Jeff S Martin

US Patent:

8068587, Nov 29, 2011

Filed:

Aug 21, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/461702

Inventors:

Gerhard Geldenbott - Seattle WA, US
Gordon J. Hines - Kirkland WA, US
Jeff Martin - Longmont CO, US
Ed Day - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. - Annapolis MD

International Classification:

H04M 11/04

US Classification:

379 45, 4555561

Abstract:

The present invention is used in an emergency network to identify and provide the correct public safety access point (PSAP) to service an emergency call originating from a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriber. Data stores in an emergency services network associate PSAPs to an input ZIP code obtained from a street address returned from an MSAG relating to a VoIP call, and PSAPs to an input ESN. An emergency caller's civic street address is matched against a nationwide MSAG data store to result in a MSAG ESN. From the street address, the emergency caller's ZIP code is matched to a PSAP in an appropriate ZIP/PSAP data store. A matching PSAP from both the ZIP/PSAP and PSAP/ESN data stores determines with great reliability the identity of the proper PSAP for that emergency caller.

US Patent:

20040203597, Oct 14, 2004

Filed:

Oct 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/266688

Inventors:

Lance Pitt - Kent WA, US
Jeff Martin - Seattle WA, US
Gordon Hines - Kirkland WA, US

International Classification:

H04M003/16
H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455/411000, 455/456100

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user comprises implementing an opt`-out privacy policy for solicited requests from at least one given source for private information with respect to a wireless user. An opt-in privacy policy is also implemented for unsolicited requests from at least one given source for private information with respect to the wireless user. A multi-level privacy solution is provided which uses an opt-out policy for solicited service requested directly by the wireless user, and an opt-in policy is provided for unsolicited service not requested directly by the wireless user.