Mobile activity status tracker
First Claim
1. A mobile activity status tracker, comprising:
- a forwarder to forward a registration notification message from a signaling transfer point to said mobile activity status tracker;
a database relating to individual wireless device subscribers, said database to store mobile activity data associated with at least one of said individual wireless device subscribers;
a communications channel to allow entry of said mobile activity data into said database from said signaling transfer point to said mobile activity status tracker without relying on communications with a home location register for said mobile activity data; and
a TCP/IP communications channel for communicating said mobile activity data contained in said database to at least one application server over at least one of an Internet and an Intranet.
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Abstract
A technique and apparatus to provide status tracking of presence and/or location of a mobile, wireless device to a requesting entity even outside of a particular wireless system. This allows wireless service providers the ability to monitor and log changes in the status of mobile stations within and/or outside their networks. Embodiments are disclosed wherein presence and/or location information is provided to entities outside of a particular servicing wireless network using the mechanisms of call processing components of a mobile network (e.g., call setup procedures), and using standard mechanisms currently available to any appropriately conforming Mobile Switching Center (MSC) element. A mobile activity status tracker (MAST) is disclosed which contains a database of information similar to the information contained in the Home Location Register. The MAST tracks and reports status and activity of mobile wireless devices in a wireless network using mobile registration message, mobile inactivity message forwarding, and/or mobile automatic notification of subscriber status to TCP/IP entities (e.g., application servers on the Internet or Intranet). The MAST system duplicates the same or similar information contained in a corresponding HLR, but is available as an external database entity which is not restricted by SS7 standards. The tracking need not track call-specific information, e.g., called telephone numbers or information regarding conversations sustained by the tracked wireless subscribers.
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28 Claims
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1. A mobile activity status tracker, comprising:
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a forwarder to forward a registration notification message from a signaling transfer point to said mobile activity status tracker; a database relating to individual wireless device subscribers, said database to store mobile activity data associated with at least one of said individual wireless device subscribers; a communications channel to allow entry of said mobile activity data into said database from said signaling transfer point to said mobile activity status tracker without relying on communications with a home location register for said mobile activity data; and a TCP/IP communications channel for communicating said mobile activity data contained in said database to at least one application server over at least one of an Internet and an Intranet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing a database of presence or location information regarding wireless system subscribers, comprising:
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forwarding a registration notification message sent to a Home Location Register to a mobile activity status tracker; detecting said registration notification message at said mobile activity status tracker, said mobile activity status tracker being distinct from said Home Location Register; and transmitting at least one of presence and location information relating to at least one wireless system subscriber from said mobile activity status tracker to at least one application server via at least one of an Internet and an Intranet, said at least one application server is user accessible to determine said at least one of presence information and location information of a wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for providing a database of presence and location information regarding wireless system subscribers, comprising:
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means for forwarding a registration notification message sent to a Home Location Register to a mobile activity status tracker; means for detecting said registration notification message at said mobile activity status tracker, said mobile activity status tracker being distinct from said Home Location Register; and means for transmitting at least one of presence and location information relating to at least one wireless system subscriber from said mobile activity status tracker to at least one application server via at least one of an Internet and an Intranet, said at least one application server is user accessible to determine at least one of presence information and location information of a wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Apparatus for providing a database of presence and location information regarding wireless system subscribers, comprising:
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means for copying and forwarding a registration notification message sent to a Home Location Register to a mobile activity status tracker; and means for transmitting at least one of presence and location information relating to at least one wireless system subscriber from said mobile activity status tracker to at least one application server via at least one of an Internet and an Intranet, said at least one application server is user accessible to determine at least one of presence information and location information of a wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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