User data notification in a mobile communications system
First Claim
1. A wireless, cellular voice network including:
- at least one communications system and a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices, each connected to a respective current one of the communications systems, in which each communications systemprovides communication between the UE devices;
includes a service node that stores data relating to an identity and a location of each UE device actively connected to the respective communications system; and
includes a Home Location Register that stores primary information about each UE device actively connected to the system; and
a supplemental information system thatreceives supplemental data concerning each UE device actively connected to the one or more communications systems;
causes the Home Location Register to store and augment the primary information about each UE device actively connected to the system with the supplemental data about each actively connected UE device; and
automatically communicates the supplemental data stored in the Home Location Register or changes in the supplemental data to the actively connected UE devices.
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Abstract
Data stored about user equipment, such as mobile phones, that is stored in a Home Location Register of at least one wireless, cellular voice network communications system configured, for example, as a 3G network deployment, is augmented with supplemental information and is communicated automatically to active users in the network. The invention is particularly advantageous for mobile systems that are deployable where normal networks have been disrupted, such as among emergency personnel who need to communicate and cooperate as a group at a disaster scene. Supplemental information includes, for example, the identity of a user or device that has entered or exited the network, the function, position, rank, responsibility level, etc., that each user has, and what group the user is affiliated with.
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18 Claims
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1. A wireless, cellular voice network including:
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at least one communications system and a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices, each connected to a respective current one of the communications systems, in which each communications system provides communication between the UE devices; includes a service node that stores data relating to an identity and a location of each UE device actively connected to the respective communications system; and includes a Home Location Register that stores primary information about each UE device actively connected to the system; and a supplemental information system that receives supplemental data concerning each UE device actively connected to the one or more communications systems; causes the Home Location Register to store and augment the primary information about each UE device actively connected to the system with the supplemental data about each actively connected UE device; and automatically communicates the supplemental data stored in the Home Location Register or changes in the supplemental data to the actively connected UE devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing cellular voice communications between a plurality of users via respective user equipment (UE) devices connected to at least one communications system, in which each communications system includes a service node that stores data relating to an identity and a location of each UE device actively connected to the respective communications system, and includes a Home Location Register that stores primary information about each UE device actively connected to the system, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing supplemental data concerning each UE device actively connected to the one or more communications systems; augmenting the primary information for each UE in the Home Location Register with the respective supplemental data; and automatically communicating the supplemental data stored in the Home Location Register or changes in the supplemental data, to the actively connected UE devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A Home Location Register that includes a database that stores primary information about each of a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices actively connected to a respective current one of at least one communications system in a communications network, wherein the node is configured to:
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receive supplemental data concerning each UE device actively connected to the one or more communications systems; store and augment the primary information about each UE device actively connected to the system with the supplemental data about each actively connected UE device; and provide for automatic communication to the actively connected UE devices the supplemental data stored in the database, or changes in the supplemental data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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