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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2016
Applicant:

West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);

Inventors:

Amar Nath Ray, Shawnee, KS (US);

William J. Eich, Wheaton, IL (US);

Gilbert Geiman, Sleepy Hollow, IL (US);

Assignee:

West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/22 (2013.01);
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.


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