BACK-CHANNELED PACKETED DATA

• US 20110105077A1
• Filed: 10/28/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unwired Planet LLC (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: Openwave Systems Incorporated (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: Chandrasekaran, Anand
• Granted Patent: US 8,831,624 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• 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 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A processor node stores and processes the last known location for certain mobile terminals to provide intermediate back-channel data in a form that is a function of whether the intermediate back-channel data is to be used in a situation that would encroach on information that might be sensitive to the subscriber or user of the mobile terminal, as viewed contractually, ethically or otherwise. If, for example, the subscriber or user of the mobile terminal has no such concerns (rights have been waived voluntarily by agreement with the wireless network operator or a third party, or involuntarily such as by a government mandate), the processor node generates location-identity-based back-channel data in a form that does not attempt to hide or code the user'"'"'s identity and/or specific location. This form of (nonanonymized) data can be freely used internally by processor nodes internal to the wireless carrier as well as produced for review and analysis, such as demographic analytics, for use by a third party. Further, it is possible that this information can include other information from the user profile and/or the contract information used to permit the mobile terminal access to the network.

Claims

1. For use in connection with a communication network having wireless-technology equipment, a system comprising:

a memory circuit that stores on behalf of an operator for the communication network,

user profiles that include wireless network subscriber data useful for providing network access to mobile terminals associated with the subscriber data, and

algorithms defining executable processes; and

a processor node configured within the wireless-technology equipment for assimilating current location data regarding the mobile terminals with the user profiles, for retrieving data from the assimilated current location data, for selecting and executing one of the algorithms and in response thereto, producing data sets for analysis by a third party, for sending the produced data sets to the third party, and as a function of said one of the algorithms, generating a set of invoice data for payment on behalf of the third party.

2. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein selected ones of the algorithms are directed to searching a database specified by the third party.

3. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein selected ones of the algorithms are directed to monitoring social network communications.

4. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein selected ones of the algorithms are directed to monitoring communications to and from mobile terminals that are issued to a subordinate of the third party.

5. The invention set forth in claim 4, wherein the third party and the subordinate are in the same family or subscription plan provided by the communication network having wireless-technology equipment.

6. The invention set forth in claim 4, wherein the third party and the subordinate are in an employer-employee relationship as defined by a subscription plan provided by the communication network having wireless-technology equipment.

7. The invention set forth in claim 4, wherein the third party is a government entity and wherein the processor node is further configured to execute operations for identifying mobile terminals using/capable of a type of communication identified by the government entity.

8. The invention set forth in claim 7, wherein the type of communication includes one of:

image-based messages, music, designated websites, encrypted or encoded messages, and communications lasting beyond time span.

9. The invention set forth in claim 7, wherein the data sets for the third party are geo-tagged information sources.

10. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein the data sets for the third party are geo-tagged sources of information for at least one of:

traffic, communication-network analytics, and advertising.

11. For use in connection with a communication network having wireless-technology equipment, a system comprising:

a memory circuit that stores on behalf of an operator for the communication network, user profiles that include wireless network subscriber data useful for providing network access to mobile terminals associated with the subscriber data; and

a processor node configured within the wireless-technology equipment for assimilating current location data regarding the mobile terminals with the user profiles, and using the assimilated current location data to provide a set of data representing analytics on location-based network usage by the mobile terminals.

12. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the set of data, representing analytics on location-based network usage by the mobile terminals, includes confidential identity information from the subscriber data of the mobile terminals for management of system data traffic involving the wireless-technology equipment.

13. The invention set forth in claims 11, wherein the set of data representing analytics includes location-system data traffic involving the wireless-technology equipment.

14. The invention set forth in claim 13, wherein the set of data includes confidential identity information from the subscriber data of the mobile terminals for management of system data traffic involving the wireless-technology equipment.

15. The invention set forth in claim 13, wherein the set of data is used in the network to route communications via the wireless-technology equipment.

16. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the processor node is further configured to:

use data tables to look up or cross link information providing designated mobile terminals, and/or tag suspicious mobile terminals, geographic areas, calls to be routed through the network differently.

17. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the processor node is further configured to tag calls to be processed with a different priority.

18. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the processor node is further configured for generating billing information for content providers.

19. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the processor node is further configured for providing content control as a function of location of mobile terminal and of user profile.

20. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the processor node is further configured to track usage of certain content of mobile terminals.

21. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the processor node is further configured to implement caching operations based on assessing a location common to mobile terminals in a particular region.

22. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the processor node is further configured to access control data representing data-delivery conditions agreed to between first and second business entities.

23. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the processor node is further configured to control, based on groups mobile terminals agreeing to limit access such as during attendance associated with a large paid-for event, at least one of the following:

system bandwidth, system access, allocation of communication resources, and allocation of cache memory resources.

24. For use in connection with a communication network having wireless-technology equipment, a system, comprising:

a memory circuit that stores on behalf of an operator for the communication network, user profiles that include wireless network subscriber data useful for providing network access to mobile terminals associated with the subscriber data, and an algorithm for using back channel data that includes location information regarding the mobile terminals; and

a processor node configured within the wireless-technology equipment for

assimilating current location data regarding locations of the mobile terminals with the user profiles,

using the assimilated current location data to provide a set of data representing location-based network usage by the mobile terminals, and therefrom

executing the algorithm to produce a report indicative of a location common to a group of mobile terminals.

25. The invention set forth in claim 24, wherein the processor node is further configured to:

use data tables to look up or cross link information providing designated mobile terminals;

identify suspicious mobile terminals, geographic areas, or calls to be routed through the network differently; and

process calls with a different priority.

26. The invention set forth in claim 24, wherein the processor node is further configured to:

provide and use data for improving quality of experience in delivery of content;

track usage of certain content or mobile terminals;

generating billing information for content providers; and

provide content control, as a function of location of mobile terminal and profile.