Event related communications

• US 20040260553A1
• Filed: 05/13/2004
• Published: 12/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Niemi, Aki
• Granted Patent: US 7,509,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method in a communication system wherein a requestor (18) signals a request (1) for a serVice associated with an event. The request includes a first identifier for identifying the requested event and a second identifier for identifying the origin of the event. An executable set of instructions is then selected based on the first and second identifiers. Communications associated with the specific event is then controlled by means of the selected executable set of instructions. A communication system and a service execution entity (12) operating in accordance with the method is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method in a communication system, comprising:

signalling from a requestor a request for a service associated with a user specific event, the request including a first identifier for identifying the requested event and a second identifier for identifying the origin of the event;

selecting an executable set of instructions based on the first and second identifiers; and

controlling communications associated with the user specific event by means of the selected executable set of instructions.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first identifier is mapped into executable sets of instructions during the selection.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selected executable set of instructions is fetched from a storage means.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the executable set of instructions comprises a script.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the requester subscribes to the event by generating the request by a user equipment and by transmitting the request from the user equipment to a server entity of the communication network.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the requester subscribes to the event by sending a SIP SUBSCRIBE message.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein information is transported from an entity executing said executable set of instructions in a SIP NOTIFY message.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the executable set of instructions monitors for a change in the state of the event.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein a message is transmitted to the requester in response to detection of a change in the state of the event.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein content is communicated to the requestor.

11. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second identifier comprises an address of the origin of the event.

12. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first identifier is included in the header of the request.

13. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the request expires after a defined time.

14. A method as claimed in claim 1, comprising registering of an event package for the event in an event package directory.

15. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the set of executable instructions subscribes to another event.

16. A communication system, comprising:

means for provision of a user specific event, wherein a user equipment is enabled to request for a service associated with the user specific event by means of a request including a first identifier for identifying the event and a second identifier for identifying the means providing the user specific event; and

a service execution environment for running an executable set of instructions for controlling communications associated with the user specific event, the set of executable instructions being selected based on the first and second identifiers.

17. A communication system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the request is transmitted by means of a SIP subscribe request.

18. A communication system as claimed in claim 16, wherein information is transported from the service execution environment in a SIP NOTIFY message.

19. A service execution entity, comprising:

means for receiving a request for a service associated with a user specific event, said request including a first identifier for identifying the event and a second identifier for identifying the means providing the user specific event;

means for selecting an executable set of instructions for controlling communications associated with the user specific event based on the first and second identifiers; and

means for communicating messages to the user equipment.