Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) E911 metro street address guide (MSAG) validation
View Patent ↗An overlay list of MSAG-valid addresses is created for use in lieu of (or in addition to) the lat/lon or postal address which otherwise would go with an E911 VoIP 911 call. This overlays the nation with a series of MSAG-addressed polygons, with center points identified in those polygons, and MSAG-valid addresses provided to the PSAPs for those centers, preferably along with the original latitude/longitude coordinates.
1. A metro street address guide (MSAG) validation database, comprising:
a plurality of validated street addresses;
wherein a single validated street address from each of said plurality of validated street addresses is correlated with a unique polygon area defined by latitude/longitude coordinates.
2. The metro street address guide (MSAG) validation database according to claim 1 , wherein:
at least some, but not all, of said plurality of validated street addresses are defined by a street address of a corresponding cell tower.
3. A method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database, comprising:
defining, in an MSAG validation database, a plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons having a greater density than a plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons; and
replacing, in said MSAG validation database, said plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons with said plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons.
4. The method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 3 , wherein:
each of said plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons is defined by a single street address.
5. The method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 4 , wherein:
said single street address is a street address of an approximate center of each of said respective plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons.
6. The method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 3 , wherein:
each of said plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons is defined by a single street address.
7. The method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 6 , wherein:
said single street address is a street address of an approximate center of each of said respective plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons.
8. The method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 3 , wherein:
each of said plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons are defined by a plurality of latitude/longitude coordinates.
9. The method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 3 , wherein:
each of said plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons are defined by a plurality of latitude/longitude coordinates.
10. The method of generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 3 , wherein:
said number of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons is greater than said number of existing MSAG-addressed polygons.
11. Apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database, comprising:
means for defining, in an MSAG validation database, a plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons having a greater density than a plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons; and
means for replacing, in said MSAG validation database, said plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons with said plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons.
12. The apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 11 , wherein:
each of said plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons is defined by a single street address.
13. The apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 12 , wherein:
said single street address is a street address of an approximate center of each of said respective plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons.
14. The apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 11 , wherein:
each of said plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons is defined by a single street address.
15. The apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 14 , wherein:
said single street address is a street address of an approximate center of each of said respective plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons.
16. The apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 11 , wherein:
each of said plurality of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons are defined by a plurality of latitude/longitude coordinates.
17. The apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 11 , wherein:
each of said plurality of existing MSAG-addressed polygons are defined by a plurality of latitude/longitude coordinates.
18. The apparatus for generating entries in an MSAG validation database according to claim 11 , wherein:
said number of newly defined MSAG-addressed polygons is greater than said number of existing MSAG-addressed polygons.