Patent ID: 8290470
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for providing location information to a public-safety answering point during an Emergency 911 call, said system comprising: a WiFi access point configured to: the controller in communication with said WiFi access point and configured to: a database in communication with said controller, said database including network address information of selective routers through which information is communicated to public safety answering points, and configured to: a gateway in communication with said database and in communication with a network on which the selective routers are operating, said controller being configured to request selective router information, from said database, of a selective router through which information is to be sent to a public safety answering point servicing an area including said WiFi access point during an emergency 911 call by communicating the WiFi access point identification information to said database; said gateway further being configured to receive the selective router information and communicate the emergency 911 call including the WiFi access point physical address to the selective router identified by said database, to cause the public safety answering point receiving the emergency 911 call to display the physical address.