Patent ID: 7899174
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling access to emergency services comprising: a) receiving call setup requests from at least one originating device; b) determining select call setup requests from the call setup requests that are received from users who are authorized to initiate a call for emergency services; c) selecting a priority level from a plurality of priority levels for each of the select call setup requests; d) creating emergency information for each of the select call setup requests based on the determination; e) inserting the emergency information and the selected priority levels into the select call setup requests; and f) forwarding the select call setup requests toward at least one terminating device associated with the emergency services, wherein the emergency information is inserted into the select call setup requests prior to forwarding the select call setup requests toward the at least one terminating device where one of the at least one originating or terminating devices resides on a packet network.