发明名称 |
Mobile activity status tracker |
摘要 |
A technique and apparatus to provide status tracking of presence and/or location of a mobile, wireless device to a requesting entity even outside of a particular wireless system. This allows wireless service providers the ability to monitor and log changes in the status of mobile stations within and/or outside their networks. Embodiments are disclosed wherein presence and/or location information is provided to entities outside of a particular servicing wireless network using the mechanisms of call processing components of a mobile network (e.g., call setup procedures), and using standard mechanisms currently available to any appropriately conforming Mobile Switching Center (MSC) element. A mobile activity status tracker (MAST) is disclosed which contains a database of information similar to the information contained in the Home Location Register. The MAST tracks and reports status and activity of mobile wireless devices in a wireless network using mobile registration message, mobile inactivity message forwarding, and/or mobile automatic notification of subscriber status to TCP/IP entities (e.g., application servers on the Internet or Intranet). The MAST system duplicates the same or similar information contained in a corresponding HLR, but is available as an external database entity which is not restricted by SS7 standards. The tracking need not track call-specific information, e.g., called telephone numbers or information regarding conversations sustained by the tracked wireless subscribers. |
申请公布号 |
US9467844(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.10.11 |
申请号 |
US201514828844 |
申请日期 |
2015.08.18 |
申请人 |
Telecommunication Systems, Inc. |
发明人 |
Wallace Erik L.;Weichselbaumer Walter;Hronek Daniel J.;Titus Mark;Ung Dara |
分类号 |
H04L29/08;H04W8/08;H04W64/00;H04W4/02;H04L29/06;H04W80/04;H04W92/02 |
主分类号 |
H04L29/08 |
代理机构 |
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP |
代理人 |
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP |
主权项 |
1. A mobile activity status tracker, comprising:
an activity receiver to receive a duplicate of a registration notification message from a network point independent of a home location register; a TCP/IP communications channel for communicating a status data message associated with said registration notification message to at least one application server over an Internet protocol (IP) communication network; a database to store registration notification messages associated with individual wireless devices, said registration notification messages having been previously forwarded by said home location register to a network point independent of said home location register; and a transmitter to transmit said status data message to a destination device. |
地址 |
Annapolis MD US |