SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL DEVICE

• US 20150312357A1
• Filed: 04/27/2015
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Khan, Richard L., Qui, Chaoxin, Dalley, Robert F.
• Granted Patent: US 9,432,467 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

An example apparatus includes a memory and a call session controller. The memory is to store a first public user identifier in association with a first nomadic service designator and a first operating mode designator, and to store a second public user identifier in association with a second nomadic service designator and a second operating mode designator. The call session controller is to determine whether a first call using the first public user identifier is eligible to be established based on the first nomadic service designator and the first operating mode designator, and determine whether a second call using the second public user identifier is eligible to be established based on the second nomadic service designator and based on the second operating mode designator.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

memory to;

store a first public user identifier in association with a first nomadic service designator and a first operating mode designator, the first nomadic service designator to indicate whether the first public user identifier is eligible for use with a nomadic service to access a voice over internet protocol service from different network locations, and the first operating mode designator to indicate whether the first public user identifier is eligible for use with voice over internet protocol calls to or from telephone numbers not selected by a voice over internet protocol service provider; and

store a second public user identifier in association with a second nomadic service designator and a second operating mode designator, the second nomadic service designator to indicate whether second public user identifier is eligible for use with the nomadic service to access the voice over internet protocol service from the different network locations, and the second operating mode designator to indicate whether the second public user identifier is eligible for use with the voice over internet protocol calls to or from the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider; and

a call session controller to;

determine whether a first call using the first public user identifier is eligible to be established based on the first nomadic service designator and the first operating mode designator, and determine whether a second call using the second public user identifier is eligible to be established based on the second nomadic service designator and based on the second operating mode designator.

2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein an operating mode of at least one of the first operating mode designator or the second operating mode designator is based on a registered geographic location associated with the device being a current geographic location of the device.

3. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the memory is further to store a public internet protocol address in association with the first and second public user identifiers, the public internet protocol address associated with the device, wherein the public internet protocol address is registered to a gateway providing Internet access to the device.

4. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the first public user identifier is a telephone number or an email address.

5. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the first nomadic service designator is stored in association with the first public user identifier in a first data structure, the first operating mode designator is stored in association with the first public user identifier in a second data structure, the first nomadic service designator and the first operating mode designator being in association with one another across the first and second data structures based on the same first public user identifier.

6. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the first and second operating mode designators indicate that the device is eligible for the voice over internet protocol calls with the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider based on whether a registered geographic location associated with the device is a current geographic location of the device.

7. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider are different from second telephone numbers selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider, the second telephone numbers including at least one of a customer service telephone number or an emergency service telephone number.

8. A tangible machine readable storage device comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to at least:

after receiving a first call initiated by a device using a first public user identifier, determine whether the first call is eligible to be established using a nomadic service based on whether the first public user identifier is stored in association with a first nomadic service designator indicating that the device is eligible to use the nomadic service to access a voice over internet protocol service from different network locations, and based on whether the first public user identifier is stored in association with a first operating mode designator indicating that the device is eligible for voice over internet protocol calls to or from telephone numbers not selected by a voice over internet protocol service provider; and

after receiving a second call initiated by the device using a second public user identifier, determine whether the second call is eligible to be established using the enabled service based on whether the second public user identifier is stored in association with a second nomadic service designator indicating whether the device is eligible to use the enabled service to access the voice over internet protocol service from the different network locations, and based on whether the second public user identifier is stored in association with a second operating mode designator indicating that the device is eligible for the voice over internet protocol calls to or from the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider, the first and second nomadic service designators configurable to respectively different nomadic permissions for the first and second public user identifiers, and the first and second operating mode designators configurable to respectively different operating modes for the first and second public user identifiers.

9. A tangible machine readable storage device as defined in claim 8, wherein an operating mode of at least one of the first operating mode designator or the second operating mode designator is based on a registered geographic location associated with the device being a current geographic location of the device.

10. A tangible machine readable storage device as defined in claim 8, wherein the first public user identifier is a telephone number or an email address.

11. A tangible machine readable storage device as defined in claim 8, wherein the first nomadic service designator is stored in association with the first public user identifier in a first data structure, the first operating mode designator is stored in association with the first public user identifier in a second data structure, wherein the instructions cause the processor to associate the first nomadic service designator and the first operating mode designator across the first and second data structures based on the same first public user identifier.

12. A tangible machine readable storage device as defined in claim 8, wherein the first and second operating mode designators indicate that the device is eligible for the voice over internet protocol calls with the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider based on whether a registered geographic location associated with the device is a current geographic location of the device.

13. A tangible machine readable storage device as defined in claim 8, wherein the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider are different from second telephone numbers selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider, the second telephone numbers including at least one of a customer service telephone number or an emergency service telephone number.

14. A method comprising:

after receiving a first call initiated by a device using a first public user identifier, operating a call session controller to determine whether the first call is eligible to be established using a nomadic service based on whether the first public user identifier is stored in association with a first nomadic service designator indicating that the device is eligible to use the nomadic service to access a voice over internet protocol service from different network locations, and based on whether the first public user identifier is stored in association with a first operating mode designator indicating that the device is eligible for voice over internet protocol calls to or from telephone numbers not selected by a voice over internet protocol service provider; and

after receiving a second call initiated by the device using a second public user identifier, operating the call session controller to determine whether the second call is eligible to be established using the enabled service based on whether the second public user identifier is stored in association with a second nomadic service designator indicating whether the device is eligible to use the enabled service to access the voice over internet protocol service from the different network locations, and based on whether the second public user identifier is stored in association with a second operating mode designator indicating that the device is eligible for the voice over internet protocol calls to or from the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider, the first and second nomadic service designators configurable to respectively different nomadic permissions for the first and second public user identifiers, and the first and second operating mode designators configurable to respectively different operating modes for the first and second public user identifiers.

15. A method as defined in claim 14, wherein an operating mode of at least one of the first operating mode designator or the second operating mode designator is based on a registered geographic location associated with the device being a current geographic location of the device.

16. A method as defined in claim 14, further including storing a public internet protocol address in association with the first and second public user identifiers, the public internet protocol address associated with the device, wherein the public internet protocol address is registered to a gateway providing Internet access to the device.

17. A method as defined in claim 14, wherein the device is a voice over internet protocol telephone.

18. A method as defined in claim 14, wherein the first nomadic service designator is stored in association with the first public user identifier in a first data structure, the first operating mode designator is stored in association with the first public user identifier in a second data structure, the first nomadic service designator and the first operating mode designator being in association with one another across the first and second data structures based on the same first public user identifier.

19. A method as defined in claim 14, wherein the first and second operating mode designators indicate that the device is eligible for the voice over internet protocol calls with the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider based on whether a registered geographic location associated with the device is a current geographic location of the device.

20. A method as defined in claim 14, wherein the telephone numbers not selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider are different from second telephone numbers selected by the voice over internet protocol service provider, the second telephone numbers including at least one of a customer service telephone number or an emergency service telephone number.