Locating method for emergency caller with assistance vectoring

A mobile device for providing an emergency service, the mobile device comprising:

• one or more hardware processors;
• a memory, storing instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
• identifying from network traffic based on wireless signals received by the mobile device, at a processor of the mobile device, that a nearby mobile device has initiated an emergency communication to an emergency service system, the nearby mobile device within a communication range of the mobile device, and the emergency communication identifiable via the network traffic;
• determining a location where an emergency situation exists based on location information corresponding to the emergency communication;
• determining whether a user of the mobile device has a registered attribute corresponding to an emergency type identified from keywords or metadata of the emergency communication;
• and
• in response to determining that the user has the registered attribute, generating an alert on the mobile device including the location and information related to the emergency situation.

An apparatus for providing an emergency service, the apparatus comprising:

• means for identifying from network traffic based on wireless signals received by the mobile device, at a processor of the mobile device, that a nearby mobile device has initiated an emergency communication to an emergency service system, the nearby mobile device within a communication range of the mobile device, and the emergency communication identifiable via the network traffic;
• means for determining a location where an emergency situation exists based on location information corresponding to the emergency communication;
• means for determining whether a user of the mobile device has a registered attribute corresponding to an emergency type identified from keywords or metadata of the emergency communication;
• and
• in response to determining that the user has the registered attribute, means for generating an alert on the mobile device including the location and information related to the emergency situation.