Communication session permissions in wireless communication systems
First Claim
1. A method of determining whether to permit a call to an access terminal of a first party, comprising:
- receiving a message for a communication session between the first party and a second party;
obtaining location information associated with a call permissions rule set, the call permissions rule set including at least one rule related to whether the communication session between the first party and the second party is permissible, the at least one rule including one or more location-based rules;
obtaining location information associated with the second party; and
determining whether to permit the communication session with the access terminal of the first party based on the obtained location information associated with the call permissions rule set and the obtained location information associated with the second party,wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses and methods of determining whether to permit a call to an access terminal are disclosed. A second party is determined to be available for a communication session between a first party and the second party. Location information associated with a call permissions rule set is obtained, where the call permissions rule set includes at least one rule related to whether a communication session between the first and second parties is permissible. Further, at least one rule includes one or more location-based rules. Location information is obtained that is associated with the second party. Then, it is determined whether to permit the communication session based on the obtained location information associated with the call permissions rule set and the obtained location information associated with the second party.
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78 Claims
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1. A method of determining whether to permit a call to an access terminal of a first party, comprising:
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receiving a message for a communication session between the first party and a second party; obtaining location information associated with a call permissions rule set, the call permissions rule set including at least one rule related to whether the communication session between the first party and the second party is permissible, the at least one rule including one or more location-based rules; obtaining location information associated with the second party; and determining whether to permit the communication session with the access terminal of the first party based on the obtained location information associated with the call permissions rule set and the obtained location information associated with the second party, wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of conveying location information of one or more potential session participants to a communication session, comprising:
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receiving a request from a second party to initiate a communication session with at least a first party; determining location information associated with the second party, wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party; generating a message for announcing the communication session to at least the first party; configuring the message to include the determined location information associated with the second party; and sending the configured message including the location information associated with the second party to at least the first party. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus for determining whether to permit a call to an access terminal of a first party, comprising:
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means for receiving a message for a communication session between the first party and a second party; means for obtaining location information associated with a call permissions rule set, the call permissions rule set including at least one rule related to whether the communication session between the first party and the second party is permissible, the at least one rule including one or more location-based rules; means for obtaining location information associated with the second party; and means for determining whether to permit the communication session with the access terminal of the first party based on the obtained location information associated with the call permissions rule set and the obtained location information associated with the second party, wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations for determining whether to permit a call to an access terminal of a first party, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a message for a communication session between the first party and a second party; instructions to obtain location information associated with a call permissions rule set, the call permissions rule set including at least one rule related to whether the communication session between the first party and the second party is permissible, the at least one rule including one or more location-based rules; instructions to obtain location information associated with the second party; and instructions to determine whether to permit the communication session with the access terminal of the first party based on the obtained location information associated with the call permissions rule set and the obtained location information associated with the second party, wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An apparatus for determining whether to permit a call to an access terminal of a first party, comprising:
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logic configured to receive a message for a communication session between the first party and a second party; logic configured to obtain location information associated with a call permissions rule set, the call permissions rule set including at least one rule related to whether the communication session between the first party and the second party is permissible, the at least one rule including one or more location-based rules; logic configured to obtain location information associated with the second party; and logic configured to determine whether to permit the communication session with the access terminal of the first party based on the obtained location information associated with the call permissions rule set and the obtained location information associated with the second party, wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. An apparatus for conveying location information of one or more potential session participants to a communication session, comprising:
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means for receiving a request from a second party to initiate a communication session with at least a first party; means for determining location information associated with the second party, wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party; means for generating a message for announcing the communication session to at least the first party; means for configuring the message to include the determined location information associated with the second party; and means for sending the configured message including the location information associated with the second party to at least the first party. - View Dependent Claims (73)
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74. An apparatus for conveying location information of one or more potential session participants to a communication session, comprising:
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logic configured to receive a request from a second party to initiate a communication session with at least a first party; logic configured to determine location information associated with the second party, wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party; logic configured to generate a message for announcing the communication session to at least the first party; logic configured to configure the message to include the determined location information associated with the second party; and logic configured to send the configured message including the location information associated with the second party to at least the first party. - View Dependent Claims (75)
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76. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations for conveying location information of one or more potential session participants to a communication session, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a request from a second party to initiate a communication session with at least a first party; instructions to determine location information associated with the second party, wherein the second party corresponds to a calling party; instructions to generate a message for announcing the communication session to at least the first party; instructions to configure the message to include the determined location information associated with the second party; and instructions to send the configured message including the location information associated with the second party to at least the first party. - View Dependent Claims (77)
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78. A method of determining whether to permit a call to an access terminal of a first party, comprising:
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receiving a message for a communication session between a the first party and a second party, wherein the first party corresponds to a non-initiating party and the second party corresponds to an initiating party; obtaining location information associated with a call permissions rule set, the call permissions rule set including at least one rule related to whether the communication session between the first party and the second party is permissible, the at least one rule including one or more location-based rules; obtaining location information associated with the second party; and determining whether to permit the communication session with the access terminal of the first party based on the obtained location information associated with the call permissions rule set and the obtained location information associated with the second party.
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Specification