Apparatus and method to provide current location information services in a network
First Claim
1. A method for providing current location services in a network comprising the steps of:
- receiving a location identifier and a user identifier from a user in connection with a request for communication within the network;
retrieving a user profile associated with said user identifier, said user profile comprising at least one stored location identifier; and
comparing said location identifier to said at least one stored location identifier to determine matching location identifiers.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method that provides current location information services in a network are described. In one preferred embodiment, a location identifier and a user identifier are received from a user. A user profile associated with the user identifier is retrieved from a database of user profiles. The user profile includes one or more stored location identifiers associated with the user. The received location identifier is then compared to the stored location identifiers to determine matching location identifiers and further to determine current location information of the user.
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59 Claims
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1. A method for providing current location services in a network comprising the steps of:
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receiving a location identifier and a user identifier from a user in connection with a request for communication within the network;
retrieving a user profile associated with said user identifier, said user profile comprising at least one stored location identifier; and
comparing said location identifier to said at least one stored location identifier to determine matching location identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing current location services in a network, comprising:
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means for receiving a location identifier and a user identifier from a user in connection with a request for communication within the network;
means for retrieving a user profile associated with said user identifier, said user profile comprising at least one stored location identifier; and
means for comparing said location identifier to said at least one stored location identifier to determine matching location identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer readable medium having executable instructions, which, when executed in a processing system, cause said processing system to perform a method for providing current location services in a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a location identifier and a user identifier from a user in connection with a request for communication within the network;
retrieving a user profile associated with said user identifier, said user profile comprising at least one stored location identifier; and
comparing said location identifier to said at least one stored location identifier to determine matching location identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for providing current location services in a network, comprising:
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a location registrar entity for receiving a location identifier and a user identifier from a user in connection with a request for communication within the network and for retrieving a user profile associated with said user identifier from a database of user profiles coupled to said location registrar entity, said user profile comprising at least one stored location identifier; and
a location management entity coupled to said location registrar entity and said database, said location management entity comparing said location identifier to said at least one stored location identifier to determine matching location identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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