Geographical call routing for a non-emergency calling service
First Claim
1. A method for location-based communicating, comprising:
- identifying, by a networked data processing apparatus, a service provider based on information received from a requesting party at a networked communications apparatus;
determining whether a plurality of predefined service areas have been defined for the identified service provider;
determining whether the requesting party is in one of the plurality of predefined service areas when the plurality of predefined service areas have been defined for the identified service provider;
determining which of the predefined service areas the requesting party is in when the requesting party is in one of the plurality of predefined service areas; and
forwarding information specified for a service location for the determined predefined service area the requesting party is in when the requesting party is in one of the plurality of predefined service areas.
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Abstract
A method for location-based communicating includes identifying a service provider based on information received from a requesting party at a networked communications apparatus. The method also includes determining whether a plurality of predefined service areas have been defined for the identified service provider. When the plurality of the at least one predefined service areas have been defined for the service provider, determinations are made as whether the requesting party is in one of the predefined service areas. When the requesting party is in a predefined service areas, information specified for a service location for the predefined service area is forwarded to the requesting party.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for location-based communicating, comprising:
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identifying, by a networked data processing apparatus, a service provider based on information received from a requesting party at a networked communications apparatus; determining whether a plurality of predefined service areas have been defined for the identified service provider; determining whether the requesting party is in one of the plurality of predefined service areas when the plurality of predefined service areas have been defined for the identified service provider; determining which of the predefined service areas the requesting party is in when the requesting party is in one of the plurality of predefined service areas; and forwarding information specified for a service location for the determined predefined service area the requesting party is in when the requesting party is in one of the plurality of predefined service areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for location-based communicating, comprising:
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identifying, by a networked data processing apparatus, a service provider based on information received from a requesting party at a networked communications apparatus; determining whether a plurality of service provider locations are provided for the identified service provider; determining a location of the requesting party relative to a predefined service area for a service provider location when the plurality of service provider locations are provided for the identified service provider; selecting one of the plurality of service provider locations based on the determined location of the requesting party relative to the predefined service area; and forwarding information specific to the selected service provider location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for location-based communicating, comprising:
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identifying, by a networked data processing apparatus, a service provider based on information received from a requesting party at a networked communications apparatus; determining whether a service provider location is provided for at least one service area for the identified service provider; determining a location of the requesting party relative to the at least one service area; selecting the service provider location based on the determined location of the requesting party relative to the at least one service area; and forwarding information specific to the selected service provider location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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