Patent ID: 8306501

Claim:
A method for establishing a communication session between a disabled telecommunications device and an emergency responder in response to a termination of an emergency communication session between the disabled telecommunications device and a service provider, the method comprising: detecting an establishment of an emergency communication session between a disabled telecommunications device and a service provider, wherein the emergency communication session is initiated by the disabled telecommunications device; providing an authorization code associated with the emergency communication session to the service provider; receiving a request from an emergency responder to establish a second communication session between the emergency responder and the disabled telecommunications device, wherein: the request to establish the second communication session occurs after the termination of the emergency communication session between the disabled telecommunications device and the service provider; and the request to establish the second communication session does not include the authorization code; after receiving the request from the emergency responder to establish the second communication session, requesting the emergency responder for the authorization code; receiving a submitted code from the emergency responder; and authorizing the establishment of the second communication session if the submitted code matches the authorization code.