Dynamic VoIP location system

• US 9,369,575 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2012
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coretek Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Shoo 533 Limited
• Inventors: Merino Gonzalez, Jose Luis, Myers, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Liu, Jung-Jen
• Application Number:
  US14/110,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20140146713A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,532 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0264 by selectively disabling software applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system for determining dynamically any given registered wireless device VoIP location, whereby the dynamic method reports the VoIP address return path as being the VoIP Location into a database. Applications of the system can access the database to contact each individual, specific, fixed or wireless device by VoIP for any data exchange.

Claims

1. A system for detecting or determining any given “

VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) location”

of any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

by extracting any such device'"'"'s “

VoIP address or return path” and

storing it and updating it in one or more accessible databases, the system including a server, a VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server and a software module downloadable from the server to the VoIP enabled wireless device, in which;

(a) the system is adapted to receive VOID communications from multiple VoIP enabled wireless devices;

(b) the system enables access to information in one or more databases;

(c) the system is capable of extracting and reporting dynamically the “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information from each incoming data communication from any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

into a database(s) associated with each corresponding registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account;

(d) the system is capable of extracting a specific “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information corresponding to a specific registered VOID enabled wireless device user account from the system accessible database(s) and communicating with each specific VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system through each specific “

VoIP address or return path”

;

(e) in which the VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server incorporates the software module, which at certain time intervals authenticates and connects to the server which is part of the system, and (f) wherein

a time between each time interval of the registered VoIP enabled wireless device authenticating and connecting with the server is less than a time allowed by the registered VoIP enabled wireless device to receive a response from the server.

2. The system of claim 1 where the server then authenticates if it'"'"'s a registered VoIP wireless device user and extracts the “

VoIP address or return path” and

stores this data into the registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account as the “

VoIP location” and

the server can at any time send data to any specific registered VoIP wireless device user.

3. The system of claim 1 where such time intervals correspond to the times of detection of any change of VoIP access method or access name by the “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

.

4. The system of claim 3 where the transition from the “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

changes from not synchronised to synchronised is also classified as a change of VoIP access method or access name.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

(VoIP device

     1) can connect to any such other different “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

(VoIP device

     2), the system comprising;

(a) “

VoIP device 1”

authenticating and connecting to the system server and providing in its payload data destined for “

VoIP device 2”

;

(b) the server extracting from the data communication with “

VoIP device 1”

the payload data destined for “

VoIP device 2”

;

(c) the server extracting from its accessible database the “

VoIP location”

or “

VoIP address or return path”

of “

VoIP device 2” and

communicating with “

VoIP device 2”

by sending it the data and the origin of such data as having been originated from “

VoIP device 1”

.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

(VoIP device

     3) can send commands to any such other different “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

(VoIP device

     4) the system comprising;

(a) “

VoIP device 3”

authenticating and connecting to the system server and providing in its payload a command known by and destined for “

VoIP device 4”

;

(b) the server extracting from the data communication with “

VoIP device 3”

the payload command data destined for “

VoIP device 4”

;

(c) the server extracting from its accessible database the “

VoIP location”

or “

VoIP address or return path”

of “

VoIP device 4” and

communicate with “

VoIP device 4”

by sending it the command data;

(d) optionally the server sending to its destination “

VoIP device 4”

together with the command data also the origin of such data as having been originated from “

VoIP device 3”

.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the system server can send payload data or payload commands to any individual or such multiple “

VoIP enabled wireless device(s) registered to the system”

the system comprising;

(a) the system server extracting from its accessible database(s) the “

VoIP location”

or “

VoIP address or return path”

of any individual or such multiple “

VoIP enabled wireless device(s) registered to the system”

it wishes to communicate with;

(b) the server extracting from its accessible database(s) any such payload data and/or payload commands;

the server send the payload data or payload commands from item (b) to all the “

VoIP address or return paths”

of item (a) corresponding to each unique “

VoIP enabled wireless device(s) registered to the system”

.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system server stores a “

software module”

which can be downloaded by any “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

registered to the system is a mobile phone, a mobile smart phone, a wireless pc card, a wireless module, a wireless tablet, or a wireless pc.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein a “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

can download over the air the “

software module”

.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein such software module is also capable of;

(a) detecting if any other software applications other than the said “

software module”

is active and (b) if the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

is in the standby mode, then (c) if items (a) and (b) are not detected then the “

software module”

will disable the highest bandwidth VoIP communication and enable only the lowest bandwidth VoIP communication method available to the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

, and (d) if the “

software module”

detects any of items (a) or (b) then it will deactivate item (c), meaning it will activate or enable the highest bandwidth VoIP communication available to the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein a “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

registered to the system server in particular includes such “

certain time intervals”

being performed at the times of detection of any change of mobile network cell, wherein the transition from the “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

changing from not synchronised to synchronised to a mobile network cell is also considered a change of VoIP access method or name.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein a “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

registered to the system is a wired line VoIP enabled device.

14. The system according to claim 1, wherein “

VoIP”

uses any data communications protocol selected from the following;

GSM/GPRS, WAP, 3G, UMTS, 4G, WiFi, Wimax, CDMA, WCDMA, WSCDMA, SCDMA, TDSCDMA, CWTS, CWPAN, PDS, PHS, Bluetooth, WRP, WNP, WAN, LAN, ATM, ISDN, DSL, ADSL, VDSL, ISDM, HTML, TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, UDP.

