Method and apparatus for using a single local phone number for routing out of area phone numbers
First Claim
1. A method for routing a call to a public safety answering point in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving a call setup message for emergency service by the communication network, where the call setup message is associated with a calling phone number;
determining the calling phone number is associated with a single local shadow phone number for a local calling area, where the single shadow phone number is shared among a plurality of subscribers, wherein the shadow number is obtained from an enhanced 911 application server; and
routing the call setup message to the public safety answering point using the shadow phone number.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a single shadow number to be associated with one or more out of area phone numbers that have registered service addresses in the same local area. For instance, if multiple subscribers with service addresses within the same local calling area choose to use out of area phone numbers, these multiple out of area phone numbers will all be associated with a single shadow phone number that is local within the local calling area. In one embodiment, when a subscriber using an out of area phone number places an E911 call, the out of area phone number as well as the associated shadow number will be sent to the E911 PSAP.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for routing a call to a public safety answering point in a communication network, comprising:
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receiving a call setup message for emergency service by the communication network, where the call setup message is associated with a calling phone number; determining the calling phone number is associated with a single local shadow phone number for a local calling area, where the single shadow phone number is shared among a plurality of subscribers, wherein the shadow number is obtained from an enhanced 911 application server; and routing the call setup message to the public safety answering point using the shadow phone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for routing a call to a public safety answering point in a communication network, comprising:
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receiving a call setup message for emergency service by the communication network, where the call setup message is associated with a calling phone number; determining the calling phone number is associated with a single local shadow phone number for a local calling area, where the single shadow phone number is shared among a plurality of subscribers, wherein the shadow number is obtained from an enhanced 911 application server; and routing the call setup message to the public safety answering point using the shadow phone number. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for routing a call to a public safety answering point in a communication network, comprising:
a call control element configured to; receive a call setup message for emergency service by the communication network, where the call setup message is associated with a calling phone number; determine the calling phone number is associated with a single local shadow phone number for a local calling area, where the single shadow phone number is shared among a plurality of subscribers, wherein the shadow number is obtained from an enhanced 911 application server; and route the call setup message to the public safety answering point using the shadow phone number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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