System and method for presence perimeter rule downloading
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a plurality of network clients including a positioning controller and a communications controller; and
a positioning server including a coordinating controller for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server;
wherein an associated network client is configured to transmit position information received via said positioning controller to said positioning server via said communications controller when said associated network client is determined to be outside a predetermined location and wherein said presence server is configured to maintain one or more availability rules associated with a user of said network client based on whether it is determined to be in the predetermined location and update an availability when the network client determined to be outside the predetermined location, the network client including a boundary hysteresis timer for determining a boundary threshold prior to transmitting said position information.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a plurality of network clients (150) including a positioning controller (504) and a communications controller (502); and a positioning server (152) including a coordinating controller (161) for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server (104); wherein an associated network client is configured to transmit position information received via said positioning controller (504) to said positioning server (152) via said communications controller (502) when said associated network client is determined to be outside a predetermined range.
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29 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a plurality of network clients including a positioning controller and a communications controller; and a positioning server including a coordinating controller for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server; wherein an associated network client is configured to transmit position information received via said positioning controller to said positioning server via said communications controller when said associated network client is determined to be outside a predetermined location and wherein said presence server is configured to maintain one or more availability rules associated with a user of said network client based on whether it is determined to be in the predetermined location and update an availability when the network client determined to be outside the predetermined location, the network client including a boundary hysteresis timer for determining a boundary threshold prior to transmitting said position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telecommunications device, comprising:
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a positioning controller adapted to determine positioning information for said telecommunications device; and a cellular telephone controller adapted to receive said positioning information from said positioning controller and cause said positioning information to be transmitted to an associated server when said telecommunications device is determined to have changed status; and wherein said telecommunications device further includes a rules database of location and presence and availability related information; wherein said cellular telephone controller receives updates to said rules database from said associated server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A telecommunications server, comprising:
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a presence control unit adapted to receive and maintain presence and availability information for a plurality of users; and a location control unit adapted to receive and maintain location information for said plurality of users, said location information correlated with said presence and availability information; wherein said location control unit is adapted to receive updates to said location information for particular ones of said plurality of users when said particular ones determine they are outside a predetermined location, the particular ones including a boundary hysteresis timer for determining a boundary threshold prior to transmitting said updates. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A telecommunications method, comprising:
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receiving one or more user positioning and presence correlation rules at a local controller; transmitting said one or more positioning and presence correlation rules to a remote device; receiving positioning updates at said remote device; and transmitting presence and availability updates to other local controllers or remote devices as specified in said one or more positioning and presence correlation rules when a particular one of said remote devices determines it is outside a predetermined location, wherein said particular one determines it is outside said predetermined location responsive to a boundary hysteresis timer for determining a boundary threshold. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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