Enhanced location based call related information (Caller ID)

• US 20110255677A1
• Filed: 04/13/2011
• Published: 10/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Kasad, Farhad
• Application Number:
  US13/064,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20110255677A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42357 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server

Abstract

The current location of a calling device is provided to a called device only to a level authorized by the calling party and/or their servicing network. A configuration file may be maintained in, e.g., a current location privacy settings database. The current location of the calling device is provided to the called device only to the extent authorized, e.g., coarse (e.g., blurred), or precise (e.g., with full detail). The current location of the calling device may be blurred if desired, and is returned to the called device as Enhanced Location based call related information (e.g., Caller ID). The provision of a caller'"'"'s current location may be tied to an add-on service by the wireless network provider. With such a service activated, the called subscriber with the service will receive otherwise conventional CallerID information together with the inventive current location of the caller.

Claims

1. A method of receiving call related location information of a caller at a called device, comprising:

receiving a call request from a calling device to a called device;

before accepting said call request at said called device, receiving a current location of said calling device; and

displaying, as said called device alerts to an incoming call, said current location of said calling device at said called device.

2. The method of receiving call related location information of a caller at a called device according to claim 1, further comprising:

requesting a current location of said calling device from a location based services (LBS) server.

3. The method of receiving call related location information of a caller at a called device according to claim 1, wherein:

said current location is received by said called device as a street address of said calling party.

4. The method of receiving call related location information of a caller at a called device according to claim 1, wherein:

said current location is received by said called device as a latitude/longitude of said calling party.

5. A method of providing call related location services to a called party, comprising:

receiving a call request from a calling party;

transmitting a location request to a location based services (LBS) server;

receiving a response to said location request containing a current location of said calling party; and

providing said current location to a party called by said calling party.

6. The method of providing call related location services to a called party according to claim 5, further comprising:

authorizing said called device for receipt of said current location of said calling party.

7. A method of receiving call related location of a calling party by a called party, comprising:

receiving a call request from a calling party;

before said call request is answered by said called party, receiving a GPS-obtained current location of said calling party, from said calling party; and

displaying said GPS-obtained current location of said calling party on said called device.

8. The method of receiving call related location of a calling party by a called party according to claim 7, further comprising:

obtaining authorization for said called device to receive said GPS-obtained current location.

9. The method of receiving call related location of a calling party by a called party according to claim 7, wherein:

said GPS-obtained current location of said calling party is a street address.

10. The method of receiving call related location of a calling party by a called party according to claim 7, wherein:

said GPS-obtained current location of said calling party is a latitude/longitude.