification system.
30. The system of claim 28, wherein the transmission of the PSKey initiates the receipt of emergency information from the one or more wireless communication devices.
31. The system of claim 28, wherein the alert module is further configured to: identify predetermined user devices and associated user devices in relation to the determined one or more wireless communication devices.
32. The system of claim 28, wherein the alert module is further configured to: generate an alert message; and transmit the alert message to the predetermined user devices and associated user devices.
33. The system of claim 32, wherein the alert message includes a notification of an emergency event.
34. The system of claim 33, wherein the alert message includes information useful to first responders in emergencies.
35. The system of claim 28, wherein the transmission of the PSKey initiates commands and functions of the one or more wireless communication devices to authenticate the public safety personnel operating the user device to enable access of the user device to the secure PWC network.
36. The system of claim 35, wherein the commands and functions include alarms, public announcement, and mass notification.
37. The system any one of claims 27 to 36, wherein the secure PWC network comprises a secure Wi-Fi network.
38. A method, comprising: storing a public safety encryption key (PSKey) on an encrypted key repository, wherein the PSKey is associated with a universal encryption key (UEK) established by a certificate authority that enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network; receiving, by an alert module coupled to the encrypted key repository, an emergency notification from an emergency caller; obtaining, by the alert module, location information indicating a location of the emergency caller; determining, by the alert module, within a proximity of the location of the emergency caller one or more wireless communication devices that use the UEK associated with the PSKey, wherein the one or more wireless communication devices provide the public safety personnel with access to the secure PWC network; transmitting, by the alert module, the PSKey to the one or more wireless communication devices; and enabling, by the alert module, the one or more wireless communication devices to permit a user device, operated by the public safety personnel, to access the secure PWC network.
39. A method according to claim 38, wherein: the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority separate from the repository; the location information is obtained by an originating emergency call telephone number or the location of a calling device associated with the emergency caller; and establishing communication channels within the secure PWC network between the user devices and a video management system, wherein the video management system allows the user devices to access at least one of audio and video views from the emergency location.
40. The method of claim 38, further comprising: monitoring for the emergency notification received by an emergency dispatch system or other public safety communication or notification system.
41. The method of claim 38, wherein the transmission of the PSKey initiates the receipt of emergency information from the one or more wireless communication devices.
42. The method of claim 38, further comprising: identifying predetermined user devices and associated user devices in relation to the determined one or more wireless communication devices.
43. The method of claim 38, further comprising: generating an alert message; and transmitting the alert message to the predetermined user devices and associated user devices.
44. The method of claim 43, wherein the alert message includes a notification of an emergency event.
45. The method of claim 43, wherein the alert message includes emergency information useful to first responders in emergencies.
46. The method of claim 38, wherein the transmission of the PSKey initiates commands and functions of the one or more wireless communication devices to authenticate the public safety personnel operating the user device to enable access of the user device to the secure PWC network.
47. The method of claim 46, wherein the commands and functions include alarms, public announcement, and mass notification.
48. The method of any one of claim 38 to 47, wherein the secure PWC network comprises a secure Wi-Fi network.
49. A system, comprising: a memory storing an encrypted key repository that stores an association between a universal encryption key (UEK) and a public safety encryption key (PSkey), wherein the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority that enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network; a PWC controller module configured to control one or more wireless transceivers for accessing the secure PWC network and communicating with a user device of the public safety personnel; an authentication module coupled to the PWC controller module and configured to determine whether a PSkey received from the user device, via the one or more wireless transceivers, is associated with the UEK stored in the encrypted key repository; and a PWC network gateway application module coupled to the PWC controller module and the authentication module, and configured to communicatively connect the user device to the secure PWC network upon a determination that the received PSkey is associated with the stored UEK.
50. A method, comprising: storing, by a communication device, an association between a universal encryption key (UEK) and a public safety encryption key (PSkey) in an encrypted key repository, wherein the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority that enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network; receiving, by the communication device, from one or more wireless transceiver, a PSKey from a user device of the public safety personnel; determining, by the communication device, whether the received PSKey is associated with the stored UEK; and enabling, by the communication device, the user device to access the secure PWC network through the one or more wireless transceivers upon a determination that the received PSKey is associated with the UEK.
51. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising: storing, by a communication device, an association between a universal encryption key (UEK) and a public safety encryption key (PSkey) in an encrypted key repository, wherein the UEK is a key established by a certificate authority that enables public safety personnel to access a secure private wireless communications (PWC) network; receiving, by the communication device, from one or more wireless transceiver, a PSKey from a user device of the public safety personnel; determining, by the communication device, whether the received PSKey is associated with the stored UEK; and enabling, by the communication device, the user device to access the secure PWC network through the one or more wireless transceivers upon a determination that the received PSKey is associated with the UEK.
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