SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF PRESENCE MESSAGES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless communication system to communicate with a monitoring wireless communication device that is tracking a monitored wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- in the wireless communication system, generating operating information that indicates if the monitoring wireless communication device is in an active mode when a wireless data service is in use or in an idle mode when the wireless data service is not in use;
in the wireless communication system, receiving location information that indicates geographic locations of the monitored wireless communication device for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device;
in the wireless communication system, storing the location information if the monitoring wireless communication device is in the idle mode and wirelessly transferring the location information to the monitoring wireless communication device if the monitoring wireless communication device is in the active mode; and
in the wireless communication system, if the monitoring wireless communication device transitions from the idle mode to the active mode with the stored location information, then generating summary location data for the monitored wireless communication device based on the stored location information and wirelessly transferring the summary location data to the monitoring wireless communication device.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system generates operating information indicating if a monitoring wireless communication device is in active mode or in idle mode for a wireless data service. The wireless system receives location information that indicates geographic locations of a monitored wireless communication device for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device. The system stores the location information if the monitoring wireless communication device is in idle mode. The system wirelessly transfers the location information to the monitoring wireless communication device if the monitoring wireless communication device is in active mode. If the monitoring wireless communication device transitions from idle mode to active mode and has stored location information, the system generates summary location data for the monitored wireless communication device based on the stored location information and wirelessly transfers the summary location data to the monitoring wireless communication device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication system to communicate with a monitoring wireless communication device that is tracking a monitored wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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in the wireless communication system, generating operating information that indicates if the monitoring wireless communication device is in an active mode when a wireless data service is in use or in an idle mode when the wireless data service is not in use; in the wireless communication system, receiving location information that indicates geographic locations of the monitored wireless communication device for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device; in the wireless communication system, storing the location information if the monitoring wireless communication device is in the idle mode and wirelessly transferring the location information to the monitoring wireless communication device if the monitoring wireless communication device is in the active mode; and in the wireless communication system, if the monitoring wireless communication device transitions from the idle mode to the active mode with the stored location information, then generating summary location data for the monitored wireless communication device based on the stored location information and wirelessly transferring the summary location data to the monitoring wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication system to communicate with a monitoring wireless communication device that is tracking a monitored wireless communication device, the wireless communication system comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive operating information generated by the wireless communication system that indicates if the monitoring wireless communication device is in an active mode when a wireless data service is in use or in an idle mode when the wireless data service is not in use; the communication interface is configured to receive location information that indicates geographic locations of a monitored wireless communication device for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device; a processing node configured to store the location information if the monitoring wireless communication device is in the idle mode and to direct the communication interface to wirelessly transfer the location information to the monitoring wireless communication device if the monitoring wireless communication device is in the active mode; the processing node is configured, if the monitoring wireless communication device transitions from the idle mode to the active mode with the stored location information, to generate summary location data for the monitored wireless communication device based on the stored location information and to direct the communication interface to wirelessly transfer the summary location data to the monitoring wireless communication device; and the communication interface is configured to wirelessly transfer the summary location data and to wirelessly transfer the location information to the monitoring wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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