SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER
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1. A method for providing an emergency contact number in a telecommunications network, said method comprising:
- identifying a first call directed to an emergency contact number;
notifying a first user equipment of the identified first call;
recognizing a second call from the first user equipment to the emergency contact number as a request to connect the second call with the first call; and
,supporting a connection of the first and second calls with one another.
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Abstract
A method is provided for utilizing an emergency contact number in a telecommunications network (32). The method includes: identifying a first call directed to an emergency contact number; notifying a first user equipment (20) of the identified first call; recognizing a second call from the first user equipment (20) to the emergency contact number as a request to connect the second call with the first call; and, supporting a connection of the first and second calls with one another.
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1. A method for providing an emergency contact number in a telecommunications network, said method comprising:
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identifying a first call directed to an emergency contact number; notifying a first user equipment of the identified first call; recognizing a second call from the first user equipment to the emergency contact number as a request to connect the second call with the first call; and
,supporting a connection of the first and second calls with one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing an emergency contact number in a telecommunications network, said method comprising:
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sending a first notification request from a first mobile telephone to a node of the telecommunications network, said first notification request requesting that the first mobile telephone be notified if a call is directed to a designated emergency contact number; receiving at the first mobile telephone a first notification when a first call is directed to the designated emergency contact number; in response to receiving the first notification, providing a first user of the first mobile telephone an option to connect with the first call; and
,if the first user selects the option, placing a second call from the first mobile telephone to the designated emergency contact number, said second call being connected to the first call. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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