SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING A SPECIAL NUMBER SERVICE REQUEST MESSAGE SENT TO A SPECIAL NUMBER SERVICE ANSWERING POSITION USING A MULTI-MEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE FORMAT

摘要

A method for treating an emergency service request message sent by a requesting station to an emergency service answering position; the method includes: (a) receiving the emergency service request message in a multi-media messaging service (MMS) format wherein the emergency service request message includes a requesting station address and a timestamp; (b) separating the text portions from the media portions in the emergency service request message; (c) creating a single media identifier to effect correlating the media portions with the text portions; (d) formatting the text portions with the media identifier in a text message; (e) forwarding the text message toward the emergency service answering position; and (f) employing the media identifier to correlate the media portions with the text portions.

主权项

1. A method for treating an emergency service request message sent by a requesting station to an emergency service answering position; the method comprising:
(a) receiving said emergency service request message in a multi-media messaging service (MMS) format, wherein said emergency service request message comprises a requesting station address and a timestamp; (b) separating all text portions from all media portions in said emergency service request message; (c) creating a single media identifier to effect correlating said media portions with said text portions; (d) formatting said text portions and said media identifier in a text message; (e) forwarding said text message toward said emergency service answering position; and (f) employing said media identifier to correlate said media portions with said text portions.