Control system for emergency calls placed by mobile communication devices
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorVictoria L. Zeller
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Abstract
An emergency call system comprises a control system and a location system. The control system associates emergency call processing parameters with individual ones of a plurality of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). The location system receives a call request for an emergency call placed by a mobile communication device. The emergency call is to be handled by one of the PSAPs. In response to the call request, the location system determines the emergency call processing parameters that are associated the one of the PSAPs handling the emergency call. The location system uses these associated emergency call processing parameters to process the emergency call.
Claims18
An emergency call system comprising:
- a control system configured to uniquely associate different values of emergency call processing parameters with individual ones of a plurality of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), wherein the emergency call processing parameters comprise key delay parameters;
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- a location system configured to receive a call request for an emergency call placed by a mobile communication device wherein the emergency call is to be handled by one of the PSAPs, and in response, to determine the emergency call processing parameters that are associated with the one of the PSAPs handling the emergency call, and to use these associated emergency call processing parameters to process the emergency call to increase the availability of GPS coordinates of the mobile communication device to the one of the PSAPs for the emergency call.
A method of operating an emergency call system, the method comprising:
- uniquely associating different values of emergency call processing parameters with individual ones of a plurality of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), wherein the emergency call processing parameters comprise key delay parameters;
- receiving a call request for an emergency call placed by a mobile communication device wherein the emergency call is to be handled by one of the PSAPs;
- in response to the emergency call request, determining the emergency call processing parameters that are associated with the one of the PSAPs handling the emergency call;
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- using these associated emergency call processing parameters to process the emergency call to increase the availability of GPS coordinates of the mobile communication device to the one of the PSAPs for the emergency call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.