Patent ID: 8090322

Claim:
A method performed by one or more computing devices, the method comprising: receiving, by one of the one or more computing devices, subscriber configuration information for an emergency forking/notification service, the subscriber configuration information including criteria for initiating the emergency forking/notification service and contact information for a recipient of the emergency forking/notification service; receiving, by one of the one or more computing devices, an emergency call from a calling device; routing, by one of the one or more computing devices, the emergency call to a public safety answering point (PSAP); identifying, by one of the one or more computing devices, the emergency call as a candidate for the emergency forking/notification service based on information associated with the calling device and the criteria for initiating the emergency forking/notification service; and automatically initiating, by one of the one or more computing devices, a forking/notification session to notify the recipient that the emergency call has been initiated from the calling device.