Emergency call completion for VoIP based on location of call originator
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1. A method for completing an emergency call, comprising:
- receiving a call from a device on a data network, the call destined for an emergency service, the device having a physical location;
obtaining a telephone number of an emergency call center that handles emergency calls for the physical location of the device; and
routing the call to the emergency call center using the telephone number.
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Abstract
Emergency calls placed from telephone devices connected to a data network are completed to the appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP). In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for completing an emergency call comprises receiving a call from a device on a data network, the call destined for an emergency service, the device having a physical location, obtaining a telephone number of an emergency call center that handles emergency calls for the physical location of the device, and routing the call to the emergency call center using the telephone number.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for completing an emergency call, comprising:
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receiving a call from a device on a data network, the call destined for an emergency service, the device having a physical location;
obtaining a telephone number of an emergency call center that handles emergency calls for the physical location of the device; and
routing the call to the emergency call center using the telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for completing an emergency call, comprising:
an apparatus connected to a data network operable to receive a call from a device on the data network, the call destined for an emergency service, the device having a physical location, the apparatus further operable to obtain a telephone number of an emergency call center that handles emergency calls for the physical location of the device and to route the call to the emergency call center using the telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for completing a call, comprising:
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receiving a call from a device having a geographically arbitrary originating telephone number, the device having a physical location;
mapping the geographically arbitrary originating telephone number to a geographically significant telephone number based on the physical location of the device; and
routing the call to the geographically significant telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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