SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR SCHEDULE-BASED TELECOMMUNICATION POLICIES

摘要

A system, method and computer-readable medium for enforcing user telecommunication privileges on a per-schedule basis are provided. Enterprise members may have a schedule associated therewith that defines scheduled locations of the users. Telecommunication service privileges may be coordinated with the users' schedules such that communication services are disabled at particular times based on the users' schedules. In other implementations, particular users may have telecommunication services disabled by an administrator in the event of a catastrophe or emergency. By this mechanism, users that are not proximate to a particular catastrophe or emergency area according to the users' schedule may have services disabled while other users that are located more proximate to the emergency may have their telecommunication services enabled. In this manner, the demand on a cellular network may be alleviated thereby increasing the likelihood that users directly impacted by the emergency may receive and place calls or access data services.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a communications session setup request at a carrier gateway server representing either a call or data session that includes a phone number or data address of a mobile terminal as one of a session originator and a session destination; identifying the mobile terminal as a member of an enterprise network; routing the communications setup request to an enterprise gateway server; interrogating a schedule database via the enterprise gateway server and obtaining a schedule of the member that specifies at least one scheduled location of the member; performing a comparison of the schedule with a current time at which the session setup request is received; determining the member is scheduled to be at the scheduled location at the current time; processing the session according to results of the comparison to create a session decision, wherein processing the session includes one of completing setup of the session, rejecting the session setup and redirecting the session setup; and transmitting the session decision to the carrier gateway server.