LOCATION BASED DIALING OVER WIRELESS MEDIA

• US 20080160985A1
• Filed: 01/03/2007
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jayaraman, Vikram, Asthana, Aseem B., Vadlakonda, Sravan, Chotai, Ashish, Kumar, Rajneesh, Variyath, Girish S.
• Application Number:
  US11/619,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20080160985A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/422.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14

Abstract

In one embodiment, a first endpoint initiates a voice communication with an undetermined second endpoint. A second endpoint is selected that is within a predetermined proximity of a location and voice communication between the first s endpoint and the second endpoint is initiated. The second endpoint may be selected based on preset conditions, such as for example a buddy list definition.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a request to initiate a voice communication from a first endpoint for an undetermined second endpoint;

selecting a second endpoint that is within a proximity of a predetermined location; and

initiating voice communication between the first endpoint and the second endpoint.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the request comprises a specified parameter.

3. A method according to claim 2, the selecting step comprises selecting the second endpoint from at least one other endpoint matching the specified parameter

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the specified parameter is a group membership

5. A method according to claim 2, the selecting step further comprises selecting the second endpoint from a plurality of other endpoints matching the specified parameter, wherein the predetermined location is nearest to a current location of the first endpoint.

6. A method according to claim 5, further comprising:

aborting the voice communication between the first endpoint and the second endpoint when the voice communication is not completed within a predetermined time period;

selecting a third endpoint matching the specified parameter that is within a predetermined proximity of the first endpoint; and

initiating voice communication between the first endpoint and the third endpoint;

wherein the third endpoint is the next nearest endpoint to the first endpoint.

7. A method according to claim 2, the selecting step further comprises selecting the second endpoint from a plurality of other endpoints matching the specified parameter, wherein the proximity to a predetermined location is nearest to a specified location.

8. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

the selecting step further comprises selecting all other endpoints within a predefined physical boundary; and

the initiating step further comprises initiating voice communication is with the first endpoint and all other endpoints within the predefined physical boundary.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the voice communication is one of a group consisting of a bidirectional telephony session and a push to talk session.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a call manager configured to establish a voice communication comprising a telephony endpoint tracker;

wherein the telephony endpoint tracker is responsive to the call manager receiving a request to initiate a voice communication from a first endpoint to an undetermined second endpoint to select a second endpoint that is within a predetermined proximity of a predetermined location and the call manager is responsive to attempt to establish voice communication between the first endpoint and the second endpoint.

11. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the request comprises a specified parameter.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the second endpoint is selected from a plurality of other endpoints matching the specified parameter, wherein the predetermined proximity of a predetermined location is nearest to a current location of the first endpoint.

13. An apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

the call manager is configured to abort the voice communication between the first endpoint and the second endpoint when the voice communication is not completed within a predetermined time period;

the telephony endpoint tracker is configured to select a third endpoint matching the specified parameter that is within a predetermined proximity of the first endpoint; and

initiating voice communication between the first endpoint and the is third endpoint;

wherein the third endpoint is the next nearest endpoint to the first endpoint.

14. An apparatus according to claim 11, the telephony endpoint tracker is configured to select the second endpoint from a plurality of other endpoints matching the specified parameter that is nearest to the predetermined location, wherein the predetermined location is a specified location.

15. An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

an alias to telephony address table coupled to the telephony endpoint tracker;

wherein the telephony endpoint tracker is configured to select the second endpoint by requesting an identifier for the nearest endpoint to the predetermined location from a location server communicatively coupled to the call manager;

wherein the telephony endpoint tracker is responsive to receiving the identifier for the nearest endpoint to lookup the identifier in the alias to telephony address table to acquire a communication parameter for initiating communication with the second endpoint.

16. An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

the telephony endpoint tracker is responsive to select all other endpoints within a predefined physical boundary; and

the call manager is configured to initiate voice communication with the first endpoint and all other endpoints within the predefined physical boundary.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving a request to initiate a voice communication from a first endpoint for an undetermined second endpoint;

means for selecting a second endpoint that is within a predetermined proximity of a predetermined location; and

means for initiating voice communication between the first endpoint and the second endpoint.

18. An apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

the means for selecting further comprising means for selecting the second endpoint from a plurality of endpoints, wherein the predetermined location is a current location of the first endpoint and the second endpoint is the nearest endpoint of the plurality of endpoints to the current location of the first endpoint.

19. An apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

the means for selecting further comprising means for selecting the second endpoint from a plurality of endpoints, wherein the predetermined location is a specified location and the second endpoint is the nearest endpoint of the plurality of endpoints to the specified location.

20. An apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

the means for selecting further comprises means for selecting all other endpoints within a predefined physical boundary; and

the means for initiating step further comprises initiating voice communication with the first endpoint and the all other endpoints.