Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-24
2007-07-24
Trost, William (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
active
10360336
ABSTRACT:
A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for determining a location of a device connected to a network. According to some embodiments of the present invention, a device, such as an IP enabled or compliant telephone, may receive, detect, or otherwise actively or passively determine a location identifier. The location identifier may be associated with a geographic location of the device. The device may then provide data indicative of the location identifier to another device, such as a network manager device, server, computer, etc. In some embodiments, the device may determine its geographic location after receiving a request for data indicative of its geographic location. In other embodiments, the device may provide data indicative of its geographic location each time it receives, detects or otherwise determines its geographic location. Alternatively, the device may provide data indicative of its geographic location only upon request or when it detects, receives or otherwise determines a new location identifier.
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Beyda William Joseph
Gheorghiu Florin
Santiago-Cordero Marivelisse
Siemens Communications Inc.
Trost William
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