OPTIMIZING SOCIAL INFORMATION SIGNALING

• US 20170316518A1
• Filed: 07/17/2017
• Published: 11/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wohlert, Randolph, Bhatt, Samir, Pratt, James H.
• Granted Patent: US 10,497,070 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method and apparatus for optimizing social information signaling in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method receives an indication that social information associated with a first endpoint device has changed, determines whether the social information is to be forwarded to a second endpoint device in a list of the first endpoint device based upon a behavior parameter, wherein the behavior parameter comprises a strength of relationship, and forwards the social information to the second endpoint device if the behavior parameter is above a pre-defined level.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor, a social information query of a second hardware endpoint device from a first hardware endpoint device;

querying, by the at least one processor, a server having social information associated with the second hardware endpoint device to determine whether the social information of the second hardware endpoint device is available; and

forwarding, by the at least one processor, the social information to the first hardware endpoint device in response to the social information query when the social information of the second hardware endpoint device is available in the server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by the at least one processor of a session border controller located in a communication network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the server comprises a network address book located in a communication network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the server comprises a presence server located in a communication network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the social information query is received via a session initiation protocol options message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the social information query is received via a session initiation protocol publish message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the social information query is received via a session initiation protocol notify message.

8. A tangible computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a social information query of a second hardware endpoint device from a first hardware endpoint device;

querying a server having social information associated with the second hardware endpoint device to determine whether the social information of the second hardware endpoint device is available; and

forwarding the social information to the first hardware endpoint device in response to the social information query when the social information of the second hardware endpoint device is available in the server.

9. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor comprises a session border controller located in a communication network.

10. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the server comprises a network address book located in a communication network.

11. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the server comprises a presence server located in a communication network.

12. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the social information query is received via a session initiation protocol options message.

13. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the social information query is received via a session initiation protocol publish message.

14. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the social information query is received via a session initiation protocol notify message.

15. A device comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a social information query of a second hardware endpoint device from a first hardware endpoint device;

querying a server having social information associated with the second hardware endpoint device to determine whether the social information of the second hardware endpoint device is available; and

forwarding the social information to the first hardware endpoint device in response to the social information query when the social information of the second hardware endpoint device is available in the server.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the device is a session border controller located in a communication network.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the server comprises a network address book located in a communication network.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the server comprises a presence server located in a communication network.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the social information query is received via a session initiation protocol options message.

20. The device of claim 15, wherein the social information query is received via a session initiation protocol publish message or a session initiation protocol notify message.