Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing traffic control services

• US 8,306,033 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2005
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bedingfield, James Carlton Sr., Aaron, Jeffrey A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Jianye
• Assistant Examiner(s): Russell, Wanda Z
• Application Number:
  US11/304,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20060221826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,519 Days
• Field of Search: 370/395, 370/21, 370/400, 709/227
• US Class Current: 370/395.21
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5067 Customer-centric QoS measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for providing traffic control services is provided. The method includes detecting an occurrence of an activity and obtaining traffic management support information associated with a source of the activity. The method also includes subscribing to traffic messages provided by the source and implementing traffic management activities for the source based upon the traffic messages.

Claims

1. A method of providing traffic control services, comprising:

detecting an occurrence of an activity via a controller, the activity subject to the detecting including a presence of an individual, the detecting of the presence of the individual performed by receiving sensor data indicating the presence via a sensor;

obtaining traffic management support information associated with a source of the activity and a destination of the activity, the traffic management support information comprising user-defined preferences for controlling traffic to a device;

determining whether the source and the destination supports traffic management activities;

if the source and the destination support the traffic management activities, the controller performs;

subscribing to traffic messages provided by the source; and

implementing negotiating capabilities for the source and the destination based upon the traffic messages and the user-defined preferences; and

if the source and the destination do not support the traffic management activities, the controller performs default traffic management activities;

wherein the source is a user of the device that represents the individual, the method further comprising reporting a status of the device, and publishing a presence of the user at the device responsive to receiving the sensor data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a device presence, and the source further includes the device, the method further comprising:

reporting capabilities of the device; and

publishing the capabilities for external access.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a network presence, and the source is a network, the method further comprising reporting capabilities of the network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a communication session, the method further comprising:

negotiating capabilities of the communication session;

publishing session characteristics for external access; and

establishing traffic allocation rules.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

translating the traffic messages provided by the source.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor used in the detecting includes a bio-scanner, the bio-scanner detecting the presence of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor used in the detecting includes a heat sensor, the heat sensor detecting the presence of the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor used in the detecting includes a motion sensor, the motion sensor detecting the presence of the user.

9. A system for providing traffic control services, comprising:

a controller including a processor; and

computer program logic executing on the processor for implementing a method, comprising;

detecting an occurrence of an activity, the activity subject to the detecting including a presence of an individual, the detecting of the presence of the individual performed by receiving sensor data indicating the presence via a sensor;

obtaining traffic management support information associated with a source of the activity and a destination of the activity, the traffic management support information comprising user-defined preferences for controlling traffic to a device, the source of the activity in communication with the controller;

determining whether the source and the destination supports traffic management activities;

if the source and the destination support the traffic management activities, the controller performs;

subscribing to traffic messages provided by the source; and

implementing negotiating capabilities for the source and the destination based upon the traffic messages and the user-defined preferences; and

if the source and the destination do not support the traffic management activities, performing default traffic management activities;

wherein the source is a user of the device that represents the individual, the method further comprising reporting a status of the device, and publishing a presence of the user at the device responsive to receiving the sensor data.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a device presence, and the source further includes the device, the computer program logic further implementing:

reporting capabilities of the device; and

publishing the capabilities for external access.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a network presence, and the source is a network, the computer program logic further implementing:

reporting capabilities of the network.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a communication session, the computer program logic further implementing:

negotiating capabilities of the communication session;

publishing session characteristics for external access; and

establishing traffic allocation rules.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer program logic further implements:

translating the traffic messages provided by the source.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer executable code to perform a method, the method comprising:

detecting an occurrence of an activity, the activity subject to the detecting including a presence of an individual, the detecting of the presence of the individual performed by receiving sensor data indicating the presence via a sensor;

obtaining traffic management support information associated with a source and a destination of the activity, the traffic management support information comprising user-defined preferences for controlling traffic to a device;

determining whether the source and the destination supports traffic management activities;

if the source and the destination support the traffic management activities, performing;

subscribing to traffic messages provided by the source; and

implementing negotiating capabilities for the source and the destination based upon the traffic messages and the user-defined preferences; and

if the source and the destination do not support the traffic management activities, performing default traffic management activities;

wherein the source is a user of the device that represents the individual, the method further comprising reporting a status of the device, and publishing a presence of the user at the device responsive to receiving the sensor data.

15. The computer computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a device presence, and the source further includes the device, the method further comprising:

reporting capabilities of the device; and

publishing the capabilities for external access.

16. The computer computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a network presence, and the source is a network, the method further comprising reporting capabilities of the network.

17. The computer computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the activity subject to the detecting further includes a communication session, the method further comprising:

negotiating capabilities of the communication session;

publishing session characteristics for external access; and

establishing traffic allocation rules.