System and method for an emergency location information service (E-LIS)
US7937067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for determining a location of mobile and non-mobile devices in emergency situations. The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for a mobile or non-mobile device (e.g., building address, a building floor, a room on a building floor, campus, enterprise, city, state, region, country, continent, etc.) in an emergency situation. The method and system can also be used to provide a physical geographic location for a device for non-emergency situations.
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