Methods and systems for providing foreign call back number compatibility for VoIP E9-1-1 calls
First Claim
1. A method for providing foreign call back number compatibility, the method comprising:
- assigning a non-local telephone number to a subscriber;
assigning a local telephone number to a subscriber, wherein the subscriber is a voice-over-internet-protocol subscriber; and
providing periodically both to an automatic location information database the non-local telephone number and the local telephone number associated with the subscriber, wherein the local telephone number is provided from a local telephone number database in a packet switched routing apparatus.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide foreign call back number compatibility. The systems and methods receive a local telephone number assigned to a subscriber, the subscriber having a non-local telephone number as the normal calling number of the subscriber. Furthermore, the systems and methods query a database with the local telephone number to obtain the non-local telephone number and to provide the non-local telephone number. In addition, systems and methods provide a foreign call back number compatibility database. The systems and methods receive a local telephone number assigned to a subscriber and a non-local telephone number comprising the normal calling number of the subscriber and saving the local number and the non-local number to a database.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for providing foreign call back number compatibility, the method comprising:
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assigning a non-local telephone number to a subscriber; assigning a local telephone number to a subscriber, wherein the subscriber is a voice-over-internet-protocol subscriber; and providing periodically both to an automatic location information database the non-local telephone number and the local telephone number associated with the subscriber, wherein the local telephone number is provided from a local telephone number database in a packet switched routing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-readable medium wherein the medium is a computer memory which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing a foreign call back number compatibility database, the method comprising:
- assigning a non-local telephone number to a subscriber;
assigning a local telephone number to a subscriber, wherein the subscriber is a voice-over-internet-protocol subscriber; and providing periodically both to an automatic location information database the non-local telephone number and the local telephone number associated with the subscriber, wherein the local telephone number is provided from a local telephone number database in a packet switched routing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
- assigning a non-local telephone number to a subscriber;
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11. A method for providing foreign call back number compatibility, the method comprising:
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receiving a local telephone number assigned to a subscriber, wherein the subscriber is a voice-over-internet-protocol subscriber, the subscriber having a non-local telephone number as the normal calling number of the subscriber; querying an automatic location information database with the local telephone number to obtain the non-local telephone number, wherein the local telephone number is provided from a local telephone number database in a packet switched routing apparatus; and providing the non-local telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing foreign call back number compatibility, the method comprising:
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receiving a local telephone number assigned to a subscriber, wherein the subscriber is a voice-over-internet-protocol subscriber, the subscriber having a non-local telephone number as the normal calling number of the subscriber; querying a database with the local telephone number to obtain the non-local telephone number from a remote call-forwarding field in the database, wherein the local telephone number is provided from a local telephone number database in a packet switched routing apparatus; and providing the non-local telephone number.
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16. A system for providing foreign call back number compatibility, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a local telephone number assigned to a subscriber, wherein the subscriber is a voice-over-internet-protocol subscriber, the subscriber having a non-local telephone number as the normal calling number of the subscriber; means for querying a database comprising an automatic location information database with the local telephone number to obtain the non-local telephone number; and means for providing the non-local telephone number which is periodically stored at the automatic location information database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable medium wherein the medium is a computer memory which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing a foreign call back number compatibility database, the method comprising:
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receiving a local telephone number assigned to a subscriber, the subscriber having a non-local telephone number as the normal calling number of the subscriber and wherein the subscriber is a voice-over-internet-protocol subscriber; querying an automatic location information database with the local telephone number to obtain the non-local telephone number, wherein the local telephone number resides at a local telephone number database in a packet switched routing apparatus; and providing the non-local telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for providing foreign call back number compatibility, the method comprising:
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maintaining a database comprising a plurality of local telephone numbers; associating a one of the plurality of local telephone numbers with a subscriber having a non-local telephone number as a normal calling number wherein the subscriber is a voice-over-internet-protocol subscriber; and providing periodically to an automatic location information database the non-local telephone number and the one of the plurality of local telephone numbers associated with the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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