Method and system for automatic update of a location profile
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- storing a user profile specifying a plurality of addresses and corresponding location information, the user profile further specifying a current address;
receiving location information of a user associated with the user profile;
automatically updating the current address based on the received location information, without input from the user;
communicating with a browser application over a data network to modify the user profile by overriding the automatically updating the current address based on the received location information to specify the current location via the browser application; and
reverting to automatically updating the current address based on the received location information after a specified period of time subsequent to specifying the current location via the browser application.
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Abstract
An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic information that is transmitted to a communications network for establishing the communication session. The geographic information corresponds to one of a plurality of addresses specified in the subscriber profile to set a current address. The addresses are associated with a plurality of devices adapted to complete the communication session. The one address is designated as the current address if the geographic information corresponds to the one address, otherwise the current address is set to a default address, wherein the communication session is established based on the current address.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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storing a user profile specifying a plurality of addresses and corresponding location information, the user profile further specifying a current address; receiving location information of a user associated with the user profile; automatically updating the current address based on the received location information, without input from the user; communicating with a browser application over a data network to modify the user profile by overriding the automatically updating the current address based on the received location information to specify the current location via the browser application; and reverting to automatically updating the current address based on the received location information after a specified period of time subsequent to specifying the current location via the browser application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store a user profile specifying a plurality of addresses and corresponding location information, the user profile further specifying a current address; a communication interface configured to receive location information of a user associated with the user profile; a processor configured to automatically update the current address based on the received location information, without input from the user; another communication interface configured to communicate with a browser application over a data network to modify the user profile by overriding the processor automatically updating the current address based on the received location information to specify the current location via the browser application; and
reverting to automatically updating the current address based on the received location information after a specified period of time subsequent to specifying the current location via the browser application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a database configured to store a user profile specifying a plurality of addresses and corresponding location information, the user profile further specifying a current address, wherein the current address is automatically updated based on received location information of a user associated with the user profile, without input from the user; a service logic configured to access the user profile and to process a communication session based on the current address; wherein the user profile is modified using a browser application over a data network by overriding the automatically updating the current address based on the received location information to specify the current location via the browser application; and reverting to automatically updating the current address based on the received location information after a specified period of time subsequent to specifying the current location via the browser application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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