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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2013
Applicant:

West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);

Inventors:

John Lawrence Snapp, Westminster, CO (US);

George Heinrichs, Longmont, CO (US);

Daniel Zacek, Boulder, CO (US);

Donald D. Mondul, Seeley Lake, MT (US);

Stephen Marc Meer, Longmont, CO (US);

Assignee:

West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/00 (2009.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for dynamically coupling a special number call from a calling unit with at least one function-focused answerer includes: (a) at least one of an unlicensed mobile access network, a radio access network, and a public switched telephone network configured and situated for communicative coupling with the calling unit; (b) at least one network switch coupled with at least one of the networks; and (c) a special number call receiver coupled with the network switch. At least one of the special number call receiver and the network switch is configured for communicative coupling of the special number call with the at least one function-focused answerer unit. After receiving the special number call, the special number call receiver dynamically couples the special number call to an included function-focused answerer. Determining which function-focused answerer is an included function-focused answerer is made at the special number call receiver.


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