METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NETWORK REGISTRATION
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1. A method for subscriber location determination comprising:
- determining, by a first network service provided by a first network, subscriber location information associated with a first user communication device registered with the first network, wherein the subscriber location information includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first device, and wherein the IP address is not obtained via session initiation protocol (SIP) messaging received from the first device;
receiving, by the first network service, a broadcast location request for the subscriber location information in response to a call initiated from a second user communication device wherein receiving the broadcast location request further includes determining subscriber identity information from the broadcast location request, and determining that the subscriber identity information is associated with the subscriber location information; and
sending, by the first network service, the determined subscriber location information in response to the broadcast location request.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for user location registration comprising registering subscriber location information associated with a device with a registration service in a first network, receiving, from a second network, a broadcast location request and sending, in response to the broadcast location request, the subscriber location information to the second network.
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1. A method for subscriber location determination comprising:
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determining, by a first network service provided by a first network, subscriber location information associated with a first user communication device registered with the first network, wherein the subscriber location information includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first device, and wherein the IP address is not obtained via session initiation protocol (SIP) messaging received from the first device; receiving, by the first network service, a broadcast location request for the subscriber location information in response to a call initiated from a second user communication device wherein receiving the broadcast location request further includes determining subscriber identity information from the broadcast location request, and determining that the subscriber identity information is associated with the subscriber location information; and sending, by the first network service, the determined subscriber location information in response to the broadcast location request. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for device location determination comprising:
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a translation service disposed on a first network configured to; determine subscriber location information associated with a first user communication device registered with the first network, wherein the subscriber location information includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first device, and wherein the IP address is not obtained via session initiation protocol (SIP) messaging received from the first device; receive a broadcast location request for the subscriber location information in response to a call initiated from a second user communication device; determine subscriber identity information from the broadcast location request; determine that the subscriber identity information is associated with the subscriber location information; and send the determined subscriber location information in response to the broadcast location request. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for subscriber location determination comprising:
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receiving, by a first service provider, a call request directed to a first device; broadcasting a location request for subscriber location information of the first device to a second service provider; and receiving, by the first service provider, subscriber location information in response to the broadcast location request and directly from the second service provider, wherein the subscriber location information includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first device, and wherein the IP address is not obtained from the first device via a session initiation protocol (SIP) message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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