US 12,408,050 B2
Emergency communications testing using short codes
Tong Luo, Issaquah, WA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/168,690.
Prior Publication US 2024/0276252 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 24/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 24/06 (2013.01) [H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method performed by a text control center (TCC), the method comprising:
receiving, at the TCC from a user equipment (UE), a first text message comprising a short code associated with an emergency communications testing mode;
initiating, at the TCC based at least in part on the short code, the emergency communications testing mode for the UE at the TCC;
receiving, at the TCC from the UE, an emergency text message;
determining, at the TCC, that the TCC is in the emergency communications testing mode for the UE;
based at least in part on determining that the TCC is in the emergency communications testing mode for the UE:
determining a location for the UE based at least in part on the emergency text message;
determining a public safety access point (PSAP) based at least in part on the location; and
transmitting, from the TCC to the UE, a second text message comprising an indication of the PSAP; and
terminating, at the TCC, the emergency communications testing mode for the UE.