Emergency text messaging

摘要

A location privacy configuration module enables location determination to emergency services only relating to an emergency text message or emergency text message session. An emergency text message transmitted to an emergency number is routed to an emergency text message server, which initiates an emergency text indicator for each emergency text message, and requests location information for the emergency texting device by transmitting the emergency text indicator and a location request to a location determination server. Location of the emergency texting device may be obtained without acquiring customer authorization for location determination. The originating text messaging device acknowledges receipt of the emergency text indicator/location request combination and checks the location privacy setting configured thereon. Location determination is permitted if configured to permit location determination if emergency text messaging.

主权项

1. A method of providing location privacy to an emergency text messaging wireless device, comprising:
receiving, at an emergency texting device, a location request message including an emergency text indicator from a network-based emergency text message server; determining a privacy configuration of said emergency texting device indicates location determination by said emergency text messaging wireless device is restricted even in response to said location request including said emergency text indicator; and denying GPS location information from said emergency texting device in response to said location request message including said emergency text indicator.