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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
May. 10, 2024
Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc, Denver, CO (US);
Patrick Giagnocavo, Littleton, CO (US);
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing z-axis information for voice over Internet Protocol ('VoIP'). In various embodiments, a user device or location beacon having geo-location system access or having sensors or devices for obtaining z-axis information is used to provide z-axis information to a nearby VoIP telephone. The user device or location beacon may send a dial-triggering signal that causes the VoIP telephone (in its off-hook state) to dial a telephone number corresponding to a 911 or E911 address database system. After the 911 or E911 address database system indicates that it is ready to receive z-axis information, the user device or location beacon sends a z-axis data signal containing the current z-axis information to the VOIP telephone, which extracts the current z-axis information for sending to the 911 or E911 address database system for updating the 911 or E911 address associated with the VoIP telephone.