Method and apparatus for determining a physical location of a customer
First Claim
1. A method for determining a physical location of a customer, comprising:
- receiving a signaling message containing geographical coordinate data from a customer premise equipment device being used by a customer for accessing a service;
retrieving the geographical coordinate data from the signaling message; and
providing the service to the customer using the geographical coordinate data.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a physical location of a customer of a network service, e.g., a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service are disclosed. For example, the method receives a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message containing a geographical coordinate data from a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) device being used by a customer for accessing one or more services. The method retrieves the geographical coordinate data from the SIP message and provides the one or more services to the customer using the geographical coordinate data. In an alternate embodiment, a method and apparatus for sending physical location information are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining a physical location of a customer, comprising:
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receiving a signaling message containing geographical coordinate data from a customer premise equipment device being used by a customer for accessing a service; retrieving the geographical coordinate data from the signaling message; and providing the service to the customer using the geographical coordinate data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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 determining a physical location of a customer, comprising:
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receiving a signaling message containing geographical coordinate data from a customer premise equipment device being used by a customer for accessing a service; retrieving the geographical coordinate data from the signaling message; and providing the service to the customer using the geographical coordinate data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for sending physical location information, comprising:
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determining geographical coordinate data for a customer premise equipment device; inserting the geographical coordinate data into a signaling message; and forwarding the signaling message to a service provider.
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