US 8,515,386 B2
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR VOICE OVER IP TELEPHONY (E-VOIP)General
US 8,515,386 B2
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR VOICE OVER IP TELEPHONY (E-VOIP)
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Sharad Rampuria
Art Unit:
2646 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details
Agent:
Henry C. Query, Jr.
Inventors:
Dennis J. Hasenfang; Christopher C. Willis
Assignee:
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Priority:
04/25/11
Filed:
04/25/11
Granted:
08/20/13
Expiration:
08/25/26
Abstract
A method for determining the physical location of a VoIP phone and transmitting the physical location to an emergency services call center or the like comprises the steps of determining the physical location of the VoIP phone using multiple location detection technologies, placing a call to an emergency services call center using the VoIP phone, and automatically transmitting the physical location of the VoIP phone to the emergency services call center.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04M3/42348H04W76/50H04L12/66H04M