System and method for identifying the location of a wireless terminal
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a wireless switching center coupled to a public switched telephone network;
a plurality of base stations communicatively coupled to said wireless switching center; and
a location circuit that determines if a called number corresponds to a location service and if said called number corresponds to the location service, said location circuit modifies the caller-identification signal for a call from a wireless terminal with a signal that identifies the location of one of said base stations such that the modified caller-identification signal identifies the proximate location of the wireless terminal.
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Abstract
A system and method that identify the location of a wireless terminal. An illustrative embodiment of the present invention comprises a wireless communication system with a plurality of base stations. The system associates a location identification signal with each base station, such as an area code and an exchange of a telephone number in the geographic area of the base station. When a call is connected through a base station, the system modifies the caller-ID signal for the wireless terminal with the location identification signal of the base station. Thus, the system identifies the location of a wireless terminal.
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a wireless switching center coupled to a public switched telephone network; a plurality of base stations communicatively coupled to said wireless switching center; and a location circuit that determines if a called number corresponds to a location service and if said called number corresponds to the location service, said location circuit modifies the caller-identification signal for a call from a wireless terminal with a signal that identifies the location of one of said base stations such that the modified caller-identification signal identifies the proximate location of the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for identifying the location of a wireless terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a dialed telephone number from a wireless terminal at a base station; determining if a called number corresponds to a location service and if said called number corresponds to the location service, said location circuit modifying the caller-identification signal for a call from a wireless terminal with a signal that identifies the geographic location of the base station such that the modified caller-identification signal identifies the proximate location of the wireless terminal; continuing the call with the modified caller-identification signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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