Method and apparatus for determining a physical location of a customer
US7629882B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a physical location of a customer of a network service, e.g., a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service are disclosed. For example, the method receives a network communications protocol message containing a geographical coordinate data from a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) device being used by a customer for accessing one or more services. The method retrieves the geographical coordinate data from the network communications protocol message and provides the one or more services to the customer using the geographical coordinate data. In an alternate embodiment, a method and apparatus for sending physical location information are disclosed.
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