Monitoring mobile terminals via local wireless access points
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1. A system comprising:
- at least one packet communication interface to facilitate communication over a packet network; and
a control system associated with the at least one packet communication interface and adapted to;
run an application associated with communications involving a mobile terminal whose access to the packet network may be provided by a local wireless access point;
send to the local wireless access point a request for status information bearing on an ability of the mobile terminal to communicate via the local wireless access point; and
receive the status information from the local wireless access point.
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Abstract
The present invention allows an application to access a local wireless access point to monitor the status of a mobile terminal. The status of the mobile terminal bears on the relative presence or location of the mobile terminal with respect to a local wireless access point or an ability of the mobile terminal to communicate via the local wireless access point. When the status bears on the ability of the mobile terminal to communicate with a local wireless access point, the status may relate to signal strengths, bit rates, or locations associated with the local wireless communications between the mobile terminal and the local wireless access point.
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one packet communication interface to facilitate communication over a packet network; and a control system associated with the at least one packet communication interface and adapted to; run an application associated with communications involving a mobile terminal whose access to the packet network may be provided by a local wireless access point; send to the local wireless access point a request for status information bearing on an ability of the mobile terminal to communicate via the local wireless access point; and receive the status information from the local wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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at least one packet communication interface to facilitate communications over a packet network; at least one local wireless communication interface to facilitate communications with mobile terminals within a local wireless coverage area; and a control system associated with the at least one packet communication interface and the at least one local wireless communication interface and adapted to; receive from an application running on an entity on the packet network a request for status information bearing on an ability of a mobile terminal to communicate via the at least one local wireless interface; and send the status information to the application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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providing at least one packet communication interface to facilitate communication over a packet network; running an application associated with communications involving a mobile terminal whose access to the packet network may be provided by a local wireless access point; sending to the local wireless access point a request for status information bearing on an ability of the mobile terminal to communicate via the local wireless access point; and receiving the status information from the local wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method comprising:
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providing at least one packet communication interface to facilitate communications over a packet network; providing at least one local wireless communication interface to facilitate communications with mobile terminals within a local wireless coverage area; receiving from an application running on an entity on the packet network a request for status information bearing on an ability of a mobile terminal to communicate via the at least one local wireless interface; and sending the status information to the application. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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