Method and system for location determination in a composite wireless/landline communication system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving from an originating device, at a network switch, a request to establish a call to a called party;
in response to receiving the request, (i) the network switch making a first determination of whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device, and (ii) the network switch generating a signaling message including data that specifies, based on the first determination, whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device;
sending the signaling message from the network switch to a network platform;
making a second determination at the network platform, based on the data, whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device;
if the second determination is that the originating device is a landline device, then the network platform invoking a landline location-determination process to determine a location of the originating device; and
if the second determination is that the originating device is a wireless device, then the network platform invoking a wireless location-determination process to determine a location of the originating device.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining reporting the location of an originating telephone device. A location interoperability platform receives a signaling message from a switch, reflecting a call request from an originating device and carrying data indicating whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device. If the data indicates that the originating device is a landline device, then the location interoperability platform invokes a landline location-determination process to determine the location of the originating device. On the other hand, if the data indicates that the originating device is a wireless device, then the location interoperability platform invokes a wireless location-determination process to determine the location of the originating device. The location interoperability platform may then report the determined location to the called party, to help facilitate a location-based service such as emergency response.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving from an originating device, at a network switch, a request to establish a call to a called party; in response to receiving the request, (i) the network switch making a first determination of whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device, and (ii) the network switch generating a signaling message including data that specifies, based on the first determination, whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device; sending the signaling message from the network switch to a network platform; making a second determination at the network platform, based on the data, whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device; if the second determination is that the originating device is a landline device, then the network platform invoking a landline location-determination process to determine a location of the originating device; and if the second determination is that the originating device is a wireless device, then the network platform invoking a wireless location-determination process to determine a location of the originating device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A location interoperability system comprising:
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a network switch adapted to receive a message indicating a request by an originating device to establish a call to a called party; program logic, in the network switch, executable (i) to make a first determination of whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device, and (ii) to generate a signaling message including data that specifies, based on the first determination, whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device; a network platform adapted to receive the signaling message including the data that specifies whether the originating device is a wireless device or a landline device; and program logic, in the network platform, executable (i) to make a second determination, based on the data, whether the originating device is a landline device or a wireless device, (ii) if the determination is that the originating device is a landline device, then to invoke a landline location-determination process-to determine a location of the originating device, and (iii) if the determination is that the originating device is a wireless device, then to invoke a wireless location-determination process to determine a location of the originating device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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