SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VoIP) DEVICE USING A GEOMAGNETIC SENSOR

• US 20090247183A1
• Filed: 03/27/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Services Organization Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: FAHRENTHOLD, Kyle W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,725,163 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system and method for receiving first location information associated with a VoIP device having one or more geomagnetic sensor, wherein the first location information is determined using the one or more geomagnetic sensors based at least in part on the Earth'"'"'s magnetic field, determining second location information associated with the VoIP device based at least in part on the first location information; storing the second location information in one or more databases; and transmitting the second location information to the VoIP device to establish a service.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining first location information of a VoIP device using one or more geomagnetic sensors associated with the VoIP device;

transmitting the first location information to a service provider;

receiving second location information based at least in part on the first location information; and

confirming the second location information to establish a service provided by the service provider.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first location information associated with the VoIP device comprises a user inputting location information associated with the VoIP device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting user identification information to the service provider.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting at least one of a Registration signal, a Subscription signal, a Notify signal and a Update signal to the service provider.

5. A computer readable media comprising code to perform the steps of the methods of claim 1.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving first location information associated with a VoIP device having one or more geomagnetic sensor, wherein the first location information is determined using the one or more geomagnetic sensors based at least in part on the Earth'"'"'s magnetic field;

determining second location information associated with the VoIP device based at least in part on the first location information;

storing the second location information in one or more databases; and

transmitting the second location information to the VoIP device to establish a service.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting at least one of a location request signal and a location update signal to the VoIP device to request a location associated with the VoIP device.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving user identification information associated with the VoIP device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising authenticating a user based at least in part on the user identification information.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising mapping a geographical layout of the VoIP device based at least in part on the first location information.

11. A computer readable media comprising code to perform the steps of the methods of claim 6.

12. A system, comprising:

a location sensor for determining first location information associated with a VoIP device based at least in part on the Earth'"'"'s magnetic field; and

a transceiver for transmitting the first location information to a service provider, receiving second location information based at least in part on the first location information, and confirming the second location information to establish a service provided by the service provider.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the location sensor is a geomagnetic sensor.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the location sensor further comprises one or more interfaces configured to input a location information associated with the VoIP device by a user.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the transceiver transmits user identification information to the service provider.

16. A system, comprising:

a communication module for receiving first location information associated with a VoIP device having one or more geomagnetic sensors, wherein the first location information is determined by the one or more geomagnetic sensors based at least in part on the Earth'"'"'s magnetic field; and

a location module for determining second location information associated with the VoIP device based at least in part on the first location information, and storing the second location information in one or more databases.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication module is configured to transmit at least one of a location request signal and a location update signal to the VoIP device to request a location associated with the VoIP device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication module receives user identification information associated with the VoIP device.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprises an authentication module for authenticating a user based at least in part on the user identification information.

20. The system of claim 16, further comprises a map module for mapping a geographical layout of the VoIP device based at least in part on the first location information.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the communication module receives at least one of a Registration signal, a Subscription signal, a Notify signal and a Update signal associated with the VoIP device.