In-vehicle multimedia real-time communications

• US 8,090,848 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2009
• Issued: 01/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Maes, Stéphane H.
• Primary Examiner(s): LAZARO, DAVID R
• Application Number:
  US12/544,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20100049826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 866 Days
• Field of Search: 709/207, 709/223, 709/227, 709/217, 709/228, 701/1
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1403 Architecture for metering, charging or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/20 Traffic policing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/55 for hybrid networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for providing an in-vehicle, multimedia, real-time communication system. According to one embodiment, a system for providing in-vehicle communication services can comprise a communications network and a vehicle user agent communicatively coupled with the first communications network, wherein the vehicle user agent publishes one or more published presence attributes. A Service Delivery Platform (SDP) can be communicatively coupled with the communications network. The SDP can provide a presence service adapted to receive the one or more published presence attributes from the vehicle user agent and update a presence profile for the vehicle user agent based on the received presence attributes. The presence attributes can comprise at least one attribute indicating information other than presence information and to provide one or more telco functions to the vehicle user agent.

Claims

1. A system for providing in-vehicle communication services, the system comprising:

a first communications network;

a second communications network, wherein the second communications network is different from the first communications network;

a computing device executing a vehicle user agent communicatively coupled with the first communications network, wherein the vehicle user agent publishes one or more published presence attributes; and

a server executing a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) communicatively coupled with the communications network, the SDP providing a presence service adapted to receive the one or more published presence attributes from the vehicle user agent, update a presence profile for the vehicle user agent based on the received presence attributes, and provide one or more telco functions to the vehicle user agent, wherein the presence attributes comprise at least one attribute indicating information other than presence information, wherein the SDP further comprises a media server, wherein the SDP is adapted to maintain a communication session with the vehicle user agent upon a failure of the session on the first communication network, and wherein maintain the communication session comprises maintaining a state of the communication session with the media server and resuming the communication session with the vehicle user agent on the second communication network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more published presence attributes comprise at least one attribute indicating a vehicle location.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more published presence attributes comprise at least one attribute indicating vehicle telemetrics.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more telco functions comprise a charging function.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more telco functions comprise a Quality of Service (QoS) management and enforcement function.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more telco functions comprise a presence service.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the SDP is further adapted to provide one or more services with features as provided by IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise a streaming media service.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise a an IP television service.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise a multimedia messaging service.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise an instant messaging service.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise a telephony service.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise a presence service.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise a push-to-talk service.

15. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise a conference service.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the conference service comprises a voice conference service.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the conference service comprises a multimedia conference service.

18. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise a download service.

19. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more services comprise an upload service.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the first communications network comprises an IMS network and the second communications network comprises a non-IMS network.

21. A method for providing in-vehicle communication services, the method comprising:

receiving at a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) one or more published presence attributes from a vehicle user agent via a first communications network;

updating by the SDP a presence profile for the vehicle user agent with a presence service based on the received presence attributes, wherein the presence attributes comprise at least one attribute indicating information other than presence information;

providing by the SDP one or more telco functions to the vehicle user agent via a communication session on the first communications network;

maintain by the SDP a state the communication session with the vehicle user agent upon a failure of the session on the first communication network; and

resuming by the SDP the communication session with the vehicle user agent on a second communication network, wherein the first communications network is different from the second communications network.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more published presence attributes comprise one or more of an attribute indicating a vehicle location and an attribute indicating vehicle telemetrics.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more telco functions are selected from a group consisting of:

a charging function;

a Quality of Service (QoS) management and enforcement function; and

a presence service.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the presence service is provided by the SDP.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising providing with the SDP one or more services with features as provided by IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more services are selected from a group consisting of:

a streaming media service;

an IP television service;

a multimedia messaging service;

an instant messaging service;

a telephony service;

a presence service;

a push-to-talk service;

a conference service;

a voice conference service;

a download service; and

an upload service.

27. A machine-readable memory having stored thereon a series of executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide in-vehicle communication services by:

receiving one or more published presence attributes from a vehicle user agent at a presence service of a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) via a first communications network, wherein the one or more published presence attributes comprise one or more of an attribute indicating a vehicle location and an attribute indicating vehicle telemetrics;

updating a presence profile for the vehicle user agent with the presence service based on the received presence attributes, wherein the presence attributes comprise at least one attribute indicating information other than presence information and to provide one or more telco functions to the vehicle user agent, wherein the one or more telco functions are selected from a group consisting of;

a charging function;

a Quality of Service (QoS) management and enforcement function; and

a presence service;

providing with the SDP to the vehicle user agent via a communication session on the first communications network one or more services with features as provided by IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), wherein the one or more services are selected from a group consisting of;

a streaming media service;

an IP television service;

a multimedia messaging service;

an instant messaging service;

a telephony service;

a presence service;

a push-to-talk service;

a conference service;

a voice conference service;

a download service; and

an upload service;

maintain by the SDP a state the communication session with the vehicle user agent upon a failure of the session on the first communication network; and

resuming by the SDP the communication session with the vehicle user agent on a second communication network, wherein the first communications network is different from the second communications network.