Patent ID: 6775356
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A telephone service method within a telephone system that provides notification to identified parties that an emergency call to an emergency service has been made from a subscriber, the improvement characterized by:Receiving an alert signal indicating that a call has been placed to said emergency service; Collecting real-time data from message content of said call in response to receiving said alert signal; Said real-time data being collected within an interval between a time that said emergency call is recognized and a response is initiated; Using said alert signal to fetch a subscriber record containing indicia corresponding to said identified parties from a subscriber database; and, Activating a message response system in response to said indicia to thereby initiate notification to said identified parties that a call to said emergency service has been made from a subscriber identified by said alert signal, said notification including a message comprised of at least part of said real-time data.