SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR MANAGING VOIP CALLS SUCH AS 911 CALLS FROM MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20080153455A1
• Filed: 12/20/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lancaster, Thomas Alexander
• Application Number:
  US11/613,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20080153455A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/405
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

System, method and program product for managing VOIP calls from a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device is connected, by wire or wirelessly, to a network port device. The mobile computing device receives from the network port device information describing a geographic location of the network port device. The mobile computing device sends a VOIP call, and includes with the VOIP call, information describing the geographic location of the network port device. The VOIP call can be a 911 call or similar type of call in a country outside the USA.

Claims

1. A method for managing VOIP calls from a mobile computing device, said mobile computing device being connected, by wire or wirelessly, to a network port device, said method comprising the steps of:

said mobile computing device receiving from said network port device information describing a geographic location of said network port device; and

said mobile computing device sending a VOIP call, and including with said VOIP call, information describing said geographic location of said network port device.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the step of said mobile computing device receiving from said network port device the geographic location of said network port device is performed in response to the connection of said mobile computing device to said network port device.

3. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mobile computing device sends said VOIP call to a server.

4. A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein, prior to said mobile computing device being connected to said network port device, said network port device receiving from another server said information describing the geographic location of said network port device.

5. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said call is a 911 call, or similar type of call in another country outside the United States of America.

6. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said network port device is an Ethernet port device.

7. A mobile computing device for managing VOIP calls from a mobile computing device, said mobile computing device being connected, by wire or wirelessly, to a network port device, said mobile computing device comprising:

means for receiving from said network port device information describing a geographic location of said network port device; and

means for sending a VOIP call, and including with said VOIP call, information describing said geographic location of said network port device.

8. A mobile computing device as set forth in claim 7 wherein the means for receiving from said network port device the geographic location of said network port device is performed in response to the connection of said mobile computing device to said network port device.

9. A mobile computing device as set forth in claim 7 wherein said means for sending sends said VOIP call to a server.

10. A mobile computing device as set forth in claim 9 wherein, prior to said mobile computing device being connected to said network port device, said network port device receiving from another server said information describing the geographic location of said network port device.

11. A mobile computing device as set forth in claim 7 wherein said call is a 911 call, or similar type of call in another country outside the United States of America.

12. A mobile computing device as set forth in claim 7 wherein said network port device is an Ethernet port device.

13. A method for managing VOIP calls from a mobile computing device to a first server, said mobile computing device being connected, by wire or wirelessly, to a network port device, said method comprising the steps of:

said mobile computing device receiving from said network port device information describing a geographic location of said network port device;

said mobile computing device sending a VOIP call to said first server, and including with said VOIP call, information identifying said call, said network port device and/or said mobile computing device, and sending to a second server information identifying said call, said network port device and/or said mobile computing device, and information describing said geographic location of said network port device;

said second server forwarding to said first server said information identifying said call, said network port device and/or said mobile computing device, and said information describing said geographic location of said network port device; and

said first server correlating said VOIP call received from said mobile computing device with the geographic location information provided by said second server, and notifying an operator as to the geographic location of said mobile computing device.

14. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein the step of said mobile computing device receiving from said network port device the geographic location of said network port device is performed in response to the connection of said mobile computing device to said network port device.

15. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein said call is a 911 call, or similar type of call in another country outside the United States of America.

16. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein, prior to said mobile computing device being connected to said network port device, said network port device receiving from another server said information describing the geographic location of said network port device.

17. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein said network port device is an Ethernet port device.