USER DEVICE SELECTION

• US 20140068710A1
• Filed: 08/30/2012
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Lau, Priscilla, Evans, Jeffrey R., Li, Mingxing S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,372,963 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]

Abstract

A method may include receiving, at an application server, a session initiation protocol (SIP) message including a public user identifier (ID) associated a user. The public user ID corresponds to a plurality of user devices. The method also includes determining an applicable order of alerting at least one of the plurality of user devices. The method further includes identifying at least one available user device associated with the user, based on a terminal identifier (ID) associated with each at least one available user device. The method includes selecting a user device from the at least one available user device based on the applicable order of alerting. A SIP invite message, including a terminal ID for the selected user device, is generated. The method includes sending the SIP invite message to the selected user device based on the applicable order of alerting, and receiving a response to the SIP invite message.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at an application server, a session initiation protocol (SIP) message including a public user identifier (ID) associated with a user, wherein the public user ID corresponds to a plurality of user devices;

determining an applicable order of alerting at least one of the plurality of user devices;

identifying at least one available user device associated with the user, based on a terminal identifier (ID) associated with each at least one available user device;

selecting a user device from the at least one available user device based on the applicable order of alerting;

generating a SIP invite message that includes a terminal ID for the selected user device;

sending the SIP invite message to the selected user device based on the applicable order of alerting; and

receiving a response to the SIP invite message with a terminal ID.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the applicable order of alerting further comprises:

alerting all available user devices at an approximate same time.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the applicable order of alerting further comprises:

alerting a first available user device based on a sequential order of alerts;

waiting up to a predetermined time for a response from the first available user device; and

alerting a next available user device if a rejection or no response is received from the first available user device in the predetermined time.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the sequential order of alerts is determined based on a predetermined order of alerts.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the sequential order of alerts is determined based on a type of call/session and at least one attribute associated with the plurality of user devices.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the at least one attribute includes at least one of a video capability, a voice call capability, multimedia capability, text capability, or a chat session capability of the at least one available user device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the applicable order of alerting further comprises:

identifying an emergency override indicator associated with the public user ID, wherein the emergency override indicator is generated in association with a call for emergency services; and

alerting a user device associated with the emergency override indicator.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the terminal ID includes at least one of a device type of the at least one available user device, an Internet protocol address of the at least one available user device, a unique identifier associated with the at least one available user device, or a unique factor associated with one or more of the at least one available user device.

9. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a serving call session control function (S-CSCF) in a network, a session initiation protocol (SIP) register message including a terminal identifier (ID) of a user device, and a public user ID associated with a user of the user device;

requesting user authentication scheme and data from the HSS where the request includes the public user ID and terminal ID of a user device;

authenticating the user device;

determining a registration context of the user device based on the terminal ID, the public user ID and a registration state of the user device;

storing the registration context for the user device;

sending an S-CSCF address of the S-CSCF to a home subscriber server;

sending a SIP 200 OK message to the user device; and

sending a SIP register message to an application server, wherein the SIP register message includes the terminal ID and the public user ID and wherein the application server is to provide an incoming session to the user device based on the registration context of the user device.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the terminal ID includes at least one of a device type of the at least one available user device, or an Internet protocol address of the at least one available user device.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein sending the S-CSCF address to the home subscriber server further comprises:

sending the S-CSCF address to the home subscriber server and indicating the S-CSCF as the serving node for the user associated with the public user ID; and

allowing all user devices associated with a same public ID to be served by the S-CSCF.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

storing, at a proxy call session control function (P-CSCF), contact information associated with the user device based on a combination of the terminal ID and the public user ID, and an address associated with the S-CSCF assigned to the public user ID.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

billing for a service in the network based on the terminal ID associated with receipt of the service.

14. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving an emergency call associated with a user device, wherein the user device has a terminal ID;

storing the terminal ID associated with the user device for a predetermined time after the emergency call;

receiving an incoming call associated with the public user ID that has made the emergency call during the predetermined time;

generating an emergency override SIP header, wherein the emergency override SIP header includes the terminal ID; and

sending a SIP invite message including the emergency override SIP header to an application server, wherein the application server is to send the SIP invite message to the user device based on the terminal ID.

15. An application server device comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and

a processor configured to execute instructions in the memory to;

receive a session initiation protocol (SIP) message including a public user identifier (ID) associated with a user, wherein the public user ID corresponds to a plurality of user devices;

determine an applicable order of alerting for at least one of the plurality of user device associated with the user;

identify at least one available user device associated with the user based on a terminal identifier (ID) associated with each at least one available user device;

select at least one user device from the at least one available user device based on the applicable order of alerting;

generate a SIP invite message that includes a terminal ID for the at least one selected user device;

send the SIP invite message to each of the at least one selected user device based on the applicable order of alerting; and

receiving a response to the SIP invite message.

16. The application server device of claim 15, wherein, when determining the applicable order of alerting for the at least one user device, the processor is further configured to:

alert all available user devices at an approximate same time.

17. The application server device of claim 15, wherein, when determining the applicable order of alerting for the at least one user device, the processor is further configured to:

alert a first available user device based on a sequential order of alerts;

wait a predetermined time for a response from the first available user device; and

alert a next available user device if a rejection or no response is received from the first available user device in the predetermined time.

18. The application server device of claim 17, wherein the sequential order of alerts is determined based on a type of call session and at least one attribute associated with the at least one available user device, and the at least one attribute includes at least one of a video capability, a voice call capability, multimedia capacity, text capability, or a chat session capability of the at least one available user device.

19. The application server device of claim 15, wherein, when determining the applicable order of alerting for the at least one user device, the processor is further configured to:

identify an emergency override indicator associated with the public user ID, wherein the emergency override indicator is generated in association with a call for emergency services; and

alert a user device associated with the emergency override indicator.

20. A device comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and

a processor configured to execute instructions in the memory to;

receive a session initiation protocol (SIP) message including a terminal identifier (ID) of a user device, and a public user ID associated with a user of the user device;

authenticate the user device;

determine a registration context of the user device based on the terminal ID, the public user ID and a registration state of the user device;

store the registration context for the user device;

send a SIP registration OK message to the user device; and

send a SIP register message to an application server, wherein the SIP register message includes the terminal ID and the public user ID and wherein the application server is to support an incoming session for the user device based on the registration context of the user device.