SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF PRESENCE MESSAGES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20100216489A1
• Filed: 02/20/2009
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Breau, Jeremy R., Green, Douglas R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,718,678 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• 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 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

What is disclosed is a method for communicating a presence message from a presence server to a monitoring wireless communication device, wherein the presence message indicates a location-oriented status of a monitored wireless communication device. The method includes receiving the presence message from the presence server and determining if the monitoring wireless communication device is in an active mode. If the monitoring wireless communication device is in the active mode, the method includes transferring the presence message for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device. If the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode, the method includes applying filtering characteristics to the presence message, creating summary data of the presence message, and transferring the summary data of the presence message for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device once the monitoring wireless communication device enters the active mode.

Claims

1. A method for communicating a presence message from a presence server to a monitoring wireless communication device, wherein the presence message indicates location-oriented status of a monitored wireless communication device, method comprising:

receiving the presence message from the presence server;

determining if the monitoring wireless communication device is in an active mode;

if the monitoring wireless communication device is in the active mode, transferring the presence message for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device; and

if the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode, applying filtering characteristics to the presence message, creating summary data of the presence message, and transferring the summary data of the presence message for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device once the monitoring wireless communication device enters the active mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the summary data comprises an identity of the monitored wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

preventing the presence message from causing the monitoring wireless communication device to enter the active mode if the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtering characteristics comprise allowing the presence message to be transferred for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device when the presence message is associated with a high priority, and withholding the presence message from transfer for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device when the presence message is associated with a low priority;

wherein the presence message transferred for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device brings the monitoring wireless communication device into the active mode.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

maintaining an active communication session with the presence server for the monitoring wireless communication device when the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode, maintaining a log of the presence message.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving additional presence messages from the presence server when the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode;

transferring summary data of the additional presence messages for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device once the monitoring wireless communication device enters the active mode.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the additional presence messages are associated with additional monitored wireless communication devices;

and further comprising;

applying the filtering characteristics to the additional presence messages, wherein the filtering characteristics comprise assigning priorities to each of the presence message and the additional presence messages based upon identities of the monitored wireless communication device and the additional monitored wireless communication devices.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the additional presence messages are associated with additional monitored wireless communication devices;

and further comprising;

applying the filtering characteristics to the additional presence messages, wherein the filtering characteristics comprise assigning priorities to each of the presence message and the additional presence messages based upon a message type of the presence message and the additional presence messages.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the presence message from the presence server comprises:

inspecting communications transferred from the presence server to detect the presence message;

determining if the presence message is intended for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device.

11. A communication system for communicating a presence message from a presence server to a monitoring wireless communication device, wherein the presence message indicates a location-oriented status of a monitored wireless communication device, comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive the presence message from the presence server;

a processing node configured to determine if the monitoring wireless communication device is in an active mode;

if the monitoring wireless communication device is in the active mode, the communication interface is configured to transfer the presence message for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device; and

if the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode, the processing node is configured to apply filtering characteristics to the presence message and create summary data of the presence message, and the communication interface is configured to transfer the summary data of the presence message for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device once the monitoring wireless communication device enters the active mode.

12. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the summary data comprises an identity of the monitored wireless communication device.

13. The communication system of claim 11, comprising:

the processing node configured to prevent the presence message from causing the monitoring wireless communication device to enter the active mode if the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode.

14. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the filtering characteristics comprise allowing the presence message to be transferred for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device when the presence message is associated with a high priority, and withholding the presence message from transfer for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device when the presence message is associated with a low priority;

wherein the presence message transferred for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device brings the monitoring wireless communication device into the active mode.

15. The communication system of claim 11, comprising:

the processing node configured to maintain an active communication session with the presence server for the monitoring wireless communication device when the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode.

16. The communication system of claim 11, comprising:

the processing node configured to maintain a log of the presence message when the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode.

17. The communication system of claim 11, comprising:

the communication interface configured to receive additional presence messages from the presence server when the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode;

the processing node configured to create additional summary data of the additional presence messages; and

the communication interface configured to transfer summary data of the presence message and the additional summary data of the additional presence messages for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device once the monitoring wireless communication device enters the active mode.

18. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the additional presence messages are associated with additional monitored wireless communication devices;

and comprising;

the processing node configured to apply the filtering characteristics to the additional presence messages, wherein the filtering characteristics comprise assigning priorities to each of the presence message and the additional presence messages based upon identities of the monitored wireless communication device and the additional monitored wireless communication devices.

19. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the additional presence messages are associated with additional monitored wireless communication devices;

and comprising;

the processing node configured to apply the filtering characteristics to the additional presence messages, wherein the filtering characteristics comprise assigning priorities to each of the presence message and the additional presence messages based upon a message type of the presence message and the additional presence messages.

20. The communication system of claim 11, comprising:

the processing node configured to inspect communications received by the communication interface from the presence server to detect the presence message and determine if the presence message is intended for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device.