Patent ID: 9408239
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a computing device and from a user equipment (UE) placing an emergency call, address information associated with the UE; performing, by the computing device and when the address information fails to include a global positioning system (GPS) location of the UE, reverse geo-coding of the address information to determine the GPS location of the UE; storing, by the computing device, the address information and the GPS location of the UE in a database; receiving, from an emergency call server (ECS), a query that includes a service or device type associated with the UE; determining whether the UE is a mobile device or a nomadic device based on the service or device type; determining, when the UE is a mobile device, the GPS location of the UE using a secure user plane location (SUPL) platform; and retrieving, when the UE is a nomadic device, the GPS location of the UE from the database.