System and method for facilitating emergency calling from a remote terminal
First Claim
1. A system for expediting a special number call from a remote terminal via a network;
- the system comprising;
a remote terminal connected with a controlling local switching office via a call control apparatus;
the local switching office being connected with the network;
the remote terminal supporting a plurality of telephone lines connected with a plurality of remote calling instruments;
each respective remote calling instrument of the plurality of remote calling instruments being situated beyond a range of acceptable wireline transmission from the local switching office; and
the call control apparatus being coupled with the remote terminal and coupled with the local switching office;
the call control apparatus including;
(1) a translations database configured to return a destination number and a calling line identification responsive to a query including a calling line identification received from a respective remote telephone;
(2) a controller configured to determine the calling line identification responsive to a respective remote telephone calling a special number; and
(3) an update interface unit coupled with said controller and with said local switching office;
said update interface unit substantially assuring that updates of at least one predetermined parameter provided to said local switching office are also automatically provided to said controller.
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Abstract
A system and method to expedite special number calls from a remote terminal that employs call control system comprising a control module and a translations database and is connected to the trunk group between the remote terminal and the local switching office. The translations database maintains translations for its associated remote terminal special number calls, including, but not limited to, 9-1-1 calls. When the call control system recognizes a special number call, it performs a look up in its translation database using the line ID as a key and substitutes a destination number for the special number and a calling line telephone number for the line ID. The call control system forwards the call to the local switching office, which treats the call as a trunk-to-trunk call. Advantageously, one (or more) trunk of the trunk group may be reserved solely for special number calls.
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1. A system for expediting a special number call from a remote terminal via a network;
- the system comprising;
a remote terminal connected with a controlling local switching office via a call control apparatus;
the local switching office being connected with the network;
the remote terminal supporting a plurality of telephone lines connected with a plurality of remote calling instruments;
each respective remote calling instrument of the plurality of remote calling instruments being situated beyond a range of acceptable wireline transmission from the local switching office; and
the call control apparatus being coupled with the remote terminal and coupled with the local switching office;
the call control apparatus including;(1) a translations database configured to return a destination number and a calling line identification responsive to a query including a calling line identification received from a respective remote telephone; (2) a controller configured to determine the calling line identification responsive to a respective remote telephone calling a special number; and (3) an update interface unit coupled with said controller and with said local switching office;
said update interface unit substantially assuring that updates of at least one predetermined parameter provided to said local switching office are also automatically provided to said controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the system comprising;
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7. A method that expedites special number calling from a remote terminal via a network;
- the remote terminal being connected with a controlling local switching office coupled with the network;
the remote terminal supporting a plurality of lines connected with a plurality of remote calling instruments;
each respective remote calling instrument of the plurality of remote calling instruments being situated beyond a range of acceptable wireline transmission from the local switching office;
the method comprising;providing a call control system connected on a trunk between the remote terminal and the local switching office; providing an update interface unit coupled with said call control system and with said local switching office;
said update interface unit substantially assuring that updates of at least one predetermined parameter provided to said local switching office are also automatically provided to said call control system;intercepting at said call control system a call to 9-1-1 from a respective remote calling instrument comprising a line identification; determining at said call control system a call delivery number responsive to the line identification employing at least one of said at least one of said at least one predetermined parameter; determining at said call control system a calling line telephone number responsive to the line identification; creating at said call control system a call origination comprising the delivery number and the calling line telephone number; and forwarding the call origination from said call control system to the local switching office. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- the remote terminal being connected with a controlling local switching office coupled with the network;
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13. A telephone network comprising:
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an answering point configured to serve special number calls; a local switching office connected to the answering point via a network; a remote terminal connected to the local switching office and supporting a plurality of lines connected with a plurality of remote calling instruments;
each respective remote calling instrument of the plurality of remote calling instruments being situated beyond a range of acceptable wireline transmission from the local switching office;a call control system connected between the local switching office and the remote terminal and configured to monitor the plurality of lines for special number calls and further configured to deliver the special number calls to the answering point without intervention by the local switching office; and an update interface unit coupled with said call control system and with said local switching office;
said update interface unit substantially assuring that updates of at least one predetermined parameter provided to said local switching office are also automatically provided to said call control system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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