Location announcement for mobile devices

• US 7,742,757 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2003
• Issued: 06/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Shopify Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Carlson, Steven I.
• Primary Examiner(s): MEHRPOUR, NAGHMEH
• Application Number:
  US10/685,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20050079875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,443 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.2, 455/414.4, 455/433, 455/456, 455/456.5, 455/457, 455/461, 455/569.1, 455/456.1, 455/456.3
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A network includes a switch and at least one network element to track the locations of wireless devices that interact with the network. The network further includes at least one network element to convert location information for a wireless device obtained from the at least one network element to track locations to a voice announcement, and to interact with the switch to provide the announcement to at least one of a calling wireless device and a called wireless device.

Claims

1. A method of providing location information of a wireless device through a voice announcement comprising:

obtaining location information for a caller having a first wireless device from a Gateway Mobile Location Center during establishment of a call to a called party having a second wireless device;

providing the location information to an intelligent peripheral,

wherein the intelligent peripheral converts the location information to a first voice information;

obtaining name information for the caller from a name database,

wherein the name database relates wireless device information to name information;

providing the name information to the intelligent peripheral,

wherein the intelligent peripheral converts the name information to a second voice information;

connecting the intelligent peripheral to the second wireless device through a voice connection,

wherein the intelligent peripheral announces the first and second voice information from the intelligent peripheral to the second wireless device; and

connecting the called party to a calling party.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining the name information using Calling Name Address Presentation (CNAP).

3. A method of providing location information of a wireless device through a voice announcement comprising:

obtaining location information for a called party from a Gateway Mobile Location Center during establishment of a call from a caller having a first wireless device to a called party having a second wireless device;

providing the location information to an intelligent peripheral,

wherein the intelligent peripheral converts the location information to a first voice information;

obtaining name information for the called party from a name database,

wherein the name database relates wireless device information to name information;

providing the name information to the intelligent peripheral,

wherein the intelligent peripheral converts the name information to a second voice information;

connecting the intelligent peripheral to the first wireless device through a voice connection,

wherein the intelligent peripheral announces the first and second voice information from the intelligent peripheral to the second wireless device; and

connecting the calling party to the called party.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

obtaining the name information using Calling Name Address Presentation (CNAP).

5. A network comprising:

a switch;

a Gateway Mobile Location Center to track the locations of wireless devices that interact with the network; and

at least one Intelligent Peripheral (IP) coupled to a Mobile Service Center to convert location information for a calling wireless device obtained from the Gateway Mobile Location Center which tracks locations to a first voice announcement, to convert name information for a calling party obtained from a database relating wireless device information to name information to a second voice announcement, and to interact with the switch to provide the first and second voice announcements to at least one called wireless device over a voice connection; and

at least one network element to establish a call between the calling wireless device and the called wireless device.

6. The network of claim 5, the at least one network element to obtain name information further comprising:

a Line Information Database (LIDB).

7. A network element comprising:

a processor;

at least one port; and

logic that, when applied to the processor, results in converting location information and name information for a calling wireless device to a voice announcement, and interacting via the at least one port with a switch to provide the voice announcement to at least one called wireless device during the establishment of a call between the calling wireless device and the called wireless device, wherein the location information is provided from a Gateway Mobile Location Center, the name information is provided from a database relating wireless device information to name information, and the voice announcement to the at least one called wireless device is made through a voice connection between the network element and the at least one called wireless device.

8. A network element comprising:

a processor;

at least one port; and

logic that, when applied to the processor, results in the network element becoming involved in the establishment of a call, obtaining via the at least one port location information for a caller from a Gateway Mobile Location Center that provides location information, obtaining via the at least one port name information for a caller from a database relating wireless device information to name information, and providing via the at least one port the location information and name information to a network element that creates a voice announcement including the location and name information and delivers the voice announcement to a called wireless device over a voice connection between the network element and the called wireless device.

9. A network element comprising:

a processor;

at least one port; and

logic that, when applied to the processor, results in the network element becoming involved in the establishment of a call, and results in obtaining via the at least one port location information and name information for a called party from a Gateway Mobile Location Center that provides a name service, and providing via the at least one port the location information and name information to a network element that creates a voice announcement of the name information and the called party'"'"'s location and delivers the voice announcement to a calling wireless device over a voice connection between the network element and the calling wireless device.