Emergency wireless location system including a wireless transceiver
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1. An apparatus for facilitating emergency services in connection with a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) call, comprising:
- a first interface for communicating signals to and from a telephone;
a second interface for communicating signals to and from an Internet Protocol (IP) network;
a wireless transceiver;
a processor operatively coupled to said wireless transceiver, and to said first and second interfaces; and
a computer readable medium, operatively coupled to said processor, comprising instructions for causing the processor to detect the initiation of an emergency call by said telephone, and to actuate the wireless transceiver in response to the detection of said emergency call.
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Abstract
A wireless location system may include geolocation of a wireless device connected to Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) adapter. The VoIP adapter may include a wireless transceiver or a wireless location determining receiver that facilitates the location of a wireless device connected to the VoIP adapter. The wireless transceiver or the location determining receiver may provide location information to an emergency dispatcher.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating emergency services in connection with a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) call, comprising:
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a first interface for communicating signals to and from a telephone; a second interface for communicating signals to and from an Internet Protocol (IP) network; a wireless transceiver; a processor operatively coupled to said wireless transceiver, and to said first and second interfaces; and a computer readable medium, operatively coupled to said processor, comprising instructions for causing the processor to detect the initiation of an emergency call by said telephone, and to actuate the wireless transceiver in response to the detection of said emergency call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for facilitating emergency services in connection with a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) call, comprising:
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providing an interface between a telephone and an Internet Protocol (IP) network; within said interface, detecting the initiation of an emergency call by said telephone; and actuating a wireless transceiver in response to the detection of said emergency call. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method for facilitating emergency services in connection with a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) call, said method involving providing an interface between a telephone and an Internet Protocol (W) network, and comprising:
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within said interface, detecting the initiation of an emergency call by said telephone; and actuating a wireless transceiver in response to the detection of said emergency call. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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