Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-19
2006-09-19
Beamer, Temica (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S456200, C455S433000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07110773
ABSTRACT:
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.
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Hronek Daniel J.
Titus Mark
Ung Dara
Wallace Erik L.
Weichselbaumer Walter
Beamer Temica
TeleCommunication Systems Inc.
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