Providing additional time to user equipment for location determination before communicating an sms message to an emergency number

A method for delaying communication of a short message service (SMS) message to an emergency number until a location of user equipment (UE) is determined, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the UE, an input that is intended to cause an SMS message to be communicated to an emergency number;
• initiating a timer at the UE, the timer delaying the communication of the SMS message to the emergency number;
• determining, at the UE, an uncertainty of a location determined by the UE;
• recalculating the location of the UE until:
• 1) the uncertainty is less than or equal to a desired uncertainty;
• or 2) the timer runs out;
• and
• causing the SMS message to be sent with the location of the UE.

A system for delaying communication of a short message service (SMS) message to an emergency number until a location of user equipment (UE) is determined, the system comprising:

• a node configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more UEs;
• and
• a UE of the one or more UEs that:
• (1) receives an input that is intended to cause an SMS message to be communicated to an emergency number;
• (2) initiates a timer, the timer delaying the communication of the SMS message to the emergency number;
• (3) determines an uncertainty of a location determined by the UE;
• (4) recalculates the location of the UE until:
• 1) the uncertainty is less than or equal to a desired uncertainty;
• or 2) the timer runs out;
• and
• (5) causes the SMS message to be sent with the location of the UE.