Sharon R Walker

US Patent:

8060056, Nov 15, 2011

Filed:

Dec 4, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/566477

Inventors:

Hilah A. Rozier - Lenexa KS, US
Sharon K. Walker - Village of Loch Lloyd MO, US
Mark S. Freiermuth - Kansas City MO, US
Victoria L. Zeller - Kansas City MO, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04M 11/04

US Classification:

4554041, 379 45, 379 37

Abstract:

A communication network comprises a device configured to place a call for an emergency service, a call processing system in communication with the device and configured to receive and process the call to route the call to a public service answering point (PSAP), initiate a location determination process, and terminate the call, and a location provisioning system configured to execute the location determination process to determine the location of the device, wherein the location provisioning system comprises a plurality of sub systems, and wherein the call processing system communicates with only a first sub system of the plurality of sub systems to initiate the location determination process and communicates with the first sub system and a second sub system of the plurality of sub systems to terminate the call.