Patent ID: 9332122
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing notification of an emergency call being placed, said method comprising: receiving a telephone call at an E-911 service platform, the E-911 service platform comprising a selective router and an application server; identifying, using a processor of the E-911 service platform, the telephone call as being an emergency call; identifying, by the E-911 service platform, a calling party of the telephone call; locating, by the selective router, an appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP) based on information related to the emergency call and the calling party; routing, by the selective router, a first message to the appropriate public safety answering point, wherein the first message includes the emergency call and an identification code unique to the calling party; receiving a second message from the appropriate public safety answering point, wherein the second message includes contact information of an emergency responder and the identification code unique to the calling party; query, by the application server, a subscriber database to determine if the calling party is a subscriber to 911 family notification; responsive to a determination that the calling party is a subscriber to 911 family notification, locating, by the application server, a notification list associated with the identified calling party; and automatically sending, by the application server, a notification to members on the notification list, wherein an amount of detail provided in the notification to each member is specified by one of a plurality of notification levels selected for that member by the calling party at the time the members of the notification list are selected, wherein at least one of —the plurality of notification levels includes the contact information of the —emergency responder received from the appropriate public safety answering point, and wherein sending the notification includes sending at least one of a text message, phone recording, and electronic mail as predetermined based on information located within the subscriber database.