System and method for determining a telecommunications address

• US 20090168979A1
• Filed: 01/02/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Services Incorporated (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Services Incorporated (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Heffington, Sidney
• Granted Patent: US 8,284,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.250
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/08 specially adapted for optional reception of entertainment or informative matter
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and system for determining a telecommunications address of a location. A telephone call from a caller located at the location is received. Location data associated with the received telephone call is then obtained. The telecommunications address can then be determined from the location data.

Claims

1. A method for determining a telecommunications address of a location comprising:

receiving a telephone call from a caller located at said location;

determining location data associated with said received telephone call; and

determining said telecommunications address using said location data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said telecommunications address comprises at least one of a Common Language Location Identifier Code (CLLI code), a street address, and vertical and horizontal coordinates.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said determining said telecommunications address further comprises querying a database with said location data.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said location data further comprises vertical and horizontal coordinates associated with said location.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said determining said location data further comprises determining at least one of a phone number of said caller, the date that said telephone call was placed, and the time that said telephone call was placed.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said determining said location data further comprises determining global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of said location.

7. A system for determining a telecommunications address of a location comprising:

means for receiving a telephone call from a caller located at said location;

means for determining location data associated with said received telephone call; and

means for determining said telecommunications address using said location data.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein said telecommunications address comprises at least one of a Common Language Location Identifier Code (CLLI code), a street address, and vertical and horizontal coordinates.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein said means for determining said telecommunications address further comprises means for querying a database with said location data.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein said location data further comprises vertical and horizontal coordinates associated with said location.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein said means for determining said location data further comprises means for determining at least one of a phone number of said caller, the date that said telephone call was placed, and the time that said telephone call was placed.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein said means for determining said location data further comprises means for determining global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of said location.

13. A computer readable medium comprising computer program instructions capable of being executed in a processor and defining the steps comprising:

receiving a telephone call from a caller located at said location;

determining location data associated with said received telephone call; and

determining said telecommunications address using said location data.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein said telecommunications address comprises at least one of a Common Language Location Identifier Code (CLLI code), a street address, and vertical and horizontal coordinates

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein said step of determining said telecommunications address further comprises the step of querying a database with said location data.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein said location data further comprises vertical and horizontal coordinates associated with said location.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein said step of determining said location data further comprises the step of determining at least one of a phone number of said caller, the date that said telephone call was placed, and the time that said telephone call was placed.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein said step of determining said location data further comprises the step of determining global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of said location.