MESSAGING POLICY FOR A COMMUNICATION NODE

• US 20130218975A1
• Filed: 09/21/2010
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Hjelm, Johan, Eriksson, Olle
• Application Number:
  US13/825,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20130218975A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network 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 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

There is provided a method in a node of a communication network. The method comprises establishing communication with a device, selecting a message according to a node profile, sending the selected message to the device; and updating the node profile according to the behavior of the device.

Claims

1. A method in a node of a communications network, the method comprising:

establishing communication with a device;

selecting a message according to a node profile;

sending the selected message to the device;

updating the node profile according to the behavior of the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the node of the communication network is at least one of:

a cell;

a picocell;

a WiFi access point; and

a Bluetooth access point.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication range of the node defines a location.

4. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the node determines that the device is in communication with the node if the device is detected as within communication range.

5. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the selection of a message according to the node profile comprises modifying the content of a message according to the node profile.

6. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the device sends a reply in response to the message, the reply giving an indication of a user'"'"'s predilections.

7. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the node profile is updated if no reply is received from a device within a timeout period.

8. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the node profile comprises an aggregation of users'"'"' predilections for users that have visited the location.

17. A computer-readable medium, carrying instructions, which, when executed by computer logic, causes said computer logic to carry out any of the methods defined by claims 1 to 8.

9. A node in a communications network, the node comprising:

a memory for storing a node profile;

a processor arranged to select a message according to the node profile; and

a transmitter arranged to send the selected message to a device in communication with the network node;

wherein the processor is further arranged to update the node profile according to the behavior of the device.

10. The node of claim 9, wherein the node is at least one of:

a cell;

a picocell;

a WiFi access point; and

a Bluetooth access point.

11. The node of claim 9 or 10, wherein the communication range of the node defines a location.

12. The node of claim 9, 10 or 11, wherein an attachment function determines that the device is in communication with the node if the device is detected as within communication range.

13. The node of any of claims 9 to 12, wherein the selection of a message according to the node profile comprises modifying the content of a message according to the node profile.

14. The node of any of claims 9 to 13, wherein the reply received from the device gives an indication of a user'"'"'s predilections.

15. The node of any of claims 9 to 14, wherein the node profile is updated if no reply is received from a device within a timeout period.

16. The node of claim 14 or 15, wherein the node profile comprises an aggregation of users'"'"' predilections for users that have visited the location.