Pooling numbers for E911 calls from unnamed endpoints
US7127044B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2242/30
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for providing emergency location information to an emergency service provider is provided. The system includes (a) an input 118 and 122 operable to receive, from a registered communication device 112 and 114, an emergency contact and (b) an agent 146 operable to (i) determine whether the communication device 112 and 114 has a corresponding assigned extension; (ii) when the communication device 112 and 114 has no corresponding assigned extension, assign, from a set 150 of unassigned extensions, an extension to the communication device 112 and 114; and (iii) forward at least one of the assigned extension and an extension different from the assigned extension to emergency personnel.
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