Systems and Methods for Provisioning Appliance Devices Using Validated Service Addresses

1 . A method for provisioning an appliance device comprising:

receiving a service address from a user associated with an appliance device;

validating the received service address;

storing the validated service address;

receiving a panic signal from the user using the appliance device after the validated service address is stored;

providing the validated service address to an emergency telephone number service provider for provisioning; and

transmitting the validated service address to a national PSAP (public safety access point), in response to the provisioning being unsuccessful.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the emergency telephone number service provider is a 911 service provider.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the appliance device is a mobile phone, an IP phone, or a smartphone.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the appliance device is serviced by one of plain old telephone service, T1, and VoIP protocols.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending an emergency call signal to a 911 server; and

determining, by the 911 server, whether the appliance device has already been provisioned with 911 services.

6 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

upon a determination that the appliance device is not provisioned for 911 services, retrieving a previously validated address from an address database coupled to the 911 service provider; and

submitting the previously validated address to the 911 service provider.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the validated service address further comprises storing the validated service address in an address database.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user provides the service address during an activation process of the appliance device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the panic signal is triggered in response to the user pressing a button of the appliance device.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the panic signal is triggered in response to the user shaking or striking the appliance device.

11 . A system for intelligent control of an appliance device, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a service address from a user associated with the appliance device;

validating the received service address;

storing the validated service address;

receiving a panic signal from the user using the appliance device after the validated service address is stored;

providing the validated service address to an emergency telephone number service provider for provisioning; and

transmitting the validated service address to a national PSAP (public safety access point), in response to the provisioning being unsuccessful.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the emergency telephone number service provider is a 911 service provider.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the appliance device is a mobile phone, an IP phone, or a smartphone.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the appliance device is serviced by one of plain old telephone service, T1, and VoIP protocols.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending an emergency call signal to a 911 server; and

determining, by the 911 server, whether the appliance device has already been provisioned with 911 services.

16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:

upon a determination that the appliance device is not provisioned for 911 services, retrieving a previously validated address from an address database coupled to the 911 service provider; and

submitting the previously validated address to the 911 service provider.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein storing the validated service address further comprises storing the validated service address in an address database.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the user provides the service address during an activation process of the appliance device.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the panic signal is triggered in response to the user pressing a button of the appliance device.

20 . The system of claim 11 . wherein the panic signal is triggered in response to the user shaking or striking the appliance device.