Patent ID: 7489687
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a communication from a sender, the destination being intended for a destination address; based on the destination address, assigning a first preemption level to at least one of a first packet associated with the communication and a first communication path associated with the first packet, wherein the first preemption level causes at least some routers in the distributed processing network to process the first packet differently than other packets not having the first preemption level; determining based on the communication that the first packet is entitled to the first preemption level, wherein the destination address is associated with an emergency service provider, and wherein the first preemption level applies only to packet-switched voice communications to specified destination addresses, the specified destination addresses comprising the communication's intended destination address; and configuring and incorporating into the first packet at least one I-class object, the I-class object being included in the body of the first packet and comprising a plurality of the following: the sender's name, the sender's age, the sender's preexisting medical condition, the sender's drug allergies, a physical location of the sender's household, a physical address of the sender's household, a video image, a condition of a device associated with the sender, and a detected parameter associated with the sender.