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Apparatus and method for identifying a calling station
Assignee: Amcom Software Inc
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Filing: 1992-09-10
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Granted: 1994-09-13
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Expires: 2012-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A system for identifying a specific station, of a plurality of stations serviced by a telephone system, which has initiated a telephone call. The system includes means for providing designation indicia associated with each station within the system. A module at each station includes a control circuit for converting the designation indicia to an electronic format and, at an appropriate time, transmitting the electronically formatted designation indicia to a call-receiving station. In response to a call, the receiving station polls the calling station, and, in response, the calling station transmits the electronically formatted indicia to the call-receiving station.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Moody
- 👤 Gordan Osgood
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:23
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/72; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of identifying a specific station of a plurality of stations initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call, comprising the steps of: (a) permanently assigning a fixed designation to a geographically-defined station capable of initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call; (b) encoding said designation into an electronic format; (c) providing means at the station for transmitting the encoded, fixed designation, to a public safety answering point (PSAP) responsible for a designated geographic area including the geographically-defined calling station; (d) sensing, at the responsible PSAP, a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call by the geographically-defined station; (e) polling the transmitting means in response to the "9-1-1" emergency call; and (f) transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to the responsible PSAP in response to said polling.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of identifying a specific station of a plurality of stations initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call, comprising the steps of: (a) permanently assigning a fixed designation to a geographically-defined station capable of initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call; (b) encoding said designation into an electronic format; (c) providing means at the station for transmitting the encoded, fixed designation, to a public safety answering point (PSAP) responsible for a designated geographic area including the geographically-defined calling station; (d) sensing, at the responsible PSAP, a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call by the geographically-defined station; (e) polling the transmitting means in response to the "9-1-1" emergency call; and (f) transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to the responsible PSAP in response to said polling.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the specific station initiating the "9-1-1" emergency telephone call is associated with a specific residence.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the specific station initiating the "9-1-1" emergency telephone call is associated with a private branch exchange (PBX).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the specific station initiating the "9-1-1" emergency telephone call is associated with a line connector board of a CENTREX telephone system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a step of providing power to the transmitting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein the power provided to the transmitting means is telephone line power.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
80 words
A method of routing emergency services to a specific station of a plurality of stations initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call, comprising the steps of: (a) identifying the specific station having initiated the emergency telephone call in accordance with the method of claim 1, having previously ascertained if there is an available PSAP more geographically proximate the calling station than is the responsible PSAP; and (b) directing the encoded designation to the available PSAP most geographically proximate the calling station.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of identifying a specific station of a plurality of stations initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call, comprising the steps of: (a) permanently assigning an arbitrary, fixed designation to a geographically-defined station capable of initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call; (b) encoding said arbitrary, fixed designation into an electronic format; (c) sensing, at a public safety answering point (PSAP) responsible for a designated geographic area including the calling station, a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call; (d) polling, by the responsible PSAP, the calling station in response to the sensing of the "9-1-1" emergency telephone call; and (e) transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to the responsible PSAP in response to said polling.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of identifying a specific station of a plurality of stations initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call, comprising the steps of: (a) permanently assigning an arbitrary, fixed designation to a geographically-defined station capable of initiating a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call; (b) encoding said arbitrary, fixed designation into an electronic format; (c) sensing, at a public safety answering point (PSAP) responsible for a designated geographic area including the calling station, a "9-1-1" emergency telephone call; (d) polling, by the responsible PSAP, the calling station in response to the sensing of the "9-1-1" emergency telephone call; and (e) transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to the responsible PSAP in response to said polling.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method in accordance with claim 8 comprising a further step of ascertaining, by computer-generation, the precise geographic location of the calling station.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of identifying a specific station of a plurality of geographically dispersed stations of a telephone system initiating a telephone call, comprising the steps of: (a) permanently assigning a fixed designation, based upon specific geographic location, to each station capable of initiating a telephone call within the system; (b) encoding said designation into an electronic format; (c) providing means at the calling station fore transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to a call-receiving office; (d) sensing, at the call-receiving office, the call by the calling station; (e) polling the transmitting means in response to the telephone call; and (f) transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to the call-receiving office in response to said polling.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of identifying a specific station of a plurality of geographically dispersed stations of a telephone system initiating a telephone call, comprising the steps of: (a) permanently assigning a fixed designation, based upon specific geographic location, to each station capable of initiating a telephone call within the system; (b) encoding said designation into an electronic format; (c) providing means at the calling station fore transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to a call-receiving office; (d) sensing, at the call-receiving office, the call by the calling station; (e) polling the transmitting means in response to the telephone call; and (f) transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to the call-receiving office in response to said polling.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 further comprising a step of providing power to the transmitting means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claim 11 wherein the power provided to the transmitting means is telephone line power.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
115 words
Apparatus for identifying one specific station, of a plurality of geographically-defined stations serviced by a telephone system, which has initiated a telephone call, comprising: (a) permanently, fixed designation indicia associated with each station capable of initiating a telephone call under the system; (b) means for encoding said designation indicia into an electronic format; (c) means, at each station, for transmitting said encoded, fixed designation indicia to a call-receiving location; (d) means for sensing, at the call-receiving location, the call by the calling station; (e) means for polling the transmitting means in response to the telephone call; and (f) means for transmitting the encoded, fixed designation indicia to the call-receiving location in response to said polling.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
115 words
Apparatus for identifying one specific station, of a plurality of geographically-defined stations serviced by a telephone system, which has initiated a telephone call, comprising: (a) permanently, fixed designation indicia associated with each station capable of initiating a telephone call under the system; (b) means for encoding said designation indicia into an electronic format; (c) means, at each station, for transmitting said encoded, fixed designation indicia to a call-receiving location; (d) means for sensing, at the call-receiving location, the call by the calling station; (e) means for polling the transmitting means in response to the telephone call; and (f) means for transmitting the encoded, fixed designation indicia to the call-receiving location in response to said polling.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 13 wherein said call-receiving location is a monitoring office to which roving security guards report form various diverse geographic locations.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 13 wherein said call-receiving location is a public safety answering point (PSAP) responsible for a designated geographic area including the calling station.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of identifying a specific station of a plurality of stations initiating a telephone call, comprising the step of: (a) permanently assigning a fixed designation to a geographically-defined station capable of initiating a telephone call; (b) encoding said designation into an electronic format; (c) providing means at the station for transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to an answering point; (d) sensing, at the answering point, the telephone call by the geographically-defined station; (e) disposing the answering point to receive the encoded designation; and (f) transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to the answering point.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of identifying a specific station of a plurality of stations initiating a telephone call, comprising the step of: (a) permanently assigning a fixed designation to a geographically-defined station capable of initiating a telephone call; (b) encoding said designation into an electronic format; (c) providing means at the station for transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to an answering point; (d) sensing, at the answering point, the telephone call by the geographically-defined station; (e) disposing the answering point to receive the encoded designation; and (f) transmitting the encoded, fixed designation to the answering point.
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