Method and System for Initiating and Handling an Emergency Call

摘要

A system and method of making an emergency voice call from a portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device communicates with the cellular base station. A cellular base station identifier that corresponds to the cellular base station is determined. A public safety answering point identifier associated with the cellular base station identifier is determined. The public safety answering point identifier corresponds to a public safety answering point responsible to handle emergency calls being routed through the cellular base station. A voice call destination number is identified. The voice call destination number is associated with the public safety answering point identifier. The voice call destination number is utilized to communicate with the public safety answering point.