Location system and method for assisting emergency services in identifying the physical location of an IP telephony user
First Claim
1. A location device for associating a physical location with a communications device, the communications device configured for having an assigned device identification and configured for using an assigned network address for use in routing call data over a communications network, the location device comprising:
- a memory for storing location information related to the physical location;
a device port for coupling to the communications device and a network port for coupling to the communications network, the ports configured for communicating the call data between the ports;
a monitoring module configured for monitoring operation of at least one of the ports for detecting an initialization process of the communications device and for identifying the assigned device identification; and
a location registration module configured for communicating a location update message over the communications network via the network port in response to the detected initialization process, the location update message including the location information and the identified device identification.
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Abstract
A location device for associating a physical location with a communications device. The communications device has assigned device identification and uses an assigned network address for use in routing call data over a communications network. The location device comprises a memory for storing location information related to the physical location and a device port for coupling to the communications device and a network port for coupling to the communications network. The ports are configured for communicating the call data between the ports. The device also has a monitoring module configured for monitoring operation of at least one of the ports in order to detect an initialization process of the communications device, as well as to identify the assigned device identification. The device also has a location registration module configured for communicating a location update message over the communications network via the network port in response to the detected initialization process, such that the location update message including the location information and the identified device identification.
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22 Claims
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1. A location device for associating a physical location with a communications device, the communications device configured for having an assigned device identification and configured for using an assigned network address for use in routing call data over a communications network, the location device comprising:
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a memory for storing location information related to the physical location; a device port for coupling to the communications device and a network port for coupling to the communications network, the ports configured for communicating the call data between the ports; a monitoring module configured for monitoring operation of at least one of the ports for detecting an initialization process of the communications device and for identifying the assigned device identification; and a location registration module configured for communicating a location update message over the communications network via the network port in response to the detected initialization process, the location update message including the location information and the identified device identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for associating a physical location with a communications device, the communications device configured for having an assigned device identification and configured for using an assigned network address for use in routing call data over a communications network, the method comprising the acts of:
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storing location information related to the physical location; coupling to the communications device and a network port for coupling to the communications network; monitoring operation of at least one of a network port coupled to the communications network and a device port coupled to the communications device for detecting an initialization process of the communications device and for identifying the assigned device identification, the ports configured for communicating the call data between the ports; and communicating a location update message over the communications network via the network port in response to the detected initialization process, the location update message including the location information and the identified device identification. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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