Patent ID: 9031207
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for providing location information to a public-safety answering point during a 911 telephone call by a person using a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone, said system comprising: a database managed by a third party other than a telecommunications carrier providing a VoIP telephone service, the database being configured to store location information associated with subscribers of the VoIP telephone service, wherein said location information is registered by the subscribers through a website and graphical user interface; a database access server in communication with said database; a media gateway in communication with an Internet protocol (IP) network; an emergency service gateway in communication with the IP network; a telephone switch in communication with said database access server, said media gateway, and said emergency service gateway; a selective router in communication with said telephone switch; a public-safety answering point in communication with said selective router; a call server in communication with a VoIP telephone and configured to: in response to receiving the 911 call, said public-safety answering point is further configured to: