RCS proxy system and method for PSAP sessions

A device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive an emergency message from a user device;
• receive, based on the emergency message, a response message comprising information related to a set of emergency municipalities located relative to the user device;
• analyze the emergency message, and determine, based on the analysis, Rich Communication Services (RCS) capabilities of the user device;
• establish a connection between the user device and a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) based on the RCS capability determination of the user device, such that:
• when the user device is determined to be RCS enabled, the established connection comprises an RCS connection with an RCS-based PSAP, and
• when the user device is determined to be non-RCS enabled, the established connection comprises an internet connection and a voice connection with an internet-based PSAP, the internet connection being on a secure channel and comprising chat functionality with the internet-based PSAP, the voice connection being on a circuit path and comprising cellular functionality with the internet-based PSAP, the internet connection with the internet-based PSAP being established by:
• identifying a network location of the internet-based PSAP,
• compiling a short message service (SMS) message comprising a selectable uniform resource locator (URL) for the network location,
• communicating the compiled SMS message to the user device, and
• identifying a selection of the selectable URL by a user of the user device;
• and
• enable end-to-end communication for the user device based on the established connection and the determined RCS capabilities of the user device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium tangibly encoded with instructions, that when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, an emergency message from a user device;
• receiving, by the processor, based on the emergency message, a response message comprising information related to a set of emergency municipalities located relative to the user device;
• analyzing, by the processor, the emergency message, and determining, based on the analysis, Rich Communication Services (RCS) capabilities of the user device;
• establishing, by the processor, a connection between the user device and a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) based on the RCS capability determination of the user device, such that:
• when the user device is determined to be RCS enabled, the established connection comprises an RCS connection with an RCS-based PSAP, and
• when the user device is determined to be non-RCS enabled, the established connection comprises an internet connection and a voice connection with an internet-based PSAP, the internet connection being on a secure channel and comprising chat functionality with the internet-based PSAP, the voice connection being on a circuit path and comprising cellular functionality with the internet-based PSAP, the internet connection with the internet-based PSAP being established by:
• identifying, by the processor, a network location of the internet-based PSAP,
• compiling, by the processor, a short message service (SMS) message comprising a selectable uniform resource locator (URL) for the network location,
• communicating the compiled SMS message to the user device, and
• identifying, by the processor, a selection of the selectable URL by a user of the user device;
• and
• enabling, by the processor, end-to-end communication for the user device based on the established connection and the determined RCS capabilities of the user device.