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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Gregory L. Welenson, Holland, PA (US);
Louis Holder, Princeton Jct., NJ (US);
Gregory L. Welenson, Holland, PA (US);
Louis Holder, Princeton Jct., NJ (US);
Vonage Holdings Corp., Holmdel, NJ (US);
Abstract
Emergency calls placed from telephone devices connected to a data network are completed to the appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP). In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for completing an emergency call comprises receiving a call from a device on a data network, the call destined for an emergency service, the device having a physical location, obtaining a telephone number of an emergency call center that handles emergency calls for the physical location of the device, and routing the call to the emergency call center using the telephone number.