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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2002
Robert M. Ingman, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Charles E. Reddick, Palatka, FL (US);
Steven G. Smith, Roswell, GA (US);
Marvin R. Hamrick, Watkinsville, GA (US);
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for enhancing telephone line records with Global Positioning System coordinates. One embodiment acquires Global Positioning System information associated with a telephone number. This embodiment uses the Global Positioning System information to create a telephone line record for a telephone number. The Global Positioning System information describes latitude, longitude, and elevation associated with the telephone number. The Global Positioning System information, for example, could define the location of a customer's service address, a service terminal, a cross-connect box, a wire center, and/or a central office.