Endpoint location update control for call routing decisions

For use with a plurality of servers (“the servers”) to be collectively functioning as a single unified server, wherein the servers are to provide a plurality of data communication services including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and call routing services in one or more limited geographic regions to a plurality of VoIP-capable endpoint devices, an apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry, communicatively coupled to or integrated with a particular endpoint device of the plurality of VoIP-capable endpoint devices, to determine that a mismatch trigger event has occurred with regards to where the particular endpoint device is currently situated, the mismatch trigger event being based upon a comparison of previous geolocation data and of current geolocation data, wherein the mismatch trigger event corresponds with occurrence of at least one configurable geolocation event or configurable time-based event indicating that a location change, detected by the comparison, is to be reported;
• reporting circuitry, communicatively integrated with the particular endpoint device, to send and in response to determining that the mismatched trigger event has occurred with regards to where the particular endpoint device is currently situated, the current geolocation data from the particular endpoint device to a VoIP server;
• and
• computer processing circuitry to operate with the VoIP server for providing the plurality of data communication services, to
• store, in a location database, current geolocation data from multiple sources corresponding to particular endpoint device, and
• validate a certain one of the multiple sources for satisfying confidence criteria concerning the current geolocation data stored in the location database for the particular endpoint device and, in response, use the current geolocation data stored in the location database to process a call involving the particular endpoint device.

An apparatus for use in a data communication system including a plurality of servers to be operated together for providing, to a plurality of endpoint devices, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call routing services, the apparatus comprising:

• computer processing circuitry to:
• coordinate the VoIP call routing services via the plurality of servers;
• receive an indication of a determination by a particular endpoint device of the plurality of endpoint devices, that a mismatch trigger event has occurred with regards to where the particular endpoint device is currently situated, based upon a comparison of previous geolocation data and of current geolocation data, wherein the mismatch trigger event corresponds with occurrence of at least one configurable geolocation event or configurable time-based event indicating that a location change, detected by the comparison, is to be reported;
• store the current geolocation data in a location database, in response to the particular endpoint device sending the current geolocation data to the computer processing circuitry over a VoIP network;
• and
• in response to validating a certain source, from among a plurality of sources, of the current geolocation data stored in the location database for the particular endpoint device, process a call involving the particular endpoint device based on the current geolocation data stored in the location database.