Methods and Systems for Providing Application Level Presence Information in Wireless Communication

• US 20140067968A9
• Filed: 11/13/2012
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Agrawal, Anuraag
• Granted Patent: US 8,909,700 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/12 for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• 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

Methods and apparatus for determining and maintaining user presence information include capturing user presence data with an application presence server. The application presence server can be configured to update user presence data as a user initiates or exits an application. Applications associated with user presence data are configured to query an application proxy client concerning user presence data of a selected user and, based on a returned user status, deliver, discard, or redirect a message intended for the user. User presence data is stored in a user presence repository and can be provided via Internet-based or other connections to applications executed on external networks. User activity status can be used to select or update user presence data. In some examples, an application server of an external network is configured to receive user presence data from the presence server.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that are executed by a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, via an input connection of a network gateway, a message for delivery to a recipient wireless device; and

delivering, via an output connection of the network gateway, a presence query to a presence server storing presence data, the presence data being updated upon an entry of the recipient wireless device into a sleep mode;

wherein the message is delivered to the recipient wireless device based on the presence data received from the presence server.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the presence data includes cellular digital packet data use by the recipient wireless device.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise delivering, via an interconnection, the presence data to an application server.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that are executed by a network gateway to perform operations comprising:

receiving a message from a sending wireless device for delivery to a recipient wireless device;

transmitting a presence query to a presence server storing presence data, the presence data being updated upon an entry of the recipient wireless device into a sleep mode; and

receiving the presence data from the presence server;

wherein the received presence data indicates an availability of the recipient wireless device to receive the message.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the message is rerouted by the output upon the recipient client device being unavailable to receive the message.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the rerouting of the message comprises discarding the message.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the presence data includes cellular digital packet data use by the recipient wireless device.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that are executed by a processor to perform operations comprising:

retrieving, at an application server, presence data of a recipient wireless device from a presence server, the presence data being updated upon an entry of the recipient wireless device into a sleep mode, the presence data indicating an availability of the recipient wireless device to receive a message delivered by the application server; and

delivering the message based on the presence data.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending the message to the recipient wireless device upon the application server providing a messaging application to the recipient wireless device.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the presence data is provided by a presence agent monitoring usage of a wireless interface coupled to the recipient wireless device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the presence server is coupled to an external network via a network gateway.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the external network includes an application server for transmitting the message to the recipient wireless device.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the external network includes a plurality of clients coupled to the application server, the application server providing a messaging application to the plurality of clients.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the external network includes a second presence server in communication with the presence server of the wireless network.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the presence data includes cellular digital packet data use by the recipient wireless device.