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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Wylie R. Burt, Plymouth, MI (US);
Wiliam A. Sedat, Orchard Lake, MI (US);
Wylie R. Burt, Plymouth, MI (US);
Wiliam A. Sedat, Orchard Lake, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of contacting a public safety answering point (PSAP) that includes determining the location of a vehicle, communicating the location of the vehicle to a PSAP location service, identifying a PSAP proximate to the location of the vehicle, determining a direct inward dialing (DID) number associated with the identified PSAP, communicating the DID number to the call center from the PSAP location service, contacting the identified PSAP using the DID number, and transmitting the DID number of the identified PSAP and the location of the vehicle to the PSAP.