Method and apparatus for location based intercept in a communications system
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1. A method of handling a call request in a communications system, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving said call request for a call, said call having a party associated therewith;
determining a location area of the party;
looking up said party'"'"'s location area in a list of locations to be monitored; and
if the party'"'"'s location is in a list of locations to be monitored;
updating a target intercept list in a communications switch; and
modifying said target intercept list to include said party'"'"'s user ID to monitor the party'"'"'s call.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing location-based intercept in a system includes an intercept monitoring unit (210) for dynamically modifying an intercept target list (245) in a communications switch (240). The intercept monitoring unit (210) determines, as a function of user location, whether the user'"'"'s call should be intercepted. If so, either an updated entry is made to the intercept target list (245), or an entire updated copy of the intercept target list (237) is downloaded to the communications switch (240).
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1. A method of handling a call request in a communications system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving said call request for a call, said call having a party associated therewith; determining a location area of the party; looking up said party'"'"'s location area in a list of locations to be monitored; and if the party'"'"'s location is in a list of locations to be monitored; updating a target intercept list in a communications switch; and modifying said target intercept list to include said party'"'"'s user ID to monitor the party'"'"'s call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for location-based intercept of communications, said apparatus comprising:
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means for communicating with a communications network; means for determining a location area of a caller; means for looking up the caller'"'"'s location area in a list of locations to be monitored; means for generating intercept information; if the caller'"'"'s location area is in the list of locations to be monitored; means for sending said intercept information to a communication switch; means for updating a target intercept list to monitor the caller'"'"'s call, said means for updating coupled to said means for generating intercept information and operating in response to said means for generating intercept information; and modifying the target intercept list to include the caller'"'"'s user ID. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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