911 emergency voice/data telecommunication network
First Claim
1. A 911 emergency voice/data telecommunication network, including:
- a caller device originating a 911 emergency call having a voice portion and a data portion, wherein the caller device captures sound and image information from the vicinity of the caller device and communicates the captured sound and image information in the 911 emergency call, at least part of the captured sound and image information being communicated in the data portion of the 911 emergency call;
a local service interface in communication with the caller device and adapted to receive the 911 emergency call and separately route the voice portion and the data portion through the 911 emergency voice/data telecommunication network to an appropriate emergency service organization;
a public voice network in communication with the local service interface and adapted to receive the voice portion of the 911 emergency call from the local service interface;
a public data network in communication with the local service interface and adapted to receive the data portion of the 911 emergency call from the local service interface; and
an emergency services network in communication with the public voice network and the public data network and adapted to receive the voice portion of the 911 emergency call from the public voice network and the data portion of the 911 emergency call from the public data network, wherein the emergency services network determines the appropriate emergency service organization to receive the 911 emergency call, communicates the appropriate emergency service organization for receiving the 911 emergency call to the local service interface via at least one of the public voice network and public data network, and dispatches the voice portion and data portion of the 911 emergency call to the appropriate emergency service organization.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a 911 emergency voice/data telecommunication network are provided. In one embodiment, the telecommunication network includes: a caller device originating a 911 emergency call having a voice portion, and a data portion, a local service interface, a public voice network, a public data network, and an ESN, wherein the ESN determines the appropriate emergency service organization to receive the 911 emergency call and dispatches the voice portion and data portion thereto. In another embodiment, the telecommunication network includes: a BS, MSC, MPC, and PDE. In another embodiment, the 911 emergency call includes a 911 origination service option. In another aspect of the invention, a method for communicating a mobile-originated 911 emergency call to an appropriate PSAP is provided. In still another aspect of the invention, a caller device for originating the 911 emergency call is provided. The caller device includes: a microphone, a camera, and a 911 button.
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37 Claims
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1. A 911 emergency voice/data telecommunication network, including:
- a caller device originating a 911 emergency call having a voice portion and a data portion, wherein the caller device captures sound and image information from the vicinity of the caller device and communicates the captured sound and image information in the 911 emergency call, at least part of the captured sound and image information being communicated in the data portion of the 911 emergency call;
a local service interface in communication with the caller device and adapted to receive the 911 emergency call and separately route the voice portion and the data portion through the 911 emergency voice/data telecommunication network to an appropriate emergency service organization; a public voice network in communication with the local service interface and adapted to receive the voice portion of the 911 emergency call from the local service interface; a public data network in communication with the local service interface and adapted to receive the data portion of the 911 emergency call from the local service interface; and an emergency services network in communication with the public voice network and the public data network and adapted to receive the voice portion of the 911 emergency call from the public voice network and the data portion of the 911 emergency call from the public data network, wherein the emergency services network determines the appropriate emergency service organization to receive the 911 emergency call, communicates the appropriate emergency service organization for receiving the 911 emergency call to the local service interface via at least one of the public voice network and public data network, and dispatches the voice portion and data portion of the 911 emergency call to the appropriate emergency service organization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a caller device originating a 911 emergency call having a voice portion and a data portion, wherein the caller device captures sound and image information from the vicinity of the caller device and communicates the captured sound and image information in the 911 emergency call, at least part of the captured sound and image information being communicated in the data portion of the 911 emergency call;
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16. A 911 emergency voice/data telecommunication network, including:
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a base station adapted to receive a 911 emergency call originated by a mobile station, the 911 emergency call having a voice portion and a data portion, wherein the mobile station captures sound and image information from the vicinity of the caller device and communicates the captured sound and image information in the 911 emergency call, at least part of the captured sound and image information being communicated in the data portion of the 911 emergency call; a mobile switching center in communication with the base station and adapted to receive the 911 emergency call and separately route the voice portion and the data portion through the 911 emergency voice/data telecommunication network to an appropriate emergency service organization; a mobile positioning center in communication with the mobile switching center and adapted to receive a 911 emergency call origination request associated with the 911 emergency call from the mobile switching center, determine an appropriate public safety access point in an emergency services network for receiving the 911 emergency call, and communicate the appropriate public safety access point for receiving the 911 emergency call to the mobile switching center; and a position determining entity in communication with the mobile positioning center and the mobile switching center adapted to receive a geographic position request from the mobile positioning center associated with the 911 emergency call and, in response to the geographic position request, initiating a position determining process to determine a location of the mobile station that originated the 911 emergency call. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for communicating a mobile-originated 911 emergency call to an appropriate public safety answering point, the method including the steps:
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a) receiving a first origination request message for the 911 emergency call from a mobile station at a mobile switching center via a base station serving the mobile station, the 911 emergency call including sound and image information from the vicinity of the mobile station; b) communicating a second origination request message for the 911 emergency call from the mobile switching center to a mobile positioning center; c) communicating a geographic position request message from the mobile positioning center to a position determining entity; d) determining a location of the mobile station that originated the 911 emergency call at the positioning determining entity; e) communicating the location of the mobile station that originated the 911 emergency call from the positioning determining entity to the mobile positioning center in a geographic position return result message; f) determining the appropriate public safety answering point for receiving the 911 emergency call at the mobile positioning center from the location of the mobile station that originated the 911 emergency call; g) communicating routing information for the appropriate public safety answering point from the mobile positioning center to the mobile switching center in a return result message in response to the second origination request message; and h) separately routing a voice portion and a data portion of the 911 emergency call to the appropriate public safety answering point. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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