System and method for providing contact information of a mobile device to a reverse 911 database
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1. A method of providing contact information of a mobile device to a reverse 911 database, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile switching center (“
MSC”
), a registration request from the mobile device;
acquiring, with the MSC, the contact information of the mobile device;
determining, with the MSC, that the mobile device is a new device to a wireless sub-network; and
based on a determination that the mobile device is a new device to the wireless sub-network, automatically passing, with the MSC, the contact information of the mobile device to a reverse 911 database separate from the MSC, to add the contact information of the mobile device to the reverse 911 database.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, when a mobile device is powered on, a mobile switching center acquires the contact information, such as, but not limited to, a phone number and the physical location associated with the mobile device. If the mobile device is a new device to the area, the contact information of the mobile device is passed to a reverse 911 database in order for a user of the mobile device to receive local alert messages transmitted by a reverse 911 system.
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1. A method of providing contact information of a mobile device to a reverse 911 database, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile switching center (“
MSC”
), a registration request from the mobile device;acquiring, with the MSC, the contact information of the mobile device; determining, with the MSC, that the mobile device is a new device to a wireless sub-network; and based on a determination that the mobile device is a new device to the wireless sub-network, automatically passing, with the MSC, the contact information of the mobile device to a reverse 911 database separate from the MSC, to add the contact information of the mobile device to the reverse 911 database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing contact information of a mobile device to a reverse 911 database, the system comprising:
a mobile switching center (“
MSC”
) comprising a processing unit and a memory in communication with the processing unit, the memory containing computer usable program code, the processing unit configured to execute the computer usable program code to;receive a registration request from the mobile device; acquire the contact information of the mobile device determine whether the mobile device is a new device to a wireless sub-network; and based on a determination that the mobile device is a new device to the wireless sub-network, automatically pass the contact information of the mobile device to a reverse 911 database to add the contact information of the mobile device to the reverse 911 database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
a non-transitory memory containing computer usable program code executable by a processing unit in a mobile switching center (“
MSC”
) to;receive a registration request from the mobile device; acquire the contact information of the mobile device determine whether the mobile device is a new device to a wireless sub-network; and based on a determination that the mobile device is a new device to the wireless sub-network, automatically pass the contact information of the mobile device to a reverse 911 database to add the contact information of the mobile device to the reverse 911 database.
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