Emergency services for voice over IP telephony (E-VoIP)
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1. A method for determining the physical location of a VoIP phone and transmitting the physical location to an emergency services call center or the like, the method comprising:
- making a plurality of attempts to determine the physical location of the VoIP phone, each using a separate location detection technology (“
LDT”
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if an attempt is successful, storing the physical location determined using the corresponding LDT;
placing a call to the emergency services call center with the VoIP phone; and
automatically transmitting the physical location of the VoIP phone to the emergency services call center.
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Abstract
A method for determining the physical location of a VoIP phone and transmitting the physical location to an emergency services call center or the like comprises the steps of determining the physical location of the VoIP phone using multiple location detection technologies, placing a call to an emergency services call center using the VoIP phone, and automatically transmitting the physical location of the VoIP phone to the emergency services call center.
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1. A method for determining the physical location of a VoIP phone and transmitting the physical location to an emergency services call center or the like, the method comprising:
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making a plurality of attempts to determine the physical location of the VoIP phone, each using a separate location detection technology (“
LDT”
);if an attempt is successful, storing the physical location determined using the corresponding LDT; placing a call to the emergency services call center with the VoIP phone; and automatically transmitting the physical location of the VoIP phone to the emergency services call center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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