Limiting access to network functions based on personal characteristics of the user
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a data communications session with a network service element, comprising:
- identifying a personal characteristic associated with a user of a terminal, wherein the personal characteristic describes an intrinsic attribute of the user;
obtaining a predetermined criterion for allowing establishment of the data communications session based on the personal characteristic;
embedding a token in a signaling message used to establish the data communications session, the token representing at least one of the personal characteristic and the predetermined criterion;
communicating the signaling message via a network entity capable of allowing the user to establish the data communications session; and
establishing the data communications session if the personal characteristic satisfies the predetermined criterion.
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Abstract
Establishing a data communications session involves determining a personal characteristic associated with a user of a terminal. A predetermined criterion for allowing establishment of the data communications session based on the personal characteristic is obtained. A token is embedded in a signaling message used to establish the data communications session. The token represents at least one of the personal characteristic and the predetermined criterion. The signaling message is communicated with a network entity capable of allowing users to establish the data communications session. The data communications session is established via the network entity if the personal characteristic satisfies the predetermined criterion.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a data communications session with a network service element, comprising:
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identifying a personal characteristic associated with a user of a terminal, wherein the personal characteristic describes an intrinsic attribute of the user;
obtaining a predetermined criterion for allowing establishment of the data communications session based on the personal characteristic;
embedding a token in a signaling message used to establish the data communications session, the token representing at least one of the personal characteristic and the predetermined criterion;
communicating the signaling message via a network entity capable of allowing the user to establish the data communications session; and
establishing the data communications session if the personal characteristic satisfies the predetermined criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for searching for communication session endpoints accessible via a network, comprising:
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determining a criterion related to a personal characteristic of a user, wherein the personal characteristic describes an intrinsic attribute of the user;
embedding a token in a signaling message used to initiate a search, the token representing at least one of the criterion and the personal characteristic;
obtaining a search result in response to the signaling message;
filtering the search result by excluding communication session endpoints referenced in the search results that do not satisfy the criterion; and
returning the filtered search result to an initiator of the signaling message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A data processing arrangement comprising:
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a network interface capable of communicating via a network;
a processor coupled to the network interface; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions that cause the processor to, receive a signaling message from a terminal via the network, the signaling message including at least one of a personal characteristic of a user of the terminal and a predetermined criterion related to the personal characteristic, wherein the personal characteristic describes an intrinsic attribute of the user; and
provide a network service to the terminal in response to the signaling message based on whether the personal characteristic satisfies the predetermined criterion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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means for determining a personal characteristic associated with a user of a terminal;
means for embedding a token in a signaling message used to initiate a network service, the token representing at least one of the personal characteristic and a predetermined criterion for allowing establishment of the data communications session based on the personal characteristic of the user, wherein the personal characteristic describes an intrinsic attribute of the user; and
means for communicating the signaling message with a network entity capable of providing the network service dependent on whether the personal characteristic satisfies the predetermined criterion.
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22. A system comprising:
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a first network including a client node capable of initiating a service request via the first network, and a profile database capable of providing a personal characteristic of a user of the client node, wherein the personal characteristic describes an intrinsic attribute of the user;
a second network including a service node capable of receiving the service request from the first network, and a service database capable of determining a criterion for allowing establishment of services via the service node based on the personal characteristic of the user; and
a verification node capable of communicating via the first and second networks and configured to, access the personal characteristic of the user via the profile database in response to the service request;
access the criterion via the service database in response to the service request; and
enable establishing a service between the client node and the service node based on whether the personal characteristic satisfies the criterion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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initiating a service request by a client device operable on a first network, the service request targeted for a service element of a second network;
accessing a personal characteristic of a user of the client device via a profile database of the first network in response to the service request, wherein the personal characteristic describes an intrinsic attribute of the user;
accessing a criterion for allowing establishment of services via the service element from a database of the second network; and
establishing the service between the client device and the service element based on whether the personal characteristic satisfies the criterion.
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