Method for obtaining presence data

• US 20040107075A1
• Filed: 08/29/2003
• Published: 06/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HMD Global Oy
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Hauptvogel, Andreas, Bohmer, Bernhard
• Granted Patent: US 7,054,650 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A method for obtaining presence data for processing in a presence computer, in which a communications terminal accesses a service computer to use a service which is offered by it. The service computer identifies the occurrence of a predetermined service state which identifies the communications subscriber and sends a presence message to the presence computer, which presence message includes information about the service state that has occurred and about the communications terminal.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining presence data for processing in a presence computer, comprising:

accessing, via a communications terminal, a service computer to use a service which is offered by it;

identifying, via the service computer, the occurrence of a predetermined service state which identifies the communications subscriber and sends a presence message to the presence computer, which presence message includes information about the service state that has occurred and about the communications terminal; and

processing, via the presence computer, the information in the presence message to form presence data.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the presence computer transmits a definition message to the service computer, which includes information about the service states to be identified by the service computer,

the service computer identifies the service states as predetermined service states, and

the service is monitored for the occurrence of the predetermined service states.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the service computer identifies from a set of service states the service states as predetermined service states which result in a change in the accessibility of the communications terminal, and

the service is monitored for an occurrence of the predetermined service states.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the service computer reads state data which is stored in a service computer program, with the state data including information about the service states which occur during running of the service computer program on the service computer.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the service computer uses a signaling message to transmit information about the predetermined service states to the presence computer.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an occurrence of a predetermined service state is identified when the communications subscriber registers as a service user with the service computer.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an occurrence of a predetermined service state is identified when the communications subscriber starts a service computer program on the service computer.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an occurrence of a predetermined service state is identified when the communications subscriber ends a service computer program on the service computer.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a service in formed as a value added service is accessed.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the service computer forms a node of a mobile radio network which is connected to the presence computer.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the service computer is connected via an open interface to a mobile radio network which is connected to the presence computer.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the open interface is formed by an OSA/Parlay Gateway.