Systems and methods for providing 9-1-1 services to nomadic internet telephony callers
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a server device, information indicative of an emergency call initiated from a particular device;
determining, at the server device, that the particular device is not associated with a fixed geographic location; and
in response to the determining, forwarding the emergency call to a computer device in order to identify an emergency service provider for the emergency call.
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Abstract
A system for facilitating 9-1-1 service delivery to internet telephony customers is provided. The system includes a server device for receiving a 9-1-1 call from a user device via a data network, where the 9-1-1 call are based on “9-1-1” digits dialed at the user device. The server device is configured to forward the received 9-1-1 call to an operator services interface operatively connected to the server device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a server device, information indicative of an emergency call initiated from a particular device; determining, at the server device, that the particular device is not associated with a fixed geographic location; and in response to the determining, forwarding the emergency call to a computer device in order to identify an emergency service provider for the emergency call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium having stored thereon instructions that are executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving information indicative of an emergency call initiated by a first device; determining that the first device is not associated with a fixed geographic location; and in response to the determining that the first device is not associated with a fixed geographic location, forwarding the emergency call to a second device in order to determine an emergency service provider for the emergency call. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the apparatus to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising; receiving information indicative of an emergency call initiated from a device; determining, in response to receiving the set of dialed digits, whether the device is associated with a fixed geographic region; processing the emergency call in a first manner in cases where the device is determined to be a non-fixed device that is not associated with a fixed geographic location; and processing the emergency call in a second manner in cases where the device is determined to be a fixed device that is associated with a fixed geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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