Method and system for collecting, synchronizing, and reporting telecommunication call events

• US 9,344,850 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2004
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Sheha, Michael A., Sheha, Angie, Petilli, Stephen G., Dorfman, Dima
• Primary Examiner(s): SAMS, MATTHEW C
• Application Number:
  US10/914,933
• Publication Number:
  US 20050032527A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,299 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411- 413, 4554561-457
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0104 Augmented, consolidated or itemised billing statement, e.g. additional billing information, bill presentation, layout, format, e-mail, fax, printout, itemised bill per service or per account, cumulative billing, consolidated billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0188 Network monitoring; statistics on usage on called/calling number
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/14 between corresponding nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/16 : selectively restricting mobility data tracking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for recording and generating additional information related to telecommunication events using a mobile communication device, such as a telephone call or a text messaging event using cellular phone or a personal digital assistant. Specifically, the preferred embodiments of the present invention record information such as GPS coordinates that indicate a position of the mobile communication device during the communication event, as well as a location of a sender or receiver of data to or from the mobile communication device, so as to facilitate a log entry of the position of the mobile communication device as well as other useful information that are associated with the communication events.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a receiver for receiving an incoming phone call at a called mobile communication device;

a location information receiver for receiving location information of said called mobile communication device receiving said incoming phone call;

a trigger to;

trigger recording of an association of said incoming phone call with said location information of said called mobile communication device into a call history log; and

correlate a contact record to the incoming phone call based on a matching of a telephone number of the incoming call to a telephone number stored in the contact record;

a map generator link, in said call history log, to generate a given link to a graphical illustration of a location of said called mobile communication device at a time said incoming phone call was made; and

a contact link generator to generate another link to the contact record.

2. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein said location information recorded into said call history log comprises:

a position of said called mobile communication device, and at least one of a date and a time at which said calling mobile communication device placed said incoming phone call.

3. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein said location information recorded into said call history log comprises:

a position of said called mobile communication device, and an identification of said calling mobile communication device placing said incoming phone call.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the other link leads to editable contact information for an entity associated with the contact record.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the editable contact information includes an email address of the entity.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein other link leads to editable account information for an account associated with the contact record.

7. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a receiver for receiving an incoming phone call at a called mobile communication device;

a location information receiver for detecting a location of said called mobile communication device receiving said incoming phone call;

a trigger to;

trigger recording of an association of said incoming phone call with said location information of said called mobile communication device into a call history log; and

correlate a contact record to the incoming phone call based on a matching of a telephone number of the incoming call to a telephone number stored in the contact record;

a map generator link, in said call history log, to generate a given link to a graphical illustration of a location of said called mobile communication device at a time said incoming phone call was received by said mobile communication device; and

a contact link generator to generate another link to the contact record.

8. The mobile communication device according to claim 7, wherein said location information recorded into said call history log comprises:

a position of said called mobile communication device, and at least one of a date and a time at which said calling mobile communication device placed said incoming phone call.

9. The mobile communication device according to claim 7, wherein said location information recorded into said call history log comprises:

a position of said called mobile communication device, and an identification of said calling mobile communication device placing said incoming phone call.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the other link leads to editable contact information for an entity associated with the contact record.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the editable contact information includes an email address of the entity.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein other link leads to editable account information for an account associated with the contact record.

13. A mobile communication device comprising:

a receiver for receiving an incoming phone call at a called mobile communication device;

a location information receiver to receive location information of the called mobile communication device receiving the incoming phone call;

a trigger to;

trigger recording of an association of the incoming phone call with the location information of the called mobile communication device; and

correlate a contact record to the incoming phone call based on a partial matching of a telephone number of the incoming call to a telephone number stored in the contact record;

a map generator link to generate a given link to a graphical illustration of a location of the called mobile communication device at a time the incoming phone call was made; and

a contact link generator to generate another link to the contact record.