Device, system, and process for providing emergency calling service for a wireless device using voice over data
First Claim
1. A wireless device configured to operate over a voice over data network and further configured to provide emergency telephone call solutions, the wireless device comprising:
- a wireless device transceiver configured to connect to a voice over data network and provide voice services;
the wireless device transceiver further configured to connect to a cellular network and provide voice services;
a wireless device processor configured to recognize an emergency call placed from the wireless device while operating over the voice over data network;
the wireless device processor is further configured to determine whether a cellular network is available to receive the emergency call, if the cellular network is available, the wireless device processor is further configured to control the wireless device transceiver to transmit the emergency call over the cellular network to a Public Safety Answering Point; and
the wireless device processor is further configured, if the cellular network is not available, to control the wireless device transceiver to transmit the emergency call over the voice over data network to a national emergency call center,wherein the wireless device comprises one of the following;
a cellular phone or a smartphone.
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Abstract
A system for providing emergency telephone call solutions for wireless devices using a voice over data network, the system having the voice over data network to recognize an emergency call from one of the wireless devices, to determine whether a cellular network is available to receive the emergency call, and to transmit the emergency call to the cellular network, a gateway for converting the emergency call between a first format for the voice over data network and a second format for a public switched telephone network associated with the cellular network, a mobile virtual network operator to communicate information associated with the emergency call to the cellular network and to the voice over data network, and the voice over data network and the cellular network to route the emergency call and the information associated with the emergency call to an emergency authority.
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16 Claims
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1. A wireless device configured to operate over a voice over data network and further configured to provide emergency telephone call solutions, the wireless device comprising:
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a wireless device transceiver configured to connect to a voice over data network and provide voice services; the wireless device transceiver further configured to connect to a cellular network and provide voice services; a wireless device processor configured to recognize an emergency call placed from the wireless device while operating over the voice over data network; the wireless device processor is further configured to determine whether a cellular network is available to receive the emergency call, if the cellular network is available, the wireless device processor is further configured to control the wireless device transceiver to transmit the emergency call over the cellular network to a Public Safety Answering Point; and the wireless device processor is further configured, if the cellular network is not available, to control the wireless device transceiver to transmit the emergency call over the voice over data network to a national emergency call center, wherein the wireless device comprises one of the following;
a cellular phone or a smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system implementing a voice over data network configured to provide emergency telephone call solutions to a wireless device, the system comprising:
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a server configured to implement, at least in part, a voice over data network and provide voice services to a wireless device via a wireless device transceiver; the server further configured to recognize an emergency call placed from the wireless device while providing the voice services over the voice over data network; the server further configured to determine whether a cellular network is available for the wireless device to receive the emergency call, if the cellular network is available, the server further configured to direct the wireless device to transmit the emergency call over the cellular network with the wireless device transceiver to a Public Safety Answering Point; and the server is further configured, if the cellular network is not available, to transmit the emergency call over the voice over data network to a national emergency call center, wherein the wireless device comprises one of the following;
a cellular phone or a smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A process of operating a wireless device over a voice over data network to provide emergency telephone call solutions, the process comprising:
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connecting to a voice over data network and providing voice services with a wireless device transceiver over the voice over data network; recognizing an emergency call placed from the wireless devices with a wireless device processor; determining whether a cellular network is available to receive the emergency call with the wireless device processor, if the cellular network is available, transmitting the emergency call over the cellular network with the wireless device transceiver to a Public Safety Answering Point; and transmitting, if the cellular network is not available, the emergency call over the voice over data network to a national emergency call center, wherein the wireless device comprises one of the following;
a cellular phone or a smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A process for implementing a voice over data network and providing emergency telephone call solutions to a wireless device, the process comprising:
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implementing a voice over data network and providing voice services to a wireless device via a wireless device transceiver with a server; recognizing an emergency call placed from the wireless device with the server; determining whether a cellular network is available with the server for the wireless device to receive the emergency call, if the cellular network is available, directing the wireless device to transmit the emergency call to the cellular network via the wireless device transceiver with the server to a Public Safety Answering Point; and transmitting the emergency call over the voice over data network with the server to a national emergency call center if the cellular network is not available, to transmit, wherein the wireless device comprises one of the following;
a cellular phone or a smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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