Method and intermediary device for reporting a civic address during an emergency call

An intermediary device comprising:

• a communication unit having a first interface for interfacing with a first network that provides connectivity to a calling mechanism, and a second interface for interfacing with a second network that provides connectivity to an apparatus associated with a predefined number;
• a processor;
• and
• data storage,
• wherein the data storage contains program logic executable by the processor to (i) detect the calling mechanism dialing the predefined number, and responsively invoke the communication unit to establish a communication with the apparatus associated with the predefined number;
• and (ii) after the calling mechanism switches to an on-hook state, invoke the communication unit to send a civic address to the apparatus associated with the predefined number, the civic address including a predetermined number of bytes of data, a first number of bytes representing a street number and street name, a second number of bytes representing a street type, a third number of bytes representing a postal mailing code,
• wherein the civic address includes twenty-one bytes of data,
• wherein the first number of bytes are fourteen bytes of data of the twenty-one bytes of data that represent the street number and street name,
• wherein the second number of bytes are two bytes of data of the twenty-one bytes of data that represent the street type,
• wherein the third number of bytes are five bytes of data of the twenty-one bytes of data that represent the postal mailing code, and
• wherein sending the civic address includes sending the fourteen bytes first, then the two bytes of data, and then the five bytes of data.

In an intermediary device residing in a communication path between a calling mechanism and a wireless local loop, a method comprising:

• detecting the calling mechanism dialing a predefined number, and responsively establishing a communication between the calling mechanism and an apparatus associated with the predefined number;
• and
• after the calling mechanism has switched to an on-hook state, sending frequency shift keying (FSK) signals to the wireless local loop for transmission, in turn, to the apparatus associated with the predefined number,
• wherein the FSK signals represent a civic address associated with the calling mechanism and a parameter type value to identify that the civic address is being communicated in the FSK signals,
• wherein the civic address comprises an address selected from the group consisting of (i) a street number, (ii) a street name, (iii) a street type, and (iv) a postal mailing code,
• wherein the civic address includes a predetermined number of bytes of data, a first number of bytes representing a street number and street name, a second number of bytes representing a street type, a third number of bytes representing a postal mailing code,
• wherein the civic address includes twenty-one bytes of data,
• wherein the first number of bytes are fourteen bytes of data of the twenty-one bytes of data that represent the street number and street name,
• wherein the second number of bytes are two bytes of data of the twenty-one bytes of data that represent the street type,
• wherein the third number of bytes are five bytes of data of the twenty-one bytes of data that represent the postal mailing code, and
• wherein sending the civic address includes sending the fourteen bytes first, then the two bytes of data, and then the five bytes of data.