System and method for in-building presence system
First Claim
1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a plurality of network clients including a positioning controller and a communications controller; and
a positioning server including a coordinating controller for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server;
wherein said plurality of network clients are configured to transmit position information received via said positioning controller to said positioning server via said communications controller, said positioning information including information related to loss of a position signal.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a plurality of network clients (150) including a positioning controller (504) and a communications controller (502); and a positioning server (152) including a coordinating controller (161) for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server (104). The plurality of network clients (150) are configured to transmit position information received via the positioning controller (504) to the positioning server via the communications controller (502), the positioning information including information related to loss of a position signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a plurality of network clients including a positioning controller and a communications controller; and
a positioning server including a coordinating controller for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server;
wherein said plurality of network clients are configured to transmit position information received via said positioning controller to said positioning server via said communications controller, said positioning information including information related to loss of a position signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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8. A telecommunications device, comprising:
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a positioning controller adapted to determine positioning information for said telecommunications device;
a cellular telephone controller adapted to receive said positioning information from said positioning controller and cause said positioning information to be transmitted to an associated server; and
a database controller for maintaining a database of position-presence correlation rules defining when said positioning information is to be transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A telecommunications method, comprising:
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receiving one or more user positioning and presence correlation rules at a server, wherein positioning information is received from remote users having positioning controllers for receiving location information and communication controllers for transmitting said location information to said server via a wireless communication network; and
transmitting said one or more positioning and presence correlation rules to at least one of said remote users;
wherein said one or more positioning and presence correlation rules include loss of a positioning signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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