System, apparatus and method for availing a mobile call of address information

• US 8,208,909 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2008
• Issued: 06/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: West Corporation
• Original Assignee: West Corporation
• Inventors: Snapp, John Lawrence, Meer, Stephen Marc, Erkkila, Robin
• Primary Examiner(s): Edouard, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Casca, Fred
• Application Number:
  US12/131,198
• Publication Number:
  US 20090298492A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.2, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/404.2, 455/423, 455/404.3, 455/414.3, 340/539.13, 340/825.49, 340/573.1, 340/39.13, 707/6, 379/45
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

A system for availing a mobile call of an address set including address information relating to a caller locus includes: (a) an evaluating unit for receiving the call from a caller at the caller locus; an indication of the caller locus including a first measure of certainty being conveyed with the call; and (b) at least one data base coupled with the evaluating unit; the at least one data base containing address location information relating with at least one address associated with the caller; the address location information including a respective second measure of certainty associated with each address; the evaluating unit cooperating with the at least one data base to identify whether a respective address is a selected address satisfying a predetermined relationship between the first and second measures of certainty; each selected address being included in the address set and conveyed to a call receiver.

Claims

1. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus;

the system comprising;

(a) an evaluating unit configured for evaluating said mobile telecommunication call received from a caller at said caller locus;

an indication of said caller locus being conveyed with said mobile telecommunication call;

said indication including a first measure of certainty associated with said caller locus; and

(b) at least one data base coupled with said evaluating unit;

said at least one data base containing address location information relating with at least one address associated with said caller;

each respective address of said at least one address being situated at a respective address locus;

said address location information including a respective second measure of certainty associated with each respective address of said at least one address;

said evaluating unit ascertaining whether said potential address set accompanies said mobile telecommunication call;

when said potential address set does not accompany said mobile telecommunication call said evaluating unit ascertains whether a previous query regarding a potential address set has been made;

when no potential address set accompanies said mobile telecommunication call and no previous query regarding a potential address set has been made, said evaluating unit cooperates with said at least one data base to identify whether at least one said respective address is a selected address;

said selected address satisfying a predetermined relationship between said first measure of certainty and said respective second measure of certainty;

each said selected address being included in said potential address set;

said potential address set being conveyed with said mobile telecommunication call to a call receiver.

2. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 1 wherein said indication of said caller locus is expressed in terms of a two-dimensional geographic reference system.

3. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 1 wherein said first measure of certainty is expressed in terms of a radial distance from said caller locus within which said caller may be situated.

4. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 1 wherein said address location information is expressed in terms of a two-dimensional geographic reference system.

5. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 1 wherein said second measure of certainty is expressed in terms of a radial distance from said address locus within which said address may be situated.

6. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 1 wherein said at least one data base includes at least one of at least one first data base including user-provided address information, at least one second data base including name-to-address linking information and at least one third data base containing other address information.

7. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 2 wherein said first measure of certainty is expressed in terms of a radial distance from said caller locus within which said caller may be situated.

8. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 7 wherein said address location information is expressed in terms of a two-dimensional geographic reference system.

9. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 8 wherein said second measure of certainty is expressed in terms of a radial distance from said address locus within which said address may be situated.

10. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 9 wherein said at least one data base includes at least one of at least one first data base including user-provided address information, at least one second data base including name-to-address linking information and at least one third data base containing other address information.

11. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set;

said mobile telecommunication call originating from a caller at a caller locus;

said potential address set including address information relating with at least one address associated with a user identified in connection with a calling instrument employed for placing said mobile telecommunication call;

the system comprising;

(a) an evaluating unit configured for evaluating said mobile telecommunication call;

an indication of said caller locus being conveyed with said mobile telecommunication call;

said indication including a first measure of certainty associated with said caller locus; and

(b) at least one data base coupled with said evaluating unit;

said at least one data base containing said address location information;

each respective address of said at least one address being situated at a respective address locus;

said address location information including a respective second measure of certainty associated with each respective address of said at least one address;

said evaluating unit ascertaining whether said potential address set accompanies said mobile telecommunication call;

when said potential address set does not accompany said mobile telecommunication call said evaluating unit ascertains whether a previous query regarding a potential address set has been made;

when no potential address set accompanies said mobile telecommunication call and no previous query regarding a potential address set has been made, said evaluating unit cooperates with said at least one data base to identify whether at least one said respective address is a selected address;

said selected address satisfying a predetermined relationship between said first measure of certainty and said respective second measure of certainty;

each said selected address being included in said potential address set;

said potential address set being conveyed with said mobile telecommunication call to a call receiver.

12. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set as recited in claim 11 wherein said indication of said caller locus is expressed in terms of a two-dimensional geographic reference system.

13. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set as recited in claim 12 wherein said first measure of certainty is expressed in terms of a radial distance from said caller locus within which said caller may be situated.

14. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set as recited in claim 13 wherein said address location information is expressed in terms of a two-dimensional geographic reference system.

15. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set as recited in claim 14 wherein said second measure of certainty is expressed in terms of a radial distance from said address locus within which said address may be situated.

16. A system for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set as recited in claim 15 wherein said at least one data base includes at least one of at least one first data base including user-provided address information, at least one second data base including name-to-address linking information and at least one third data base containing other address information.

17. A method for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus;

the method comprising;

(a) in no particular order;

(1) providing an evaluating unit configured for evaluating said mobile telecommunication call from a caller at said caller locus; and

(2) providing at least one data base coupled with said evaluating unit;

said at least one data base containing address location information relating with at least one address associated with said caller;

each respective address of said at least one address being situated at a respective address locus;

said address location information including a respective second measure of certainty associated with each respective address of said at least one address;

(b) conveying an indication of said caller locus with said mobile telecommunication call;

said indication including a first measure of certainty associated with said caller locus;

(c) operating said evaluating unit;

(1) to ascertain whether said potential address set accompanies said mobile telecommunication call;

(2) when said potential address set does not accompany said mobile telecommunication call, operating said evaluating unit to ascertain whether a previous query regarding a potential address set has been made; and

(3) when no potential address set accompanies said mobile telecommunication call and no previous query regarding a potential address set has been made, operating said evaluating unit cooperatively with said at least one data base to identify whether at least one said respective address is a selected address;

said selected address satisfying a predetermined relationship between said first measure of certainty and said respective second measure of certainty;

each said selected address being included in said potential address set; and

(d) conveying said potential address set with said mobile telecommunication call to a call receiver.

18. A method for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 17 wherein said indication of said caller locus is expressed in terms of a two-dimensional geographic reference system, and wherein said address location information is expressed in terms of a two-dimensional geographic reference system.

19. A method for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 18 wherein said first measure of certainty is expressed in terms of a radial distance from said caller locus within which said caller may be situated, and wherein said second measure of certainty is expressed in terms of a radial distance from said address locus within which said address may be situated.

20. A method for availing a mobile telecommunication call of a potential address set including address information relating to a caller locus as recited in claim 19 wherein said at least one data base includes at least one of at least one first data base including user-provided address information, at least one second data base including name-to-address linking information and at least one third data base containing other address information.