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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);
Amar Nath Ray, Shawnee, KS (US);
William J. Eich, Wheaton, IL (US);
Gilbert Geiman, Sleepy Hollow, IL (US);
West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
Locating a mobile device in the event of an emergency may be based on common location techniques, such as GPS and geolocation. Additional location techniques may be performed in a sample method of operation which includes receiving a call for assistance from a mobile device, retrieving location information associated with a mobile communication signal associated with the mobile device, retrieving environmental factors associated with an estimated location of the mobile device, and determining the mobile device location based on the mobile communication signal and the environmental factors.