Patent ID: 9167605
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing a communication session between a disabled telecommunications device and an emergency responder in response to a termination of an emergency communication session between the disabled telecommunications device and a service provider, the method comprising: detecting an establishment of an emergency communication session between a disabled telecommunications device and a service provider, wherein the emergency communication session was initiated by a disabled telecommunications device; receiving a request from an emergency responder to establish a second communication session between the emergency responder and the disabled telecommunications device, the request to establish the second communication session occurring after the termination of the emergency communication session between the service provider and the disabled telecommunications device; determining an elapsed time between the emergency communication session and the request to establish the second communication session; authorizing the establishment of the second communication session if the elapsed time is less than a threshold amount of time; and denying the establishment of the second communication session if the elapsed time is greater than the threshold amount of time, wherein the denial is performed by a network element of the service provider.