Reverse registration method in a system for the automatic notification that a call to an emergency service has occurred

• US 6,504,909 B1
• Filed: 11/13/2000
• Issued: 01/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 911 Notify LLC
• Original Assignee: Angelo Salvucci, Don E. Reich, Kurt E. Warner, William C. Cook
• Inventors: Reich, Don E., Warner, Kurt E., Cook, William C., Salvucci, Angelo
• Primary Examiner(s): WOO, STELLA L
• Application Number:
  US09/712,655
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• Field of Search: 379/45, 379/37, 379/38, 379/39, 379/40, 379/41, 379/42, 379/46, 379/51, 379/127.05, 379/201.01, 379/201.03
• US Class Current: 379/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00

Abstract

A registration method in a system for calling designated addressable notify devices in response to a 9-1-1 call. When a registration call is received from a new customer, the software proceeds with a voice answerback menu to register numbers to be notified. Two choices are provided. The customer can choose a standard notify service or a reverse notify service. In standard notify service parties designated by the customer are notified of 9-1-1 calls originating at the customers telephone. In reverse notify service if a party designated by the customer calls 9-1-1, the customer is notified of 9-1-1 calls originating at the designated party'"'"'s telephone. The notify numbers are stored in a list in a database memory maintained by the notify service. If a call is received from a current subscriber, the software proceeds with a voice answerback menu to update the previously registered numbers to be notified. Subsequently, if a 9-1-1 call is placed from a station that has previously been registered with the service, the software automatically places a call to each addressable notify device on the subscriber'"'"'s notify list. If an answer is confirmed, the software transmits a notify message over the telephone or wireless line.

Claims

1. In a telecommunications network including an emergency call center a method comprising:

A. presenting service choices to a subscriber, one of said service choices being a reverse notify service related to calls by a designated party to said emergency call center;

B. requesting a subscriber telephone number, a notify number and a designated party telephone number from said subscriber in response to said subscriber having chosen said reverse notify service;

C. registering said notify number associatively with said designated party telephone number in an emergency call notification service memory; and

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D. posting a reverse notify service fee to an account associated with said subscriber telephone number.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

E. obtaining consent of said designated party to said reverse notify service.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

E. determining that a telephone call within said network to a specified telephone originated at a calling station, a telephone number of said calling station being said designated telephone number registered in said emergency call notification service memory; and

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F. utilizing said notify number to automatically place a telephone call to a notify station, a telephone number of said notify station being said notify telephone number registered associatively with said designated party telephone in said emergency call notification service memory.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said step D further comprises a step of:

posting a reverse notify service fee to an account associated with said subscriber telephone number or to an account associated with said designated party telephone number depending upon a billing option chosen by said subscriber.

5. In a telecommunications network including an emergency call center a method comprising:

A. presenting service choices to a subscriber, one of said service choices being a reverse notify service related to calls by a designated party to said emergency call center;

B. requesting a subscriber telephone number, a notify number and a designated party telephone number from said subscriber in response to said subscriber having chosen said reverse notify service;

C. registering said notify number associatively with said designated party telephone number in an emergency call notification service memory;

D. presenting billing options to said subscriber, a first billing option being bill to said subscriber telephone number and a second billing option being bill to said designated party telephone number;

E. obtaining consent of said designated party upon a condition that said second billing option is chosen by said subscriber; and

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F. posting a reverse notify service fee to an account associated with said subscriber telephone number or to an account associated with said designated party telephone number depending upon the billing option chosen by said subscriber.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

G. determining that a telephone call within said network to a specified telephone originated at a calling station, a telephone number of said calling station being said designated telephone number registered in said emergency call notification service memory; and

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H. utilizing said notify number to automatically place a telephone call to a notify station, a telephone number of said notify station being said notify telephone number registered associatively with said designated party telephone in said emergency call notification service memory.