Patent ID: 6868410
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to determine, within an acceptable time of setup of a wireless telephone call, a classification of a geographic point, comprising: a computer system in turn comprising one or more mass storage subsystems, one or more main memory subsystems, one or more interconnected processors, and one or more connections to a telephone network; a first database stored in one or more of the mass storage subsystems and containing a set of all classifications used, wherein each member of the set identifies a distinct classification of a geographical area and its geographical boundaries; a second database stored in one or more of the main memory subsystems and containing all information from the first database necessary to determine the classification of a geographic point using the geographic point's coordinates; a retrieval program, operating within one or more of the processors, whereby the geographic point's classification is found within the second database and retrieved for use.