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System and method for identifying E-911 calls and notifying family members/friends of the caller

  • US 9,332,122 B2
  • Filed: 02/04/2009
  • Issued: 05/03/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing notification of an emergency call being placed, said method comprising:

  • receiving a telephone call at an E-911 service platform, the E-911 service platform comprising a selective router and an application server;

    identifying, using a processor of the E-911 service platform, the telephone call as being an emergency call;

    identifying, by the E-911 service platform, a calling party of the telephone call;

    locating, by the selective router, an appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP) based on information related to the emergency call and the calling party;

    routing, by the selective router, a first message to the appropriate public safety answering point, wherein the first message includes the emergency call and an identification code unique to the calling party;

    receiving a second message from the appropriate public safety answering point, wherein the second message includes contact information of an emergency responder and the identification code unique to the calling party;

    query, by the application server, a subscriber database to determine if the calling party is a subscriber to 911 family notification;

    responsive to a determination that the calling party is a subscriber to 911 family notification, locating, by the application server, a notification list associated with the identified calling party; and

    automatically sending, by the application server, a notification to members on the notification list, wherein an amount of detail provided in the notification to each member is specified by one of a plurality of notification levels selected for that member by the calling party at the time the members of the notification list are selected, wherein at least one of —

    the plurality of notification levels includes the contact information of the —

    emergency responder received from the appropriate public safety answering point, and wherein sending the notification includes sending at least one of a text message, phone recording, and electronic mail as predetermined based on information located within the subscriber database.

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