GLOBAL MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USER DEVICES

• US 20110106275A1
• Filed: 10/30/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: KANAMATAREDDY, RAVI KUMAR
• Granted Patent: US 8,750,824 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/13
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/02 Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/08 Mobility data transfer

Abstract

A global mobility system and method for providing a global mobility framework. The system includes a mobility data collection unit, a mobility data management unit, and a device management unit. The data collection unit acquires real-time mobility data relating to a user and associated mobile and stationary devices. The data management unit manages mobility data and applies data to the devices in use. The device management unit activates and controls the operation of the devices based on available device and environmental data, and the mobility services subscribed by the user. The data management unit configures a device using the collected mobile data and prepares the device for operation in a respective environment. The device management unit prepares device work flows, activates and deactivates the devices, and controls the device operations based on the collected mobility data.

Claims

1. A global mobility support system comprising:

a mobility data collecting component for acquiring real-time mobility data relating to a user and a plurality of devices associated with the user;

a mobility data management component for managing the collected mobility data and applying the collected data to a device being used in a respective environment; and

a device management component for activating and controlling the operation of the device based on the applied data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data collecting component further generates a mobility profile based on service requirements of the user and the collected data.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the mobility profile corresponds to a particular device in a respective operating environment.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the mobility profile corresponds to a customer service level agreement (SLA) between the user and a mobility service provider.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the service level agreement includes different service support grades each associated with a group of user devices and a group of mobility functions.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobility data management component further configures a user device based on the collected mobility data to prepare the device for operation in a respective environment.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobility data management component includes a mobility database and the data management component updates the database with new data relating to the location of the user as the user enters a new operating environment.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the new data include mobility and environmental data relating to a third-party, said third-party data being relevant to the user and the operation of the mobile device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the new data is used for subsequent mobility operations affecting the user and the operation of the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the data management component further stores the collected data in a mobility profile database.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the mobility profile database includes static information about the user and mobility information about the devices associated with the user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the mobility information is dynamically updated to reflect the location of the user, the devices in use and the environment.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the device management component activates and deactivates a device in use based on the collected mobility data.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the device management component prepares a work flow for the behavior of a device based on the collected mobility data.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the device management component provides real-time control of a device in use based on the collected mobility data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the control includes automated commands to the device to provide mobility functions to the user.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the device management component provides semi-automatic and manual intervention in the operation of the devices.

18. A computer implemented method for supporting a global mobility system, comprising the steps of:

collecting real-time mobility data relating to a user and a plurality of devices associated with the user;

applying the collected data to a device being used in a respective environment; and

activating and controlling the operation of the device based on the applied data.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 18, further comprising the step of generating a user mobility profile based on service requirements of the user and the collected data.

20. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, said program code operable to:

collect real-time mobility data relating to a user and a plurality of devices associated with the user;

apply the collected data to a device being used in a respective environment; and

activate and control the operation of the device based on the applied data.