Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing geo-location proximity updates to a presence system

• US 8,831,645 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2009
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tekelec
• Original Assignee: Tekelec
• Inventors: Agarwal, Devesh, Marsico, Peter Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): RAMPURIA, SHARAD K
• Application Number:
  US12/624,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20100137002A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,750 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/414.2, 455/415, 455/420, 455/424, 455/433, 455/456, 4554561-457, 4554141-4144, 4554321-4353, 370352-356, 370/328, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing geo-location proximity updates to a presence system. One method includes intercepting a mobility management message associated with a mobile subscriber, wherein the mobility management message includes one or more network specific identifiers (NSIDs). A geo-location proximity descriptor is determined based on the one or more NSIDs. The geo-location proximity descriptor is communicated to a presence system.

Claims

1. A method for providing geo-location proximity updates to a presence system, the method comprising:

intercepting a mobility management message associated with a mobile subscriber, wherein the mobility management message includes one or more network specific identifiers (NSIDs);

determining, based on the one or more NSIDs, a geo-location proximity descriptor; and

communicating a presence update message including the geo-location proximity descriptor to a presence server in a presence system, wherein the presence server stores presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein the presence information includes a status indicator that conveys an ability and willingness of the mobile subscriber to communicate with at least one presence service watcher that is subscribed to receive the presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein intercepting the mobility management message includes intercepting the mobility management message on one of a core signaling link interface, an A-interface, and an A-bis interface.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein intercepting the mobility management message includes intercepting one of a MAP Update_Location, MAP Update_Location_Area, Update_general packet radio service (GPRS)_Location, MAP Insert_Subscriber_Data, and base station system mobile application part (BSSMAP)/direct transfer application part (DTAP) complete layer 3 information (CL3I) Location_Update_Request message.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more NSIDs includes one or more of an mobile switching center (MSC) address, visitor location register (VLR) number, serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN) address, SGSN number, Target Location ID, location area code (LAC), and a Cell ID.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein intercepting the mobility management message includes intercepting mobility management messages using one of a link probe and a motoring system integrated with one of a BTS and a BSC.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the geo-location proximity descriptor includes determining one of a city, a state, a country, a city-region, and a proximal landmark reference.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the city-region includes one of downtown, midtown, north-city-region, south-city-region, east-city-region, and west-city-region, wherein the city-region includes the name of the city-region.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the proximal landmark reference includes near-landmark, wherein the landmark includes the name of the landmark.

8. The method of claim 1 comprising intercepting two or more mobility management messages at different times, extracting two or more NSIDs from the two or more mobility management messages, the two or more NSIDs being associated with different times, and determining a rate of change of location based on the two or more NSIDs.

9. The method of claim 8 comprising determining a movement descriptor based on the determined rate of change of location.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein determining the movement descriptor includes determining one of stationary, walking, jogging, biking, and driving.

11. The method of claim 1 comprising adjusting the precision of the geo-location descriptor.

12. A system for providing geo-location proximity updates to a presence system, the system comprising:

an interception module for intercepting a mobility management message associated with a mobile subscriber, wherein the mobility management message includes one or more network specific identifiers (NSIDs);

a NSID-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module for determining, based on the one or more NSIDs, a geo-location proximity descriptor; and

a presence update module for communicating a presence update message including the geo-location proximity descriptor to a presence server in a presence system, wherein the presence server stores presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein the presence information includes a status indicator that conveys an ability and willingness of the mobile subscriber to communicate with at least one presence service watcher that is subscribed to receive the presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein the interception module is configured to intercept the mobility management message on one of a core signaling link interface, an A-interface, and an A-bis interface.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the interception module is configured to intercept one of a MAP Update_Location, MAP Update_Location_Area, Update_general packet radio service (GPRS)_Location, MAP Insert_Subscriber_Data, and base station system mobile application part (BSSMAP)/direct transfer application part (DTAP) complete layer 3 information (CL3I) Location_Update_Request message.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the one or more NSIDs includes one or more of an mobile switching center (MSC) address, visitor location register (VLR) number, serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN) address, SGSN number, Target Location ID, location area code (LAC), and a Cell ID.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the interception module is configured to intercept mobility management messages using one of a link probe and a motoring system integrated with one of a BTS and a BSC.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the NSID-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module is configured to determine one of a city, a state, a country, a city-region, and a proximal landmark reference.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the city-region includes one of downtown, midtown, north-city-region, south-city-region, east-city-region, and west-city-region, wherein the city-region includes the name of the city-region.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the proximal landmark reference includes near-landmark, wherein the landmark includes the name of the landmark.

19. The system of claim 12 the interception module is configured to intercept two or more mobility management messages at different times, extracting two or more NSIDs from the two or more mobility management messages, the two or more NSIDs being associated with different times, and the NSID-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module is configured to determine a rate of change of location based on the two or more NSIDs.

20. The system of claim 19 the NSID-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module is configured to determine a movement descriptor based on the determined rate of change of location.

21. The system of claim 19 wherein the movement descriptor includes determining one of stationary, walking, jogging, biking, and driving.

22. The system of claim 12 wherein the NSID-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module is configured to adjust the precision of the geo-location descriptor.

23. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer performed steps comprising:

intercepting a mobility management message associated with a mobile subscriber, wherein the mobility management message includes one or more network specific identifiers (NSIDs);

determining, based on the one or more NSIDs, a geo-location proximity descriptor; and

communicating a presence update message including the geo-location proximity descriptor to a presence server in a presence system, wherein the presence server stores presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein the presence information includes a status indicator that conveys an ability and willingness of the mobile subscriber to communicate with at least one presence service watcher that is subscribed to receive the presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein intercepting the mobility management message includes intercepting the mobility management message on one of a core signaling link interface, an A-interface, and an A-bis interface.

24. A method for providing geo-location proximity updates to a presence system, the method comprising:

intercepting a signaling message associated with a mobile subscriber, where the signaling message includes location information;

determining, based on the location information, a geo-location proximity descriptor; and

communicating a presence update message including the geo-location proximity descriptor to a presence server in a presence system, wherein the presence server stores presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein the presence information includes a status indicator that conveys an ability and willingness of the mobile subscriber to communicate with at least one presence service watcher that is subscribed to receive the presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein intercepting the signaling message includes intercepting the signaling message on one of a core signaling link interface, an A-interface, and an A-bis interface.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein intercepting the signaling message includes intercepting a location update message.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein the location information includes one or more of global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, longitude, and latitude.

27. The method of claim 24 wherein intercepting the signaling message includes intercepting signaling messages using one of a link probe and a motoring system integrated with one of an MSC and a SIP proxy.

28. The method of claim 24 wherein determining the geo-location proximity descriptor includes determining one of a city, a state, a country, a city-region, and a proximal landmark reference.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein the city-region includes one of downtown, midtown, north-city-region, south-city-region, east-city-region, and west-city-region, wherein the city-region includes the name of the city-region.

30. The method of claim 28 wherein the proximal landmark reference includes near-landmark, wherein the landmark includes the name of the landmark.

31. The method of claim 24 comprising intercepting two or more signaling messages corresponding to different times, extracting two or more global positioning system (GPS) coordinates from the two or more signaling messages, the two or more GPS coordinates being associated with the different times, and determining a rate of change of location based on the two or more GPS coordinates.

32. The method of claim 31 comprising determining a movement descriptor based on the determined rate of change of location.

33. The method of claim 31 wherein determining the movement descriptor includes determining one of stationary, walking, jogging, biking, and driving.

34. The method of claim 24 comprising adjusting the precision of the geo-location descriptor.

35. The method of claim 34 wherein adjusting the precision includes translating from a precise location to a less precise location descriptor.

36. A system for providing geo-location proximity updates to a presence system, the system comprising:

an interception module for intercepting a signaling message associated with a mobile subscriber, wherein the signaling message includes location information;

a location information-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module for determining, based on the location information, a geo-location proximity descriptor; and

a presence update module for communicating a presence update message including the geo-location proximity descriptor to a presence server in a presence system, wherein the presence server stores presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein the presence information includes a status indicator that conveys an ability and willingness of the mobile subscriber to communicate with at least one presence service watcher that is subscribed to receive the presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein the presence update module is configured to intercept the signaling message on one of a core signaling link interface, an A-interface, and an A-bis interface.

37. The system of claim 36 wherein the interception module is configured to intercept a location update message.

38. The system of claim 36 wherein the location information includes one or more of global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, longitude, and latitude.

39. The system of claim 36 wherein the interception module is configured to intercept the signaling messages using one of a link probe and a motoring system integrated with one of an MSC and a SIP proxy.

40. The system of claim 36 wherein the location information-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module is configured to determine one of a city, a state, a country, a city-region, and a proximal landmark reference.

41. The system of claim 40 wherein the city-region includes one of downtown, midtown, north-city-region, south-city-region, east-city-region, and west-city-region, wherein the city-region includes the name of the city-region.

42. The system of claim 40 wherein the proximal landmark reference includes near-landmark, wherein the landmark includes the name of the landmark.

43. The system of claim 36 wherein the interception module is configured to intercept two or more signaling messages corresponding to different times, extract two or more global positioning system (GPS) coordinates from the two or more signaling messages, the two or more GPS coordinates being associated with the different times, and wherein the location information-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module is configured to determine a rate of change of location based on the two or more GPS coordinates.

44. The system of claim 43 comprising determining a movement descriptor based on the determined rate of change of location.

45. The system of claim 43 wherein the location information-to-geo-location proximity descriptor translation module is configured to determine a movement descriptor including one of stationary, walking, jogging, biking, and driving.

46. The system of claim 36 wherein the precision of the geo-location descriptor is adjustable.

47. The system of claim 46 wherein adjusting the precision includes translating from a precise location to a less precise location descriptor.

48. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer performed steps comprising:

intercepting a signaling message associated with a mobile subscriber, where the mobility management message includes location information;

determining, based on the location information, a geo-location proximity descriptor; and

communicating a presence update message including the geo-location proximity descriptor to a presence server in a presence system, wherein the presence server stores presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein the presence information includes a status indicator that conveys an ability and willingness of the mobile subscriber to communicate with at least one presence service watcher that is subscribed to receive the presence information associated with the mobile subscriber, wherein intercepting the signaling message includes intercepting the signaling message on one of a core signaling link interface, an A-interface, and an A-bis interface.