User Profiles

• US 20120009929A1
• Filed: 07/06/2010
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: George, Richard John, Ruan, Zhigang, Oliver, Brian Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 8,423,030 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1235 where one of the core networks is a wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/16 WPBX [Wireless Private Branch Exchange]

Abstract

A method, system and computer-readable product for a fixed mobile convergence system. The method includes analyzing at least one rule set associated with at least one user profile with the user profile being associated with at least one mobile device supporting more than one line. Each line offering one or more transports and options for establishing a telephone call. After analyzing the one or more rule sets, a context-specific real-time usage mode is determined based on the analysis which include selections of a telephone line, a transport and establishment options. After determining the usage mode, a call is established between one of the devices and a telephony endpoint, either incoming or outgoing, based on the determined usage mode.

Claims

1. A computer program product for a device in a fixed mobile convergence system, the computer program product comprising:

at least one computer readable medium; and

at least one program module, stored on the at least one computer readable medium and operative, upon execution by at least one processor for;

analyzing at least one rule set associated with at least one user profile, the user profile associated with at least one mobile device supporting more than one line, each line offering one or more transports and options for establishing a telephone call to or from one of the devices;

determining a context-specific real-time usage mode based on the analysis which includes selections of a telephone line, a transport and establishment options; and

establishing a call between the mobile device and a telephony endpoint, either incoming or outgoing, based on the determined usage mode.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein determining the context-specific real-time usage mode further includes an analysis of at least one rule set associated with an application initiating an outgoing call.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein upon execution by at least one processor setting the initial rule sets for each user based on class of service.

4. A mobile device comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one computer readable medium in communication with the processor; and

at least one program module stored on the at least one medium, and operative upon execution by the processor for;

analyzing at least one rule set associated with at least one user profile, the user profile associated with the mobile device supporting more than one line, each line offering one or more transports and options for establishing a telephone call to or from the device;

determining a context-specific real-time usage mode based on the analysis which include selections of a telephone line, a transport and establishment options; and

establishing a call between the device and a telephony endpoint, either incoming or outgoing, based on the determined usage mode.

5. The mobile device of claim 4 wherein determining the context-specific real-time usage mode further includes an analysis of at least one rule set associated with an application initiating an outgoing call.

6. The mobile device of claim 4 wherein upon execution by at least one processor setting the initial rule sets for each user based on class of service.

7. A method for a fixed mobile convergence system, the method comprising:

analyzing at least one rule set associated with at least one user profile, the user profile associated with at least one mobile device supporting more than one line, each line offering one or more transports and options for establishing a telephone call to or from the device;

determining a context-specific real-time usage mode based on the analysis which includes selections of a telephone line, a transport and establishment options; and

establishing a call between the mobile device and a telephony endpoint, either incoming or outgoing, based on the determined usage mode.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein determining the context-specific real-time usage mode further includes an analysis of at least one rule set associated with an application initiating an outgoing call.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein one of the offered transports is a fixed transport comprising at least one of a public switch telephone network (PSTN) and voice over wireless local area network (VoWLAN).

10. The method of claim 7 wherein one of the offered transports is a mobile transport comprising at least one of a private branch exchange mobility (PBX Mobility) and public land mobile network (PLMN).

11. The method of claim 7 wherein analyzing at least one rule set associated with at least one user profile further comprises analyzing at least one rule set selected from call direction, call scheduling, call restrictions, and WLAN profile control.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the call direction is based on a location of the mobile device with the location being one of within a home PLMN and a visiting PLMN.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the call direction rule sets dictate that the fixed mobile convergence system calls the mobile device for incoming calls on the home PLMN, the fixed mobile convergence system calls the mobile device for incoming calls on the visiting PLMN, the mobile device calls a pre-determined number associated with the fixed mobile convergence system on the home PLMN for an outgoing call and in response the fixed mobile convergence system calls the mobile device on the home PLMN, and the mobile device calls a pre-determined number associated with the fixed mobile convergence system on the visiting PLMN for an outgoing call and in response the fixed mobile convergence system calls the mobile device on the visiting PLMN.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the call scheduling rule sets dictate a line, transport, and voicemail used during weekdays, weekends, work hours, and non-work hours.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the call restriction rule sets dictate caller filtering based on allowed callers, blocked callers and unknown callers based on a list of contacts associated with the user profile.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the WLAN profile control rule sets dictate the transport and line that is used based on a WLAN profile associated with the location of the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 7 wherein the user profile includes one or more rule sets selected from the group consisting of a default line and call control policy, private additional line and call control policy, and out of hours additional line and call control policy and time of a call dictates which rule set controls.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein one or more rule sets in the default line and control policy include a parameter allowing for one or more rule set to be overridden.

19. The method of claim 7 wherein analyzing at least one rule set associated with at least one user profile further comprises analyzing at least one rule set from a user profile associated with a another device which is calling or being called by either the work phone device or the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 7 further comprising setting the initial rule sets for each user based on a class of service.