Granted Patent B2

US 7,515,907 · App. 11/141,577 · Granted Apr 7, 2009

Abstract

Claims (54)

1. A method for endpoint location and identification comprising:

receiving a registration request from an endpoint to a server;

determining whether the endpoint sending the registration request is a transient endpoint, said transient endpoint being at least one of a VoIP telephone or mobile phone;

storing an address of the endpoint;

requesting a location identification number from the endpoint;

receiving the location identification number, said location identification number being received through at least one of keypad input from said endpoint or voice recognition;

storing the location identification number;

associating the address of the endpoint with the location identification number; and

detecting a change in a location of said endpoint, said detecting said change in said location including at least one of recognizing that said endpoint is no longer connected within a local area network and is connected across a wide area network or recognizing that a local internet protocol address has changed and a new location identification number has not been entered for the local internet protocol address.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an emergency number contact from the endpoint;

routing the emergency number contact to the server;

retrieving the location identification number address associated with the address of the endpoint;

connecting the endpoint to the emergency number contact; and

transmitting the location identification number associated with the address of the endpoint to the emergency number contact.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining from the location identification number an appropriate public safety answering point to connect the endpoint.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the address of the endpoint is an IP address.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a user with a list of location identification numbers associated with the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the endpoint and the server use session initiation protocol.

7. A system for endpoint location identification comprising:

a module for receiving a registration request from an endpoint to a server;

a module for determining if the endpoint sending the registration request is a transient endpoint, said transient endpoint being at least one of a VoIP telephone or mobile phone;

a module for requesting a location identification number from the endpoint;

a module for receiving the location identification number, said location identification number being received through at least one of keypad input from said endpoint or voice recognition;

a database for storing an address of the endpoint and the location identification number; and

a module for detecting a change in a location of said endpoint, said module for detecting said change in location including at least one of a module for recognizing that said endpoint is no longer connected within a local area network and is connected across a wide area network or a module for recognizing that a local internet protocol address has changed and a new location identification number has not been entered for the local internet protocol address.

8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a module for receiving an emergency number contact from the endpoint to the server;

a module for retrieving the location identification number from the database;

a module for connecting the endpoint to the emergency number contact; and

a module for transmitting the location identification number associated with the address of the endpoint to the emergency number contact.

9. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a module for determining from the location identification number an appropriate public safety answering point to connect the endpoint.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the address of the endpoint is an IP address.

11. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a module for providing a user with a list of location identification numbers associated with the user.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the endpoint and the server use session initiation protocol.

13. A system for location identification comprising:

a means for receiving a registration request from a means for communicating to a server;

a means for determining if the means for communication sending the registration request is a transient means for communication, said transient endpoint being at least one of a VoIP telephone or mobile phone;

a means for requesting a location identification number from the means for communication;

means for receiving the location identification number, said location identification number being received through at least one of keypad input from said endpoint or voice recognition;

a means for storing an address of the means for communication and the location identification number in a database; and

a means for detecting a change in a location of said endpoint, said means for detecting said change in location including at least one of means for recognizing that said endpoint is no longer connected within a local area network and is connected across a wide area network or means for recognizing that a local internet protocol address has changed and a new location identification number has not been entered for the local internet protocol address.

14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising:

a means for receiving an emergency number contact from the means for communicating to the server;

a means for retrieving the location identification number from the database;

a means for connecting the means for communication to the emergency number contact; and a means for transmitting the location identification number associated with the address of the means for communication to the emergency number contact.

15. The system of claim 13 , further comprising:

a means for determining from the location identification number an appropriate public safety answering point to connect the means for communication.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the address of the means for communication is an IP address.

17. The system of claim 13 , further comprising: a means for providing a user with a list of location identification numbers associated with the user.

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