Methods of supporting location and emergency calls for an over-the-top service provider
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supporting emergency calls, comprising:
- at least one processor of a user equipment (UE) configured to;
receive a request for an emergency call from a user of the UE;
obtain mobile network operator (MNO) data for a serving MNO for the UE; and
cause a transmitter of the UE to send a first message comprising a request for the emergency call to an over the top (OTT) service provider, wherein the request for the emergency call includes the MNO data.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for supporting location and emergency calls for an over-the-top (OTT) service provider are disclosed. A UE may send a request for an emergency call to an OTT service provider and may include in the request mobile network operator (MNO) data for a serving MNO for the UE. The OTT service provider may forward the emergency call request to an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The IMS may determine routing information for the emergency call and either return the routing information to the OTT service provider to enable the OTT service provider to route the emergency call to a public safety answering point (PSAP) or may route the emergency call itself to the PSAP. The call request routed by the IMS or by the OTT service provider may include a reference identifier that may enable the PSAP to obtain a location for the UE from the IMS.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus for supporting emergency calls, comprising:
at least one processor of a user equipment (UE) configured to; receive a request for an emergency call from a user of the UE; obtain mobile network operator (MNO) data for a serving MNO for the UE; and cause a transmitter of the UE to send a first message comprising a request for the emergency call to an over the top (OTT) service provider, wherein the request for the emergency call includes the MNO data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for supporting emergency calls, comprising:
means for processing of a user equipment (UE) configured to; receive a request for an emergency call from a user of the UE; obtain mobile network operator (MNO) data for a serving MNO for the UE; and cause a means for communicating of the UE to send a first message comprising a request for the emergency call to an over the top (OTT) service provider, wherein the request for the emergency call includes the MNO data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for supporting emergency calls at a user equipment (UE), the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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at least one instructions instructing the UE to receive a request for an emergency call from a user of the UE; at least one instructions instructing the UE to obtain mobile network operator (MNO) data for a serving MNO for the UE; and at least one instructions instructing the UE to send a first message comprising a request for the emergency call to an over the top (OTT) service provider, wherein the request for the emergency call includes the MNO data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for supporting emergency calls at an over-the-top (OTT) service provider, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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at least one instructions instructing the OTT service provider to receive a first message comprising a request for an emergency call from a user equipment (UE), wherein the first message is transferred to the OTT service provider via a serving mobile network operator (MNO) for the UE, and wherein the first message includes an address for an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) for the serving MNO; and at least one instructions instructing the OTT service provider to send a second message to the IMS based on the address, wherein the second message comprises a request for the emergency call. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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