Patent ID: 8219061
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for obtaining a subscriber location for a call from a phone, comprising: (a) determining by a phone system a subscriber access line identity of a subscriber access line, wherein the phone is coupled to a subscriber access line module via the subscriber access line, wherein the phone system receives and processes the call from the phone; (b) sending a query from the phone system to a subscriber location query system, wherein the query comprises the subscriber access line identity; (b1) receiving the query by the subscriber location query system, wherein the query comprises the subscriber access line identity, wherein the subscriber location query system comprises a datastore, wherein the datastore comprises a plurality of subscriber location records, wherein each subscriber location record comprises a subscriber access line identity attribute and a corresponding subscriber location attribute; (b2) comparing the subscriber access line identity from the query to the subscriber access line identity attributes of the plurality of subscriber location records; and (b3) if a match is found, returning to the phone system the subscriber location according to the matching subscriber location record; and (c) receiving from the subscriber location query system the subscriber location corresponding to the subscriber access line identity, wherein the subscriber location comprises a physical or link layer property of the subscriber access line module to which the subscriber access line is coupled.