User data automatic lookup in lawful interception

• US 9,253,273 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2010
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Attanasio, Francesco
• Primary Examiner(s): LIN, WEN TAI
• Application Number:
  US13/697,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20130080586A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,062 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/306 intercepting packet switched data communications, e.g. Web, Internet or IMS communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2281 Call monitoring, e.g. for law enforcement purposes; Call tracing; Detection or prevention of malicious calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/80 Arrangements enabling lawful interception [LI]

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a Law Enforcement Agency with user data related to a target subscriber. A Multiservice Proxy (30) is hereby acting as Intercepting Control Element (16). The method comprises the following steps: A request to intercept traffic data related to the target is received (40,41) to the Intercepting Control Element (16). User data related to the target subscriber for which traffic data has been requested is collected (44) in the Intercepting Control Element. The collected data is forwarded (45,46) to a Law Enforcement Management Function.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a Law Enforcement Agency with user data related to a target subscriber, the method comprising:

receiving a request to intercept traffic data related to the target subscriber, the request comprising a single warrant requesting lookup of all user data related to the target subscriber;

collecting user data related to the target subscriber for which traffic data has been requested, the user data being collected from an external directory that contains user data or from an internal user database; and

forwarding the collected user data to a Law Enforcement Management Function;

wherein the receiving, collecting, and forwarding are implemented by a Multiservice Proxy acting as an Intercepting Control Element for automatically looking up all of the user data available from different proxies including a browsing proxy, streaming proxy, and push proxy.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user data related to the target subscriber is collected by default in a report upon receiving the request to intercept traffic data.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the user data related to the target subscriber is collected in a report upon receiving the single warrant.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request is sent through a first Handover Interface located between the Law Enforcement Management Function and an Administration Function.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein forwarding the collected data comprises forwarding the collected data from the Intercepting Control Element to the Law Enforcement Management Function via a second Handover Interface between a Mediation/Delivery Function and the Law Enforcement Management Function.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the second Handover Interface is configured to forward at least one of the following user data:

MSISDN;

IMSI;

PPP username;

Personal User Data;

Organizational Data;

a Push flag indicating if push is enabled for the targeted subscriber;

a Timestamp for record creation;

a Timestamp for last updated time.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising forwarding the requested traffic data from the Intercepting Control Element to the Law Enforcement Management Function via the Mediation/Delivery Function.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the Multiservice Proxy acts as at least two of a streaming proxy, a browsing proxy, and a push proxy.

9. A Multiservice Proxy that is part of an arrangement configured to provide a Law Enforcement Agency with user data related to a target subscriber, the Multiservice Proxy comprising electronic circuits configured to:

receive a request to intercept traffic data related to the target, the request comprising a single warrant requesting lookup of all user data related to the target subscriber;

collect user data related to the target subscriber for which traffic data has been requested, the user data being collected from an external directory that contains user data or from an internal user database; and

forward the collected user data to a Law Enforcement Management Function;

wherein the Multiservice Proxy acts as an Intercepting Control Element for automatically looking up all of the user data available from different proxies including a browsing proxy, streaming proxy, and push proxy.

10. The Multiservice proxy of claim 9, wherein the electronic circuits are configured to receive the request to intercept traffic data from a first Handover Interface located between the Law Enforcement Management Function and an Administration Function.

11. The Multiservice proxy of claim 9, wherein the electronic circuits are configured to forward the requested traffic data from the Intercepting Control Element to the Law Enforcement Management Function via a second Handover Interface operatively disposed between a Mediation/Delivery Function and the Law Enforcement Management Function.

12. The Multiservice proxy of claim 9, wherein the electronic circuits are further configured to forward the requested traffic data from the Intercepting Control Element to the Law Enforcement Management Function via a Mediation/Delivery Function.

13. The arrangement of claim 9, wherein the Multiservice Proxy acts as at least two of a streaming proxy, a browsing proxy, and a push proxy.

14. A computer program product stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium for providing a Law Enforcement Agency with user data related to a target subscriber, the computer program product comprising software instructions which, when run on a processor of a telecommunication network, causes the processor to:

receive a request to intercept traffic data related to the target subscriber, the request comprising a single warrant requesting lookup of all user data related to the target subscriber;

collect user data related to the target subscriber for which traffic data has been requested, the user data being collected from an external directory that contains user data or from an internal user database; and

forward the collected user data to a Law Enforcement Management Function;

wherein the processor is part of a Multiservice Proxy acting as Intercepting Control Element for automatically looking up all of the user data available from different proxies including a browsing proxy, streaming proxy, and push proxy.