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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION OF CERTAINTY OF LOCATION OF ORIGIN OF AN INTERNET PROTOCOL EMERGENCY CALL

  • US 20130259030A1
  • Filed: 05/09/2013
  • Published: 10/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing an indication of certainty of location of origin of an internet protocol emergency call;

  • the method comprising;

    (a) entering a registered address for a voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) calling instrument in a provisioning system data base;

    said registered address being related with an assigned telephone number identified with said VoIP calling instrument and including an indication of a registration geographic region for said VoIP calling instrument;

    said assigned telephone number and other data accompanying calls effected by said VoIP calling instrument;

    (b) substantially when said internet protocol emergency call is initiated by said VoIP calling instrument with a VoIP Service Provider (VSP) via a VSP unit;

    said VSP unit having an assigned internet address;

    in no particular order;

    (1) looking up said assigned internet address in a first data base to ascertain at least one first predetermined data element relating to a VSP unit geographic region associated with said assigned internet address; and

    (2) looking up said assigned telephone number in a second data base to ascertain at least one second predetermined data element relating to said registration geographic region;

    (c) comparing said at least one first predetermined data element with said at least one second predetermined data element;

    (d) if said at least one first predetermined data element substantially matches said at least one second predetermined data element, delivering said emergency call; and

    (e) if said at least one first predetermined data element does not substantially match said at least one second predetermined data element;

    (1) setting a discrepancy flag among said other data to present an alert to said emergency service call taker; and

    (2) delivering said emergency call.

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