METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING PRESENCE INFORMATION USING MESSAGE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method for deriving presence information of a mobile device at a presence node in a wireless system, the method comprising the steps of:
- analyzing a message sent from the mobile device to determine a message type; and
allocating a state for the mobile device depending on the message type found in the analyzing step.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for deriving presence information of a mobile device at a presence node in a wireless system, the method having the steps of: analyzing a message received from the mobile device to determine a message type; and allocating a state for the mobile device depending on the message type found in the analyzing step. The apparatus is a presence node for deriving and maintaining presence information of a mobile device in a wireless system, the mobile device communicating with a network node, the presence node having: a communication system for communicating with the network node; a processor; and an application running on the processor, the application having means for analyzing a message received from the mobile device at the network node to determine a message type; and allocating a state for the mobile device depending on the message type found in the analyzing step.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for deriving presence information of a mobile device at a presence node in a wireless system, the method comprising the steps of:
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analyzing a message sent from the mobile device to determine a message type; and allocating a state for the mobile device depending on the message type found in the analyzing step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A presence node for deriving and maintaining presence information of a mobile device in a wireless system, the mobile device communicating with a network node, the presence node comprising:
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a communication system for communicating with the network node; a processor; and an application running on said processor, said application having means for analyzing a message sent from the mobile device at the network node to determine a message type; and allocating a state for the mobile device depending on the message type found in the analyzing step. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A mobile device for enhancing presence information to a network, the mobile device comprising:
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a communications subsystem, said communications subsystem comprising a receiver, a transmitter and a digital signal processor; a microprocessor communicating with said digital signal processor of said communications subsystem; user input and output means communicating with said microprocessor; memory communicating with said microprocessor; and a status module, said status module adapted to add status information for the mobile device to messages being sent from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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