Method and system for locating a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) device connected to a network
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1. A method for locating a user making an emergency call over a network using a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) device, the method comprising:
- determining an emergency call origination network address for the VoIP device upon detecting the emergency call, the emergency call origination network address associated with a current access point on the network through which the VoIP device is making the emergency call;
locating a user profile associated with the VoIP device making the emergency call, the user profile including a physical address associated with a network address, the physical address detailing a location of the user when accessing the network from the network address;
determining if the network address in the located user profile matches with the emergency call origination network address; and
determining the VoIP device to be located at the physical address if the network addresses match.
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Abstract
A method and system for locating a device connected to a network by determining a current network address for the device and comparing the current network address to a network address in a user profile. If the network addresses match, the device is located based on a physical address associated with the network address in the user profile.
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1. A method for locating a user making an emergency call over a network using a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) device, the method comprising:
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determining an emergency call origination network address for the VoIP device upon detecting the emergency call, the emergency call origination network address associated with a current access point on the network through which the VoIP device is making the emergency call;
locating a user profile associated with the VoIP device making the emergency call, the user profile including a physical address associated with a network address, the physical address detailing a location of the user when accessing the network from the network address;
determining if the network address in the located user profile matches with the emergency call origination network address; and
determining the VoIP device to be located at the physical address if the network addresses match. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for locating a voice over Internet telephone (VoIP) device connected to a network, the method comprising:
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determining a current network address for the VoIP device on the network;
locating a user profile associated with the VoIP device, the user profile including at least one physical address associated with a network address;
determining if the current network address for the VoIP device matches with any of the network addresses in the user profile; and
determining a location of the VoIP device to be at the physical address associated with the network address that matches the current network address of the VoIP device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A processing unit for locating a voice over Internet telephone (VoIP) device connected to a network, the processing unit configured for:
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determining a current network address for the VoIP device on the network;
locating a user profile associated with the VoIP device, the user profile stored on a memory of the processing unit and including at least one physical address associated with a network address;
determining if the current network address for the VoIP device matches with any of the network addresses in the user profile; and
determining a location of the VoIP device to be at the physical address associated with the network address that matches the current network address of the VoIP device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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