Method and Apparatus for Notification in a Cellular Communication System

• US 20080146198A1
• Filed: 03/27/2006
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: O'Leary, Anthony, McCann, Paul, O'Connor, Joseph M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,680,488 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2281 Call monitoring, e.g. for law enforcement purposes; Call tracing; Detection or prevention of malicious calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages

Abstract

A notification apparatus (201) for a cellular communication system (100) comprises a call detector (209) which detects a communication initialisation involving a first subscriber (101). A notification processor (211) determines if a communication notification requirement is stored for the first subscriber (101). If so, the notification processor (211) proceeds to determine a second subscriber (115) associated with the first subscriber (101) and the communication notification requirement. A notification message generator (215) then generates a notification message and transmits this to the second subscriber (115). The notification message comprises an indication of the communication initialisation and may specifically be a text message indicating the nature of the communication and the involved parties.

Claims

1. A notification apparatus for a cellular communication system, the apparatus comprising:

detection means for detecting a communication initialisation of a communication involving a first subscriber; and

notification means for

determining if a communication notification requirement is set up for the first subscriber, and if so

determining a second subscriber associated with the first subscriber and the communication notification requirement, and

sending a notification message to the second subscriber, the notification message comprising an indication of the communication initialisation.

2. The notification apparatus of claim 1 wherein the detection means is arranged to detect a communication initialisation by a third subscriber for a communication involving the first subscriber.

3. The notification apparatus of claim 1 wherein the detection means is further arranged to determine a communication type of the communication and wherein the notification means is arranged to send the second notification message in response to the communication type.

4. The notification apparatus of claim 3 wherein the notification means is arranged to include an indication of the communication type in the notification message dependent upon the communication type.

5. The notification apparatus of claim 1 further comprising means for determining a third subscriber involved in the communication and wherein the notification means is arranged to transmit the notification message in response to the third subscriber.

6. The notification apparatus of claim 5 wherein the notification means is arranged to include an indication of third subscriber in the notification message.

7. The notification apparatus of claim 5 wherein the notification means is arranged to only transmit a notification message for some third subscriber identities.

8. The notification apparatus of claim 1 wherein the notification means is arranged to detect a communication termination of the communication and to transmit a second notification message in response to the detection of the communication termination.

9. The notification apparatus of claim 1 wherein the notification means is arranged to include a location of the first subscriber in the notification message.

10. A notification method for a cellular communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a communication initialisation of a communication involving a first subscriber;

determining if a communication notification requirement is set up for the first subscriber, and if so

determining a second subscriber associated with the first subscriber and the communication notification requirement, and

sending a notification message to the second subscriber, the notification message comprising an indication of the communication initialisation.