FACILITATING INTEROPERABILITY AMONG COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS VIA INTER- AND INTRA-AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS USING A SHARED NETWORK

• US 20110065415A1
• Filed: 09/17/2009
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Antonelli, Michelle M., Kay, John C., Miller, Trent J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,392,110 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications

Abstract

Providing contact information via a directory service comprises a request being received from an originator to obtain at least a portion of contact information associated with a target. A first policy associated with the originator is identified, and a second policy that is associated with the target is identified. Based on at least one of the policies, it is determined whether a portion of the contact information associated with the target is authorized to be presented to the originator. If authorized, the portion of the contact information is presented to the originator. Upon receiving a request from the originator to establish communication with the target, it is determined whether a portion of contact information associated with the originator is authorized to presented to the target based on at least one of the policies. If authorized, the portion of the contact information associated with the originator is presented to the target.

Claims

1. A method for providing contact information via a directory service (DS), comprising:

receiving a request from a DS originator to obtain at least a portion of contact information associated with a target resource;

identifying a first policy that is associated with the DS originator;

identifying a second policy that is associated with the target resource;

based on at least one of the policies, determining whether at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource is authorized to be presented to the DS originator; and

when at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource is authorized to be presented to the DS originator, presenting at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource to the DS originator.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource comprises at least one of the following:

a resource identifier, a group membership, a home identifier, a specialized capability, a contact address associated with a type of application, a type of device associated with the contact address, a type of application associated with the contact address, a context type, dynamic contextual information, or a policy.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of contact information is a resource identifier for the target resource, and wherein presenting at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource to the DS originator comprises presenting a proxy resource identifier associated with the target resource to the DS originator based on at least one of the policies in lieu of the resource identifier.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

associating the proxy resource identifier with the target resource in the DS; and

assigning, by the DS, the proxy resource identifier to the DS originator.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the proxy resource identifier can only be used by the DS originator that is assigned to use the proxy resource identifier by the DS.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the proxy resource identifier associated with the target resource in the DS and assigned by the DS to the DS originator has one of the following ratios:

a 1;

1 ratio between the target resource and the DS originator;

a 1;

x ratio between the target resource and the DS originator;

an x;

1 ratio between the target resource and the DS originator;

or

an x;

y ratio between the target resource and the DS originator,

wherein x and y are integers greater than 1.

7. The method of claim 4 further comprising associating a timer with the proxy resource identifier such that the DS can re-associate the proxy resource identifier to a different target resource or re-assign the proxy resource identifier to a different DS originator upon expiration of the timer.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of contact information is a contact address for the target resource, and wherein presenting at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource to the DS originator comprises presenting a proxy contact address associated with the target resource to the DS originator based on at least one of the policies in lieu of a contact address.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

associating the proxy contact address with the target resource in the DS; and

assigning, by the DS, the proxy contact address to the DS originator.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the proxy contact address can only be used by the DS originator that is assigned to use the proxy contact address by the DS.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the proxy contact address associated with the target resource in the DS and assigned by the DS to the DS originator has one of the following ratios:

a 1;

1 ratio between the target resource and the DS originator;

a 1;

x ratio between the target resource and the DS originator;

an x;

1 ratio between the target resource and the DS originator;

or

an x;

y ratio between the target resource and the DS originator,

wherein x and y are integers greater than 1.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising associating a timer with the proxy contact address such that the DS can re-associate the proxy contact address to a different target resource or re-assign the proxy contact address to a different DS originator upon expiration of the timer.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the DS originator and the target resource are in a common agency or different agencies.

14. A method for providing contact information via a directory service (DS), comprising:

receiving a request from a DS originator to establish communication with a target resource;

identifying a first policy that is associated with the DS originator;

identifying a second policy associated with the target resource;

based on at least one of the policies, determining whether at least a portion of contact information associated with the DS originator is authorized to presented to the target resource; and

when at least a portion of the contact information associated with the DS originator is authorized to be presented to the target resource, presenting at least the portion of the contact information associated with the DS originator to the target resource.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein at least the portion of the contact information associated with the DS originator comprises at least one of the following:

a resource identifier, a group membership, a home identifier, a specialized capability, a contact address, a type of device associated with the contact address, a type of application associated with the contact address, a context type, dynamic contextual information, or a policy.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein at least a portion of contact information is a resource identifier for the DS originator, and wherein presenting at least the portion of the contact information associated with the DS originator to the target resource comprises presenting a proxy resource identifier associated with the DS originator to the target resource based on at least one of the policies in lieu of the resource identifier.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the proxy resource identifier associated with the DS originator has one of the following ratios:

a 1;

1 ratio between the DS originator and the target resource;

a 1;

x ratio between the DS originator and the target resource;

an x;

1 ratio between the DS originator and the target resource;

or

an x;

y ratio between the DS originator and the target resource,

wherein x and y are integers greater than 1.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein at least a portion of contact information is a contact address for the DS originator, and wherein presenting at least the portion of the contact information associated with the DS originator to the target resource comprises presenting a proxy contact address associated with the DS originator to the target resource based on at least one of the policies in lieu of the contact address.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the proxy contact address associated with the DS originator has one of the following ratios:

a 1;

1 ratio between the DS originator and the target resource;

a 1;

x ratio between the DS originator and the target resource;

an x;

1 ratio between the DS originator and the target resource;

or

an x;

y ratio between the DS originator and the target resource,

wherein x and y are integers greater than 1.

20. A storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which, when loaded into a hardware device, causes the hardware device to perform the following functions:

receive a request from a DS originator to obtain at least a portion of contact information associated with a target resource;

identify a first policy that is associated with the DS originator;

identify a second policy that is associated with the target resource;

based on at least one of the policies, determine whether at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource is authorized to be presented to the DS originator; and

when at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource is authorized to be presented to the DS originator, present at least the portion of the contact information associated with the target resource to the DS originator.