Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) E911 metro street address guide (MSAG) validation
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1. A metro street address guide (MSAG) validation database, comprising:
- a plurality of validated street addresses;
wherein each of said plurality of validated street addresses is correlated with a polygon area defined by latitude/longitude coordinates.
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Abstract
An overlay list of MSAG-valid addresses is created for use in lieu of (or in addition to) the lat/lon or postal address which otherwise would go with an E911 VoIP 911 call. This overlays the nation with a series of MSAG-addressed polygons, with center points identified in those polygons, and MSAG-valid addresses provided to the PSAPs for those centers, preferably along with the original latitude/longitude coordinates.
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18 Claims
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1. A metro street address guide (MSAG) validation database, comprising:
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a plurality of validated street addresses;
wherein each of said plurality of validated street addresses is correlated with a polygon area defined by latitude/longitude coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database, comprising:
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defining, in an MSAG validation database, a plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons having a greater density than a plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons; and
replacing, in said MSAG validation database, said plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons with said plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database, comprising:
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means for defining, in an MSAG validation database, a plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons having a greater density than a plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons; and
means for replacing, in said MSAG validation database, said plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons with said plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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