SERVICE ROUTING FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

• US 20100105396A1
• Filed: 01/29/2008
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valtrus Innovations Limited (f/k/a Dolya Holdco 9 Limited) (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: I'Anson, Colin
• Granted Patent: US 8,504,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2094 Proximity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/20 hybrid systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/465 Arrangements for simultaneously calling a number of substations until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• 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 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A communication system and method is disclosed. The communication system comprises: a plurality of terminals, including a mobile communication device; and a routing server. The routing server is adapted to use the location of the mobile communication device and to preconfigure the routing of a service to a terminal via an appropriate communication protocol based upon the determined location of the mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising:

a plurality of terminals, including a mobile communication device; and

a routing server adapted to use the location of the mobile communication device and to preconfigure the routing of a service to a terminal via an appropriate communication network based upon the determined location of the mobile communication device.

2. A communication system according to claim 1, wherein the service routing is further based upon a user-defined preference.

3. A communication system according to claim 1, wherein the service routing is further based upon information relating to at least one terminal which is associated with a user of the mobile communication device

4. A communication system according to claim 1, wherein the service routing is further based upon the quality of service provided when delivering the service to a terminal.

5. A communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a configuration server adapted to configure a function of the mobile communication device based upon the determined location of the mobile communication device.

6. A communication system according to claim 5, wherein the configuration server is adapted to configure the function based on information relating to at least one of:

the user of the mobile communication device; and

the status of the mobile communication device.

7. A communication system according to claim 1, wherein routing server comprises a content unit for delivering software to the mobile communication device based upon the determined location of the mobile communication device.

8. A communication system according to claim 7, wherein the content unit is adapted to deliver the software based on information relating to at least one of:

the user of the mobile communication device; and

the status of the mobile communication device.

9. A communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device comprises means for establishing the location of the mobile communication device and is adapted to send information relating the established location to the routing server.

10. A communication system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of terminals are each associated with a user.

11. A method of routing a service in a communication system comprising a plurality of terminals, wherein the method comprises:

determining the location of a mobile communication device; and

routing the service to a terminal via an appropriate communication protocol based upon the determined location of the mobile communication device.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the service routing is further based upon the cost of delivering the service to a terminal.

13. A method according to claim 11, wherein the service routing is further based upon information relating to at last one terminal which is associated with a user of the mobile communication device

14. A method according to claim 11, wherein the service routing is further based upon the quality of service provided when delivering the service to a terminal.

15. A method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of configuring a function of the mobile communication device based upon the determined location of the mobile communication device.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the step of configuring a function of the mobile communication device is further based on information relating to at least one of:

the user of the mobile communication device; and

the status of the mobile communication device.

17. A method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of delivering software to the mobile communication device based upon the determined location of the mobile communication device.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the step of delivering software to the mobile communication device is further based upon information relating to at least one of:

the user of the mobile communication device; and

the status of the mobile communication device.

19. A method according to claim 11, wherein:

the step of determining the location of the mobile communication device is completed within the mobile communication device; and

the step of routing the service is completed within a routing server, and the method further comprises the step of communicating information relating to the determined location of the mobile communication device from the mobile communication device to the routing server.

20. A computer program comprising computer program code means adapted to perform all of steps of claim 11 when said program is run on a computer.

21. A computer program according to claim 20 embodied on a computer readable medium.