NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON DEVICE PRESENCE

• US 20180262874A1
• Filed: 05/15/2018
• Published: 09/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2010
• 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: Robbins, William S., Flynn, Judson John, Wohlert, Randolph
• Granted Patent: US 10,631,119 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/06 De-registration or detaching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

An architecture is provided that can facilitate and/or transmit notifications based upon device presence techniques in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, notifications can be delivered to custodian devices that indicate the presence information if certain predetermined conditions or criteria are satisfied.

Claims

1. A network device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving configuration data from a first user equipment adapted to configure condition data via a user interface, wherein the condition data comprises;

a target device identifier that identifies a second user equipment that is not the first user equipment; and

a condition that is satisfied in response to the second user equipment exhibiting a defined presence;

in response to monitoring devices of a network, determining a registration state of the second user equipment, wherein the registration state indicates whether the second user equipment is attached to an access point device of the devices;

based on the registration state, determining that the condition is satisfied; and

in response to the determining the condition is satisfied, facilitating transmission of notification data to the first user equipment.

2. The network device of claim 1, wherein the condition data further comprises a location identifier that identifies a location served by the access point device.

3. The network device of claim 2, wherein the condition data further comprises an arrival tag that indicates the condition is satisfied in response to the second user equipment attaching to the access point device that serves the location indicated by the location identifier.

4. The network device of claim 2, wherein the condition data further comprises a departure tag that indicates the condition is satisfied in response to the second user equipment detaching from the access point device that serves the location indicated by the location identifier.

5. The network device of claim 1, wherein the condition data further comprises a notify identifier that identifies the first user equipment as an intended recipient of the notification data.

6. The network device of claim 5, wherein the notify identifier identifies the first user equipment and a third user equipment as intended recipients of the notification data, and the facilitating transmission of the notification data comprises facilitating the transmission of the notification data to the first user equipment and the third user equipment.

7. The network device of claim 1, wherein the condition data further comprises a time constraint that indicates a time at which the defined presence is to be exhibited in order to satisfy the condition.

8. The network device of claim 1, wherein the condition data further comprises a state constraint that indicates a state of an environment at which the defined presence is to be exhibited, and wherein the state is to occur in order to satisfy the condition.

9. The network device of claim 1, wherein the condition data further comprises history data indicative of a presence history of the second user equipment.

10. A first user equipment, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

presenting, via a user interface device, configuration data that facilitates configuration of condition data, wherein the configuration data comprises a first element and a second element, and wherein;

the first element is configured to receive first input data that identifies a second user equipment that is not the first user equipment, and

the second element is configured to receive second input data that identifies a condition that is satisfied in response to the second user equipment exhibiting a defined presence;

transmitting the condition data to a device of a network configured to serve the first user equipment and the second user equipment; and

receiving, from the device, notification data that indicates the second user equipment has exhibited the defined presence and the condition has been satisfied.

11. The first user equipment of claim 10, wherein the configuration data further comprises a third element configured to receive third input data that identifies a location at which the defined presence is to be exhibited.

12. The first user equipment of claim 11, wherein the configuration data further comprises a fourth element configured to receive fourth input data that identifies whether the defined presence is exhibited in response to the second user equipment arriving at the location or departing from the location.

13. The first user equipment of claim 10, wherein the configuration data further comprises a fifth element configured to receive fifth input data that identifies a user identity specified to receive the notification data.

14. The first user equipment of claim 10, wherein the configuration data further comprises a sixth element configured to receive sixth input data that identifies a time at which the defined presence is to be exhibited in order to satisfy the condition.

15. The first user equipment of claim 10, wherein the configuration data further comprises a seventh element configured to receive seventh input data that identifies a state of an environment at which the defined presence is to be exhibited, and wherein the state is to occur during the defined presence in order to satisfy the condition.

16. The first user equipment of claim 10, wherein the configuration data further comprises an eighth element configured to receive eighth input data that triggers an export procedure, and wherein the export procedure comprises facilitating transmission of the configuration data to a third user equipment that is not the first user equipment and is not the second user equipment.

17. A method, comprising:

configuring, by a device comprising a processor, condition data according to configuration data received from a first user equipment, wherein the configuring the condition data comprises;

based on information specified by the configuration data, configuring a target device identifier to identify a second user equipment that is not the first user equipment; and

based on information specified by the configuration data, configuring a condition that is satisfied in response to the second user equipment exhibiting a defined presence;

monitoring, by the device, network devices of a network;

based on the monitoring, determining, by the device, a registration state of the second user equipment, wherein the registration state indicates whether the second user equipment is attached to an access point device of the devices;

based on the registration state, determining, by the device, that the condition is satisfied; and

in response to the determining the condition is satisfied, facilitating, by the device, transmission of notification data to the first user equipment.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the configuring the condition data further comprises configuring, according to the configuration data, a location identifier that identifies a location served by the access point device.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the configuring the condition data further comprises configuring, according to the configuration data, a notify identifier that identifies the first user equipment as a first intended recipient of the notification data and identifies a third user equipment, different from the first user equipment and the second user equipment, as a second intended recipient of the notification data.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the configuring the condition data further comprises configuring, according to the configuration data, a time indicator that indicates a time at which the defined presence is to be exhibited in order to satisfy the condition.