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Method and system for providing emergency call service

US5379337A · kind A · utility

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105Claims
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Filing dateAug 16, 1991
Grant dateJan 3, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An emergency call routing system includes a platform having a call router and a processor for identifying destinations to which such router directs emergency calls. The processor receives administration commands from administrators, some of which are at a public safety answering point (PSAP) to which the router directs calls for handling and redirection to emergency service providers (ESPs). Some of such administration commands relate to defining intervals during which a particular PSAP is, according to an administered night service schedule, to be inactive with respect to handling emergency calls. Other of such commands relate to administrative operations to place such PSAPs into such inactive state earlier than the schedule. Others of such commands relate to administrative directions to withdraw such PSAP from such inactive state before the scheduled time. Interfaces between attendants/administrators and workstations used with such processor are provided to facilitate ease of administering such schedule and those overrides.

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