BACK-CHANNELED PACKETED DATA

• US 20110105146A1
• Filed: 10/28/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unwired Planet LLC (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: Openwave Systems Incorporated (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: Chandrasekaran, Anand
• Application Number:
  US12/914,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20110105146A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• 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

Certain embodiments configure wireless-technology equipment, including a processor node, to store and access back channel data for the purpose of controlling aspects of mobile terminals. Within a wireless communication network, a memory circuit stores: on behalf of an operator for the communication network, user profiles that include wireless network subscriber data useful for providing network access to user terminals associated with the subscriber data; and on behalf of a third party, communication rules relevant to a geographic region of service provided by the communication network (optionally, the third party communication rules are implemented pursuant to three-way agreements between the subscriber, the operator of the wireless network and the third party). The processor node is configured within the wireless-technology equipment for assimilating current location data regarding the user terminals with the user profiles, and using the assimilated current location data to facilitate communication for the mobile terminals, via the communication rules relevant to the geographic region, over the communication network. The communication rules can be used to dictate how certain of the mobile terminals can operate, e.g., in terms of operable features, applications and 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 of the communication network, user profiles that include wireless network subscriber data useful for providing network access to user terminals associated with the subscriber data,

on behalf of a third party, communication rules relevant to a geographic region of service provided by the communication network; and

a processor node configured within the wireless-technology equipment for assimilating current location data regarding the user terminals with the user profiles, and using the assimilated current location data to facilitate communication for the mobile terminals, via the communication rules relevant to the geographic region, over the communication network.

2. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for prioritizing the communication of data for the mobile terminals based on the assimilated current location data indicating a common venue for the mobile terminals relative to the geographic region of service.

3. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for prioritizing the communication of data for the mobile terminals based on at least one of the following:

time of day, day of the week, specific calendar date, user-profile identity data;

user-profile data indicating subscription-paid feature; and

a type or length of data involving in the communication with a user terminal.

4. The invention set forth in claim 3, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for prioritizing the communication of data for a set of plural ones of the mobile terminals based on a time-related parameter, or user-profile data.

5. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for limiting or blocking the communication of data for the mobile terminals based on the assimilated current location data indicating a common venue for the mobile terminals relative to the geographic region of service.

6. The invention set forth in claim 4, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for at least limiting the communication of data for a set of plural ones of the mobile terminals also based on a time-related parameter, or user-profile data, and authorization data provided by a third party.

7. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein the memory circuit stores data reflecting that the third party operates a network in at least a portion of the geographic region of service.

8. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein the memory circuit stores data reflecting that the third party operates another node for accessing the network in the geographic region of service.

9. The invention set forth in claim 1, wherein the memory circuit stores data reflecting that the third party has an established relationship with the mobile terminals when operating in the geographic region of service.

10. The invention set forth in claim 9, wherein the communication rules are used to prompt a communication to the mobile terminals, when operating in the geographic region of service, to indicate that the mobile terminals are to implement an application that alters their communication with the network in a manner consistent with the communication rules.

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

in a memory circuit, storing

on behalf of an operator for the communication network, user profiles that include wireless network subscriber data useful for providing network access to user terminals associated with the subscriber data,

on behalf of a third party, communication rules relevant to a geographic region of service provided by the communication network; and

using a processor configured within the wireless-technology equipment, assimilating current location data regarding the user terminals with the user profiles, and using the assimilated current location data to facilitate communication for the mobile terminals, via the communication rules relevant to the geographic region, over the communication network.

12. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for prioritizing the communication of data for the mobile terminals based on the assimilated current location data indicating a common venue for the mobile terminals relative to the geographic region of service.

13. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for prioritizing the communication of data for the mobile terminals based on at least one of the following:

time of day, day of the week, specific calendar date, user-profile identity data;

user-profile data indicating subscription-paid feature; and

a type or length of data involving in the communication with a user terminal.

14. The invention set forth in claim 13, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for prioritizing the communication of data for a set of plural ones of the mobile terminals based on a time-related parameter, or user-profile data.

15. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for limiting or blocking the communication of data for the mobile terminals based on the assimilated current location data indicating a common venue for the mobile terminals relative to the geographic region of service.

16. The invention set forth in claim 14, wherein the communication rules indicate terms for at least limiting the communication of data for a set of plural ones of the mobile terminals also based on a time-related parameter, or user-profile data, and authorization data provided by a third party.

17. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the memory circuit stores data reflecting that the third party operates a network in at least a portion of the geographic region of service.

18. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the memory circuit stores data reflecting that the third party operates another node for accessing the network in the geographic region of service.

19. The invention set forth in claim 11, wherein the memory circuit stores data reflecting that the third party has an established relationship with the mobile terminals when operating in the geographic region of service.

20. The invention set forth in claim 19, wherein the communication rules are used to prompt a communication to the mobile terminals, when operating in the geographic region of service, to indicate that the mobile terminals are to implement an application that alters their communication with the network in a manner consistent with the communication rules.