Method for confirming end point location of calls

• US 7,133,498 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2004
• Issued: 11/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gilboy, Christopher P., Cacioppo, Christina, Shinners, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): WOO, STELLA L
• Application Number:
  US10/774,718
• Publication Number:
  US 20040208295A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: 379/45, 379/201.06, 379/90.01, 379/88.17, 379/88.19, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/456.6, 455/457, 455/456.5, 34235706-35713
• US Class Current: 379/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising receiving, from a user-operated telecommunications device, a user-initiated communication to a non-911 communications address. The method can comprise automatically providing a user with a current location of a user-associated telecommunications device. The method can comprise requesting, from the user, verification of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving from a user-operated telecommunications device a user-initiated communication to a non-911 communications address;

automaticaliy providing a user with a spoken current location of a user-associated telecommunications device, the user-operated telecommunications device distinct from the user-associated telecommunications device; and

requesting from the user verification of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a communications address of the user-associated telecommunications device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a communications address of the user-associated telecommunications device from the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at an Internet site a communications address of the user-associated telecommunications device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording a communications address of the user-associated telecommunications device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information indicative of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining information indicative of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device from an Automatic Location Information database.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining information indicative of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device from a mobile positioning center.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining information indicative of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device from a triangulation source.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining information indicative of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device from a GPS source.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining information indicative of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device from an Emergency Service Message Entity.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

via wireless packet data, providing to the user-operated telecommunications device information indicative of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the user with a communications address to contact to modify information indicative of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-initiated communication comprises a telephone call.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the spoken current location of the user-associated telecommunications device is provided to the user via text-to-speech conversion.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-associated telecommunications device is a wireless user-operated telecommunications device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-associated telecommunications device is a wireline user-operated telecommunications device.

18. A system comprising:

means for receiving from a user-operated telecommunications device a user-initiated communication to a non-911 communications address;

means for automatically providing a user with a current location of the user-operated telecommunications device, the user-operated telecommunications device distinct from the user-associated telecommunications device; and

means for requesting from the user verification of the current location of the user-operated telecommunications device.

19. A machine-readable medium staring instructions far activities comprising:

receiving from a user-operated telecommunications device a user-initiated communication to a non-911 communications address;

automatically providing a user with a spoken current location of the user-operated telecommunications device, the user-operated telecommunications device distinct from the user-associated telecommunications device; and

requesting from the user verification of the current location of the user-operated telecommunications device.