System and method for updating location information of voice-over-internet protocol based devices for E911 service
First Claim
1. A method for updating physical address location information of a wireless device for E-911 services, said method comprising:
- storing a physical address location in memory on the wireless device;
determining a current physical address location of a wireless device in communication with a data packet communications network; and
in response to determining that the current physical address location of the wireless device is different from the stored physical address location, updating the physical address location stored in memory on the wireless device with the current physical address location, wherein updating the physical address location comprises;
querying a history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device;
determining if the physical address location of the wireless device is in the history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device;
updating a last recorded physical address location with the current physical address location in response to a determination that the physical address location is in the history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device; and
prompting a user of the wireless device to input the current physical address location in response to determining that the physical address location is not in the history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device.
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Abstract
A system and method for updating physical address location information of a wireless device for E911 services. The updating may include determining that the current geographical coordinate location of the wireless device has moved beyond a predetermined distance from a last recorded geographical coordinate location. A physical address location associated with the current geographical coordinate location may then be updated. The physical address location may be updated in the wireless device and/or a data repository operating on a data packet network. The physical address location may be communicated to a public safety answering point (PSAP) in response to an emergency 911 call being placed.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for updating physical address location information of a wireless device for E-911 services, said method comprising:
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storing a physical address location in memory on the wireless device; determining a current physical address location of a wireless device in communication with a data packet communications network; and in response to determining that the current physical address location of the wireless device is different from the stored physical address location, updating the physical address location stored in memory on the wireless device with the current physical address location, wherein updating the physical address location comprises; querying a history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device; determining if the physical address location of the wireless device is in the history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device; updating a last recorded physical address location with the current physical address location in response to a determination that the physical address location is in the history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device; and prompting a user of the wireless device to input the current physical address location in response to determining that the physical address location is not in the history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless device comprising:
a processing unit configured to; store a physical address location in memory on the wireless device, wherein the physical address location includes a street address; determine a current physical address location of the wireless device in communication with a data packet communications network; update the stored physical address location with the current physical address of the wireless device, in response to determining that the current physical address location of the wireless device is beyond a predetermined distance from the stored physical address location, wherein updating the physical address location comprises; querying a history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device; determining if the physical address location of the wireless device is in the history of previous physical address locations stored for the wireless device; performing a predetermined action in response to determining if the physical address location of the wireless device is in the history of previous physical address locations stored for the device; and prompting a user of the wireless device to input the current physical address location in response to determining that the physical address location is not in the history of previous physical address locations of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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