15. A method for detecting or determining any given “

VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) location”

of any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

by extracting any such wireless device'"'"'s “

VoIP address or return path” and

storing it and updating it in one or more accessible databases, in which the method is performed by a system, the system including a server, a VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server and a software module downloadable from the server to the VoIP enabled wireless device, in which;

(a) the system receives VoIP communications from multiple VoIP enabled wireless devices;

(b) the system enables access to information in one or more databases;

(c) the system is extracts and reports dynamically the “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information from each incoming data communication from any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

into a database(s) associated with each corresponding registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account (d) the system extracts a specific “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information corresponding to a specific registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account from the system accessible database(s) and communicates with each specific VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system through each specific “

VoIP address or return path”

;

(e) in which the VOID enabled wireless device registered to the server incorporates the software module, which at certain time intervals authenticates and connects to the server which is part of the system, and (f) wherein

a time between each time interval of the registered VoIP enabled wireless device authenticating and connecting with the server is less than a time allowed by the registered VoIP enabled wireless device to receive a response from the server.

16. A system for detecting or determining any given “

VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) location”

of any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

by extracting any such device'"'"'s “

VoIP address or return path” and

storing it and updating it in one or more accessible databases, the system including a server, a VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server and a software module downloadable from the server to the VoIP enabled wireless device, in which;

(a) the system is adapted to receive VOID communications from multiple VoIP enabled wireless devices;

(b) the system enables access to information in one or more databases;

(c) the system is capable of extracting and reporting dynamically the “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information from each incoming data communication from any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

into a database(s) associated with each corresponding registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account;

(d) the system is capable of extracting a specific “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information corresponding to a specific registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account from the system accessible database(s) and communicating with each specific VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system through each specific “

VoIP address or return path”

;

(e) in which the VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server incorporates the software module, which at certain time intervals authenticates and connects to the server which is part of the system, and (f) wherein such time intervals correspond to the times of detection of any change of VoIP access method or access name by the “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

, and wherein a transition in which the “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

changes from not connected to connected is also classified as a change of VoIP access method or access name.

17. A method for detecting or determining any given “

VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) location”

of any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

by extracting any such wireless device'"'"'s “

VoIP address or return path” and

storing it and updating it in one or more accessible databases, in which the method is performed by a system, the system including a server, a VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server and a software module downloadable from the server to the VoIP enabled wireless device, in which;

(a) the system receives VoIP communications from multiple VoIP enabled wireless devices;

(b) the system enables access to information in one or more databases;

(c) the system is extracts and reports dynamically the “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information from each incoming data communication from any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

into a database(s) associated with each corresponding registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account;

(d) the system extracts a specific “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information corresponding to a specific registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account from the system accessible database(s) and communicates with each specific VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system through each specific “

VoIP address or return path”

;

(e) in which the VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server incorporates the software module, which at certain time intervals authenticates and connects to the server which is part of the system, and (f) wherein such time intervals correspond to the times of detection of any change of VoIP access method or access name by the “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

, and wherein a transition in which the “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

changes from not connected to connected is also classified as a change of VoIP access method or access name.

18. A system for detecting or determining any given “

VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) location”

of any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

by extracting any such device'"'"'s “

VoIP address or return path” and

storing it and updating it in one or more accessible databases, the system including a server, a VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server and a software module downloadable from the server to the VoIP enabled wireless device, in which;

(a) the system is adapted to receive VoIP communications from multiple VoIP enabled wireless devices;

(b) the system enables access to information in one or more databases;

(c) the system is capable of extracting and reporting dynamically the “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information from each incoming data communication from any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

into a database(s) associated with each corresponding registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account;

(d) the system is capable of extracting a specific “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information corresponding to a specific registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account from the system accessible database(s) and communicating with each specific VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system through each specific “

VoIP address or return path”

;

(e) in which the VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server incorporates the software module, which at certain time intervals authenticates and connects to the server which is part of the system, and (f) wherein

a “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

can download over the air the “

software module”

,

and wherein such software module is also capable of (i) detecting if any other software applications other than the said “

software module”

is active and (ii) if the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

is in the standby mode, then (iii) if items (i) and (ii) are not detected then the “

software module”

will disable the highest bandwidth VoIP communication and enable only the lowest bandwidth VoIP communication method available to the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

, and (iv) if the “

software module”

detects any of items (i) or (ii) then it will deactivate item (iii), meaning it will activate or enable the highest bandwidth VoIP communication available to the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

.

19. A method for detecting or determining any given “

VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) location”

of any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

by extracting any such wireless device'"'"'s “

VoIP address or return path” and

storing it and updating it in one or more accessible databases, in which the method is performed by a system, the system including a server, a VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server and a software module downloadable from the server to the VoIP enabled wireless device, in which;

(a) the system receives VoIP communications from multiple VoIP enabled wireless devices;

(b) the system enables access to information in one or more databases;

(c) the system is extracts and reports dynamically the “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information from each incoming data communication from any “

VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system”

into a database(s) associated with each corresponding registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account;

(d) the system extracts a specific “

VoIP address or return path” and

all associated information corresponding to a specific registered VoIP enabled wireless device user account from the system accessible database(s) and communicates with each specific VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the system through each specific “

VoIP address or return path”

;

(e) in which the VoIP enabled wireless device registered to the server incorporates the software module, which at certain time intervals authenticates and connects to the server which is part of the system, and (f) wherein

a “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

downloads over the air the “

software module”

,

and wherein such software module (i) detects if any other software applications other than the said “

software module”

is active and (ii) if the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

is in the standby mode, then (iii) if items (i) and (ii) are not detected then the “

software module”

disables the highest bandwidth VoIP communication and enables only the lowest bandwidth VoIP communication method available to the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

, and (iv) if the “

software module”

detects any of items (i) or (ii) then it deactivates item (iii), meaning it activates or enables the highest bandwidth VoIP communication available to the “

VoIP enabled wireless device”

.