Method and system for delivery of a calling party's location
First Claim
1. A method for providing a service that delivers the geographic location of a calling party on a VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) phone, comprising:
- receiving a call transmitted from a calling party'"'"'s IP (Internet Protocol) network to a called party, wherein data associated with the call includes an IP address of the calling party and a directory number corresponding to the IP address;
in response to receiving the call, triggering a query associated with the called party and requesting the geographic location of the calling party;
receiving information returned on a circuit signaling network in response to the request, and including geographic location information associated with the calling party and recorded by a geographic location-tracking network;
terminating the call and delivering the geographic location information to the called party; and
translating the geographic location information from raw form to a displayable form;
wherein if the call is from a mobile device, the geographic location information is recorded after the call originates from the calling party and before the call is received at a network element associated with the called party; and
wherein the geographic location information includes a building name.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a service that delivers location information associated with a caller. The service operates in both wireline and wireless networks, providing called parties with the location information of calling parties who use either stationary terminal devices or mobile devices. The service can operate as a stand alone service or can be a part of a calling name delivery service (or caller-ID service), delivering location information in addition to the conventional name, number, date, and time. The primary components of the present invention include a service control point, an address database in communication with the service control point, and a network that tracks the locations of mobile network users. The system further includes a mapping converter if the location data provided by the network is not meaningful to a subscriber.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing a service that delivers the geographic location of a calling party on a VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) phone, comprising:
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receiving a call transmitted from a calling party'"'"'s IP (Internet Protocol) network to a called party, wherein data associated with the call includes an IP address of the calling party and a directory number corresponding to the IP address; in response to receiving the call, triggering a query associated with the called party and requesting the geographic location of the calling party; receiving information returned on a circuit signaling network in response to the request, and including geographic location information associated with the calling party and recorded by a geographic location-tracking network; terminating the call and delivering the geographic location information to the called party; and translating the geographic location information from raw form to a displayable form; wherein if the call is from a mobile device, the geographic location information is recorded after the call originates from the calling party and before the call is received at a network element associated with the called party; and wherein the geographic location information includes a building name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for delivering location information of a calling party on a VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) phone associated with an IP (Internet Protocol) address and a directory number corresponding to the IP address, the system comprising:
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a location-tracking network storing the calling party'"'"'s geographic location information in an address database, wherein the address database cross-references geographic location information with directory numbers and corresponding IP addresses associated with VOIP phones; a control server in communication with the address database; a mapping converter that translates the geographic location information from raw form to displayable form; and a called party'"'"'s network element that receives a call from the calling party, wherein data associated with the call includes the IP address of the calling party, wherein the control server, in response to a query received from and launched by a trigger at the network element associated with the called party, searches the address database for geographic location information corresponding to the IP address of the calling party, and returns the geographic location information on a circuit signaling network to the called party'"'"'s network element; wherein the called party'"'"'s network element terminates the call and delivers the geographic location information to the called party; wherein delivering the geographic location information uses a medium of an audio message; and wherein the geographic location information includes a building name. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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