Mobile wireless presence and situation management system and method

• US 20050096026A1
• Filed: 12/18/2003
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chitrapu, Prabhakar R., Kaewell, John David Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 6,968,185 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/14 with services dependent on location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54

Abstract

A method for adjusting the operating parameters of a wireless device for use in a wireless communication network begins by entering and storing situation settings. When a communication is received at the network for the wireless device, the presence of the wireless device is determined. The situation settings are applied based upon the presence of the wireless device. The wireless device is informed of the communication via the applied situation settings.

Claims

1. A method for adjusting the operating parameters of a wireless device for use in a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:

generating situation settings;

storing the situation settings;

receiving a communication at the network for the wireless device;

determining the presence of the wireless device;

applying the situation settings based upon the presence of the wireless device; and

informing the wireless device of the communication via the applied situation settings.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said generating step is performed at the wireless device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said generating step is performed at the network.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said storing step is performed at the wireless device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said storing step is performed at the network.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said storing step is performed partly at the wireless device and partly at the network.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determining step is performed at the wireless device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determining step is performed at the network.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said applying step is performed at the wireless device.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said applying step is performed at the network.

11. A handset for use in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a presence and situation generator for generating presence and situation information relating to said handset; and

a memory for storing the presence and situation information.

12. The handset according to claim 11, further comprising a global positioning system device.

13. A system for adjusting the operating parameters of a wireless device in a wireless communication network, comprising:

generating means for generating situation settings;

storing means for storing the situation settings;

receiving means for receiving a communication at said network for said wireless device;

presence means for determining the presence of said wireless device;

applying means for applying the situation settings based upon the presence of said wireless device; and

informing means for informing said wireless device of the communication via the applied situation settings.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said wireless device includes said generating means.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein said network includes said generating means.

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein said wireless device includes said storing means.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein said wireless device includes said presence means.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein said wireless device includes said applying means.

19. The system according to claim 13, wherein said network includes said storing means.

20. The system according to claim 13, wherein said network includes said presence means.

21. The system according to claim 13, wherein said network includes said applying means.

22. A method for controlling the communications of a wireless device in a wireless network using presence and situation information, comprising the steps of:

generating presence and situation information pertaining to the wireless device;

storing the presence and situation information;

retrieving the presence and situation information; and

controlling the communications of the wireless device by using the presence and situation information.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein said generating step includes manually entering presence and situation information into the wireless device.

24. The method according to claim 22, wherein said generating step includes automatically generating presence and situation information by sensing the location of the wireless device.

25. The method according to claim 22, wherein said generating step includes automatically generating presence and situation information by local communication between the wireless device and the wireless network.

26. The method according to claim 22, wherein said generating step includes automatically generating presence and situation information by local communication between the wireless device and other peer wireless devices.

27. The method according to claim 22, wherein said generating step includes generating the presence and situation information by the wireless network based upon measurements made by the wireless network on the wireless device.

28. The method according to claim 22, wherein said generating step includes generating the presence and situation information by the wireless network based upon measurements reported from the wireless device to the wireless network.

29. The method according to claim 22, wherein said storing step includes storing the presence and situation information in the wireless device.

30. The method according to claim 22, wherein said storing step includes storing the presence and situation information in the wireless network.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein the presence and situation information is stored in the wireless network on a presence and situation management server.

32. The method according to claim 22, wherein said storing step includes storing the presence and situation information on the wireless device and the wireless network.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein the presence and situation information is stored completely on the wireless device and the wireless network.

34. The method according to claim 32, wherein the presence and situation information is stored partially on the wireless device and partially on the wireless network.

35. The method according to claim 22, wherein

said retrieving step includes retrieving the presence and situation information from the wireless network;

and

said controlling step is performed by the wireless network.

36. The method according to claim 35, wherein if the presence and situation information is not available on the wireless network, then querying the wireless device for the presence and situation information.

37. The method according to claim 22, wherein

said retrieving step includes retrieving the presence and situation information from the wireless device;

and

said controlling step is performed by the wireless device.

38. The method according to claim 37, wherein if the presence and situation information is not available on the wireless device, then querying the wireless network for the presence and situation information.

39. The method according to claim 22, wherein the presence information includes a list of users on a buddy list.

40. The method according to claim 22, wherein the situation information includes the physical location of the wireless device.

41. The method according to claim 22, wherein said controlling step includes blocking an incoming call.