Real-time E911 location information in a consumer VOIP solution

• US 20070173223A1
• Filed: 01/20/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Mehio, Mohamad, Wilkin, George, Pfleging, Gerald
• Granted Patent: US 7,653,374 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0057 Services where the data services network provides a telephone service in addition or as an alternative, e.g. for backup purposes, to the telephone service provided by the telephone services network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0069 comprising a residential gateway, e.g. those which provide an adapter for POTS or ISDN terminals

Abstract

An apparatus in one example has: a VOIP telecommunications network; a VOIP telecommunication device operatively coupled to the VOIP telecommunications network; and the VOIP telecommunication device having a detector that recognizes a predetermined pattern in a data stream from the VoIP telecommunication device, and a call processor that initiates a predetermined call in a cellular telecommunication network in response to recognition of the predetermined pattern.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

recognizing a predetermined pattern in a data stream from a VOIP telecommunication device; and

initiating a predetermined call in a cellular telecommunication network in response to recognition of the predetermined pattern.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device is one of a combination cellular and VOIP phone, an ATA (analog telephone adapter) operatively coupled to an analog phone, an ATA (analog telephone adapter) operatively coupled to a PDA or WiFi Phone, laptop soft phone and a cellular communication equipped computer.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined pattern is an emergency services number.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the emergency services number is 911.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises determining a current location of the VOIP telecommunication device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device is moving.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device is not registered with any 911 database.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises effecting a cellular network connection as a backup for call traffic in an event of a failure related to a VOIP network used by the VOIP telecommunication device.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a VOIP telecommunications network;

a VOIP telecommunication device operatively coupled to the VOIP telecommunications network; and

the VOIP telecommunication device having a detector that recognizes a predetermined pattern in a data stream from the VOIP telecommunication device, and a call processor that initiates a predetermined call in a cellular telecommunication network in response to recognition of the predetermined pattern.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device is one of a combination cellular and VOIP phone, an ATA (analog telephone adapter) operatively coupled to an analog phone, an ATA (analog telephone adapter) operatively coupled to a PDA or WiFi Phone, laptop soft phone and a cellular communication equipped computer.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined pattern is an emergency services number.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the emergency services number is 911.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device is moving.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device is not registered with any 911 database.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises effecting the cellular network connection as a backup for call traffic in an event of a failure related to the VOIP telecommunication network used by the VOIP telecommunication device.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus the VOIP telecommunication device further comprises an antenna module operatively coupled to the processor, and a power up module operatively coupled to the antenna module and the processor, wherein the power up module powers up the antennas when the processor places a 911 call.

17. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device further comprises a web server operatively coupled to the processor for configuring the processor.

18. A method, comprising:

recognizing a predetermined pattern in a data stream from a moving VOIP telecommunication device;

initiating a 911 call in a cellular telecommunication network in response to recognition of the predetermined pattern; and

locating a current location of the VOIP telecommunication device.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device is one of a combination cellular and VOIP phone, an ATA (analog telephone adapter) operatively coupled to an analog phone, an ATA (analog telephone adapter) operatively coupled to a PDA or WiFi Phone, laptop soft phone and a cellular communication equipped computer.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the VOIP telecommunication device is not registered with any 911 database.

21. The method according to claim 18, wherein the method further comprises effecting a cellular network connection as a backup for call traffic in an event of a failure related to a VOIP network used by the VOIP telecommunication device.