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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Eric C. English, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Jay Douglas Cole, Overland Park, KS (US);
Philip Martin Kunkel, Overland Park, KS (US);
Talat Jamshidi, Leawood, KS (US);
Wen Xue, Overland Park, KS (US);
Eric C. English, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Jay Douglas Cole, Overland Park, KS (US);
Philip Martin Kunkel, Overland Park, KS (US);
Talat Jamshidi, Leawood, KS (US);
Wen Xue, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for providing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) emergency calls via a wireless communication network. In a particular embodiment, a method provides receiving an emergency call request from a VoIP communication network initiated by a VoIP communication client operating on the VoIP communication network. The method further provides processing the emergency call request to determine a wireless device associated with the VoIP communication client. The method further provides determining a location of the wireless device and determining a public safety answering point (PSAP) based on the location of the wireless device. The method further provides establishing an emergency call between the VoIP communication client and the PSAP via the wireless communication system and the VoIP communication network based on the location of the wireless device.