Patent ID: 8521123
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for authoritative validation of mobile service permissions, said method comprising: receiving a preemption request from a first responder communications source to preempt non-emergency communications, wherein the preemption request specifies a communication type to preempt for non-emergency communications; determining affected transmission sites to be preempted; placing the affected transmission sites in a preemption mode for non-emergency communications based on the preemption request; receiving, from a first communication device located in one of the affected transmission sites, a communications request to initiate a communication to a second communication device; determining whether the communications request is authorized in response to determining that the affected transmission sites are in a preemption mode, wherein determining whether the communications request is authorized includes first determining whether the first communication device is included in a first responder registry and if not, second determining whether a type of communication associated with the communications request matches the communication type preempted for non-emergency communications; initiating the communication associated with the communications request in response to the first determination that the first communication device is included in the first responder registry or in response to the second determination that the type of communication associated with the communications request does not match the communication type preempted for non-emergency communications; transmitting a message to the first communication device indicating that there is an emergency and that the communication request has been preempted in response to determining that the first communication device is not included in the first responder registry and in response to the second determination that the type of communication associated with the communications request matches the communication type preempted for non-emergency.