Routing of special emergency calls
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1. A method of routing a call from a calling station, comprising:
- directing the call, in response to dialing by the calling station of an assigned emergency number, to an emergency answering service;
diverting predetermined calls from the emergency answering service, said diverting step including;
in response to dialing by the calling station of a predetermined exigency command, accessing from a data base a number and address of a given exigency station associated with the command; and
directing the call from the calling station to the given exigency station.
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A call is routed from a calling station on the one hand, by directing the call, in response to dialing by the calling station of an assigned emergency number, to an emergency answering service. On the other hand, in response to a command such as dialing by the calling station of a predetermined exigency code, the call is routed by accessing from a data base one of a number of a given exigency stations associated with the command, the calling number, the calling address, and/or the exigency station address; and directing the call from the calling station to the accessed exigency station.
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1. A method of routing a call from a calling station, comprising:
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directing the call, in response to dialing by the calling station of an assigned emergency number, to an emergency answering service; diverting predetermined calls from the emergency answering service, said diverting step including; in response to dialing by the calling station of a predetermined exigency command, accessing from a data base a number and address of a given exigency station associated with the command; and directing the call from the calling station to the given exigency station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12)
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6. A system for routing telephone calls from a calling station having a number, comprising:
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emergency answering service means responsive to dialing by the calling station of an assigned emergency number, for directing a call and the number of the call to said emergency answering service mean; a plurality of exigency stations; means for diverting predetermined calls from said emergency answering service mean, including; a data base listing exigency ANIs and a code associated with each exigency ANI; means responsive to dialing by the calling station of a predetermined exigency command for accessing from said data base an ANI of a given exigency station associated with the command; and means for directing the call from the calling station ANI, of the calling station to the exigency station. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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