Systems and methods for providing 9-1-1 services to nomadic internet telephony callers
AssigneeVerizon Business Global LLC
InventorElizabeth Anita COLUNGA
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Abstract
A system for facilitating 9-1-1 service delivery to internet telephony customers is provided. The system includes a server device for receiving a 9-1-1 call from a user device via a data network, where the 9-1-1 call are based on “9-1-1” digits dialed at the user device. The server device is configured to forward the received 9-1-1 call to an operator services interface operatively connected to the server device.
Claims21
1-21. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a telephony device and by a server device, a set of dialed digits that correspond to an emergency telephone number;
- replacing, by the server device, the set of dialed digits with a set of dialed digits that correspond to an operator services number;
- and
- forwarding, by the server device, a call, associated with the set of dialed digits, where the forwarding is based on the operator services number.
A non-transitory computer-readable memory device storing instructions that are executable by one or more processors of a server device, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions to receive, from a telephony device, a set of dialed digits that correspond to an emergency telephone number;
- one or more instructions to replace the set of dialed digits with a set of dialed digits that correspond to an operator services number;
- and
- one or more instructions to forward a call, associated with the set of dialed digits, where the forwarding is based on the operator services number.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a telephony device, a set of dialed digits that correspond to an emergency telephone number;
- determining, in response to receiving the set of dialed digits, whether the telephony device is a mobile device or a fixed device;
- processing the set of dialed digits in a first manner when the telephony device is a mobile device;
- and
- processing the set of dialed digits in a second manner when the telephony device is a fixed device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.