Broadband telecommunication service with personalized service capability for mobile terminals

• US 7,496,102 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2002
• Issued: 02/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kim, Jinman, Huang, Kenny Xiaojian, Ying, Wenchu, Chow, Albert
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, MAN U
• Application Number:
  US10/163,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20030227927A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,454 Days
• Field of Search: 370260-338, 370352-390, 370395-463, 709203-207, 709220-229, 709/245, 455412-456
• US Class Current: 370/400
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration

Abstract

Embodiments of a system and method of providing broadband telecommunication services over a packet-switched network enable enhanced personalization. A mobile terminal is registered in a first remote environment, where the mobile terminal has a home environment and a home service capability. The telecommunication services are provided to the mobile terminal in the first remote environment in accordance with the home service capability.

Claims

1. A method of providing a broadband telecommunication service to a mobile terminal over a network, the mobile terminal having a home environment with a home service capability, the method comprising:

registering a mobile terminal in a first environment having a default service capability, wherein the first environment is different from and remotely located from the home environment;

providing the telecommunication service to the mobile terminal in the first environment by matching the default service capability to the home service capability;

receiving a registration message from an access agent of the first environment;

verifying that the registration message was initiated by the mobile terminal; and

sending profile information associated with the mobile terminal to the access agent, the profile information including the home service capability.

2. The method of claim 1 further including updating location information associated with the mobile terminal based on the registration message.

3. The method of claim 2 further including storing an Internet protocol (IP) address associated with the first environment to a memory.

4. The method of claim 1 further including:

storing the profile information in a memory; and

retrieving the profile information in response to the registration message.

5. The method of claim 4 further including storing the profile information in accordance with a web-based service management dialogue with a user.

6. The method of claim 4 further including storing the profile information in accordance with an interactive voice session with a user.

7. The method of claim 1 further including sending the profile information to the access agent via a remote network access server platform (NASP).

8. A machine readable storage medium storing a set of instructions executed by a processor to:

register a mobile terminal in a remote environment, the mobile terminal having a home environment with a home service capability, wherein the remote environment is different from and remotely located from said home environment;

provide a telecommunication service to the mobile terminal in the remote environment by matching a default service capability of the remote environment to the home service capability;

receive a registration message from an access agent;

verify that the registration message was initiated by the mobile terminal; and

send profile information associated with the mobile terminal to the access agent, the profile information including the home service capability.