System and method for providing location information to a public safety answering point during an emergency 911 call from a WiFi handset
First Claim
1. A system for providing location information to a public-safety answering point during an Emergency 911 call, said system comprising:
- a WiFi access point configured to receive calls from WiFi enabled wireless devices;
a controller in communication with said WiFi access point and configured to receive information associated with the WiFi enabled wireless device from said WiFi access point;
a database in communication with said controller, said database including network address information of selective routers through which information is communicated to public safety answering points; and
a gateway in communication with said database, said gateway in communication with a network on which the selective routers are operating, said controller configured to request selective router information, from said database, of a selective router through which information is to be sent to a public safety answering point servicing an area including said WiFi access point during an emergency 911 call.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing location information to a public safety answering point may include receiving, at a network access point, an emergency 911 call signal including GPS location information and mobile directory number of a wireless device. The GPS location information and mobile directory information may be communicated to a selective router associated with a public safety access point servicing an area including the network access point. The network access point may be a WiFi access point. The access point address information may be communicated using a type II caller ID data packet after the public safety answering point goes off-hook. By communicating both the access point address information and GPS location information, both PSAPs that are configured as E911 Phase I and E911 Phase II may display address location information of an emergency 911 caller.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for providing location information to a public-safety answering point during an Emergency 911 call, said system comprising:
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a WiFi access point configured to receive calls from WiFi enabled wireless devices; a controller in communication with said WiFi access point and configured to receive information associated with the WiFi enabled wireless device from said WiFi access point; a database in communication with said controller, said database including network address information of selective routers through which information is communicated to public safety answering points; and a gateway in communication with said database, said gateway in communication with a network on which the selective routers are operating, said controller configured to request selective router information, from said database, of a selective router through which information is to be sent to a public safety answering point servicing an area including said WiFi access point during an emergency 911 call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing location information to a public safety answering point, said method comprising:
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receiving, at a network access point, an emergency 911 call signal including GPS location information and mobile directory number of a wireless device; and communicating the GPS location information, mobile directory information, and access point address information to a selective router associated with a public safety answering point servicing an area including the network access point. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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