BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE WITH PERSONALIZED SERVICE CAPABILITY FOR TERMINALS

• US 20090161631A1
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ying, Wenchu, Kim, Jinman, Chow, Albert, Huang, Kenny Xiaojian
• Granted Patent: US 9,198,080 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/331
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration

Abstract

Embodiments of a system and method of providing broadband telecommunication services over a packet-switched network enable enhanced personalization. A mobile terminal is registered in a first remote environment, where the mobile terminal has a home environment and a home service capability. The telecommunication services are provided to the mobile terminal in the first remote environment in accordance with the home service capability.

Claims

1. A method of providing a telecommunication service to a mobile terminal over a network, the mobile terminal having a home environment with a home service capability, comprising:

registering a mobile terminal in a first remote environment having a default service capability; and

providing the telecommunication service to the mobile terminal in the first remote environment by matching the default service capability to the home service capability.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network is a packet switched network.

3. The method of claim 1, further including providing the telecommunication service over a wireless interface.

4. The method of claim 3, further including registering the mobile terminal in a second remote environment while the telecommunication service is being provided to the mobile terminal.

5. The method of claim 4, further including:

registering the mobile terminal in the first remote environment in accordance with an air interface protocol; and

registering the mobile terminal in the second environment in accordance with the air interface protocol.

6. The method of claim 4, further including:

registering the mobile terminal in the first remote environment in accordance with a first air interface protocol; and

registering the mobile terminal in the second remote environment in accordance with a second air interface protocol.

7. The method of claim 1, further including providing a network centric service to the mobile terminal.

8. The method of claim 1, further including providing a provider specific service to the mobile terminal.

9. The method of claim 1, further including providing a video conferencing service to the mobile terminal.

10. The method of claim 1, further including providing a multimedia service to the mobile terminal.

11. The method of claim 1, further including upgrading from the default service capability to the home service capability.

12. A method of registering a mobile terminal in a remote environment, the mobile terminal having a home environment with a home service capability, comprising:

receiving a registration message from an access agent of the remote environment;

verifying that the registration message was initiated by the mobile terminal; and

sending profile information associated with the mobile terminal to the access agent, the profile information including the home service capability.

13. The method of claim 12, further including updating location information associated with the mobile terminal based on the registration message.

14. The method of claim 13, further including storing an Internet protocol (IP) address associated with the first remote environment in a memory.

15. The method of claim 12, further including:

storing the profile information in a memory; and

retrieving the profile information in response to the registration message.

16. The method of claim 15, further including storing the profile information in accordance with a web-based service management dialogue with a user.

17. The method of claim 15, further including storing the profile information in accordance with an interactive voice session with a user.

18. A method of providing a broadband telecommunication service to a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal having a home environment with a home service capability, comprising:

receiving a registration message from an access agent of a remote environment;

verifying that the registration message was initiated by the mobile terminal;

updating location information associated with the mobile terminal based on the registration message;

sending profile information associated with the mobile terminal to the access agent, the profile information including the home service capability;

modifying a default service capability of the remote environment based on the home service capability;

obtaining the telecommunication service from a broadband packet switched network; and

providing the telecommunication service to the mobile terminal in the remote environment in accordance with the home service capability, the telecommunication service being provided over a wireless interface.

19. The method of claim 18, further including providing a video conferencing service to the mobile terminal.

20. The method of claim 18, further including providing a multimedia service to the mobile terminal.