Presence-based network service availability announcements

• US 8,798,094 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2013
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cingular Wireless II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wuthnow, Mark, Dizdarevic, Jasminka, Stafford, Matthew Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Harper, Kevin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F
• Application Number:
  US13/774,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20130165081A1
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 370/466, 370/231, 370/264, 370/351, 370/358, 370/401, 370/389, 370/392, 379/90.01, 379/93.07, 379/58, 379/59, 379/63, 379/88, 379/18, 379/114.01, 709/227, 709/238
• US Class Current: 370/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38

Abstract

Availability of common features (e.g. device functions and/or subscription plan features) associated with two or more communication devices can be detected, and data indicative of commonly supported features can be provided to at least one of the two communication devices. Disclosed systems can include components that can audit communication devices and communication networks to determine features supported by a communication, and components that can selectively mask unsupported features and/or reveal supported features.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory to store instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising;

determining presence availability information indicative of respective communication networks to which a first mobile device and a second mobile device are currently connected,

auditing a set of network servers to determine feature information indicative of respective media transfer capabilities of the first mobile device, the second mobile device, and the respective communication networks,

based on the feature information, determining availability data indicative of an availability of a media streaming capability supported by the first mobile device, the second mobile device, and the respective communication networks,

in response to determining that the media streaming capability is unavailable, facilitating a presentation of message data on the first mobile device, wherein the message data represents unavailability of the media streaming capability and requests an authorization to record media that is to be delivered to the second mobile device via an email message; and

in response to receiving, via the first mobile device, authorization data indicative of the authorization and media data indicative of the media, facilitating a transmission of the media data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device via the email message.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the presentation comprises facilitating the presentation of the message data via an audio signal.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the audio signal is played on the first mobile device during a ring-back cycle.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the presentation comprises facilitating the presentation of the message data via a graphical icon displayed on the first mobile device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the presentation comprises facilitating the presentation of the message data by controlling illumination of a functionality indicator light on the first mobile device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the auditing comprises auditing the set of network servers prior to an establishment of a dedicated communication channel between the first mobile device and the second mobile device via the respective communication networks.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the auditing comprises auditing the set of network servers concurrently with an establishment of a dedicated communication channel between the first mobile device and the second mobile device via the respective communication networks.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the feature information further comprises rate plan data indicative of a rate plan feature available for a communication between the first mobile device and the second mobile device via the respective communication networks.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the presentation is a first presentation and the operations further comprise:

facilitating a second presentation of the rate plan data via the first mobile device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the media data comprises application data associated with an application executed via the first mobile device.

11. A method, comprising:

determining, by a system comprising a processor, presence availability information indicative of respective communication networks to which a first mobile device and a second mobile device are currently connected;

auditing, by the system, a set of network servers to determine feature information indicative of respective media transfer capabilities of the first mobile device, the second mobile device, and the respective communication networks;

based on the feature information, determining, by the system, availability data indicative of an availability of a media streaming capability supported by the first mobile device, the second mobile device, and the respective communication networks;

in response to determining that the media streaming capability is unavailable, facilitating, by the system, a first presentation of message data via the first mobile device, wherein the message data is indicative of unavailability of the media streaming capability, and facilitating, by the system, a second presentation of request data via the first mobile device, wherein the request data is indicative of a request for an authorization to record media data that is to be delivered to the second mobile device via an email message; and

in response to receiving, via the first mobile device, authorization data indicative of the authorization, facilitating, by the system, recording of the media data that is to be delivered to the second mobile device via the email message.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

subsequent to the recording, facilitating, by the system a transmission of the media data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device via the email message.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining the presence availability information comprises determining the presence availability information in response to receiving a request for establishing a streaming media communication session between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the facilitating the first presentation comprises facilitating the first presentation of the message data via an audio signal that is played on the first mobile device during a ring-back cycle.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the facilitating the first presentation comprises facilitating the first presentation of the message data by controlling illumination of a functionality indicator light on the first mobile device.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the facilitating the recording comprises facilitating the recording of application data associated with an application executed via the first mobile device.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

determining presence availability information indicative of respective communication networks to which a first mobile device and a second mobile device are currently connected;

auditing a set of network servers to determine feature information indicative of respective media transfer capabilities of the first mobile device, the second mobile device, and the respective communication networks;

based on the feature information, determining availability data indicative of an availability of a media streaming capability supported by the first mobile device, the second mobile device, and the respective communication networks,

in response to determining that the media streaming capability is unavailable, facilitating a presentation of message data via the first mobile device, wherein the message data indicates unavailability of the media streaming capability and requests an authorization to transmit media data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device via an email message; and

in response to receiving, via the first mobile device, authorization data indicative of the authorization and the media data, facilitating a transmission of the media data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device via the email message.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the message data is presented via the first mobile device based on controlling illumination of a functionality indicator light on the first mobile device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the message data is presented via a graphical icon displayed on the first mobile device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the media data comprises application data associated with an application executed via the first mobile device.