Method and system for providing location aware tracking and services via an IP multimedia residential gateway

摘要

In an IP multimedia gateway, locations corresponding to communicatively coupled communication devices are determined and transmitted to a service provider device (SPD) that provides services to the communication devices. Communication devices receive location based service profiles from the (SPD) based on the determined locations. Services content from the (SPD) is communicated with the communication devices and/or with the (SPD), based on the profiles. The determined locations are received from communication devices which may be local or remote. A device location map is generated to be displayed by communication devices. The gateway may be integrated in an STB/DTV that displays the determined locations. Content is communicated to communication devices based on their location. The (SPD) may provide content and/or control information for communication device services. Locations are associated with client devices for detecting cloned client devices where determined locations are different than associated locations and/or for restricting services based on location.

主权项

1. In an internet protocol multimedia gateway (IPMG), a communication method comprising:
determining a location corresponding to a communication device that is communicatively coupled to the IPMG based at least in part on whether the communication device is in a local location or a remote location relative to the IMPG; generating a geographical map of the location for display via the communication device; transmitting the location to a service provider; receiving a location based service profile from the service provider associated with the communication device, the location based service profile determined according to the location; and communicating content to the communication device according to the location based service profile, the content comprising at least the geographical map, wherein the content is communicated to the communication device utilizing a local communication protocol responsive to the communication device being in the local location or a remote communication protocol responsive to the communication device being in the remote location.