Abstract:
A system and method for sharing geographical location information among a set of wireless telecommunication devices, such as mobile telephones. A first wireless telecommunication device generates geographical location information of that wireless telecommunication device, either through a resident device such as a GPS device, or has another computer device on the network provide the geographic location information, and then shares the geographical location information through sending the location information to one or more servers for relay to a predesignated target set of wireless telecommunication devices. The server stores the identity of member devices of the target set and controls communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the member devices of the target set. A second server can be used to modify the geographical information, such as providing a map showing the location of the first wireless telecommunication device and other member devices of the target set.
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide methods and apparatus for restricting media communication in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving an indication from an originator for setting up a media communication session with at least one target, applying at least one media communication restriction, and sending a request for setting up the media communication if the originator is allowed to have media communication with at least one of the targets. The media communication restriction includes inbound and/or outbound media communication restriction. The media communication restriction also includes carrier-level media communication restrictions and/or user-level media communication restrictions.
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide methods and apparatus for detecting or announcing presence and/or location information in a wireless communication network. In one aspect, a method for sharing user information in a wireless communication network includes sending an alert from an originator to a target, the alert including information about the originator and requesting information about the target, receiving information by the originator from the target in response to the alert, and updating information in the originator about the target, based on the received information. In another aspect, a method includes sending at least one alert from an originator, requesting information about at least one target user; receiving information by the originator in response to the alert; and updating information by the originator about the target user, based on information received.
Abstract:
Un sistema y metodo para compartir informacion de ubicacion geografica entre un conjunto de dispositivos de telecomunicaciones inalambricas, tal como telefonos moviles; un primer dispositivo de telecomunicacion inalambrica genera informacion de ubicacion geografica de ese dispositivo telecomunicacion inalambrica, ya sea a traves de un dispositivo residente tal como un dispositivo GPS, u otro dispositivo de computo en la red provee la informacion de ubicacion geografica, y despues comparte la informacion de ubicacion geografica a traves del envio de la informacion de ubicacion a uno o mas servidores para retransmitir a un conjunto objetivo previamente designado de dispositivos de telecomunicacion inalambrica; el servidor almacena la identidad de dispositivos miembro del conjunto objetivo y controla la comunicacion entre el primer dispositivo de telecomunicaciones inalambricas y los dispositivos miembro del conjunto objetivo; se puede utilizar un segundo servidor para modificar la informacion geografica, tal como el aprovisionamiento de un mapa que muestre la ubicacion del primer dispositivo de telecomunicacion inalambrica y otros dispositivos miembro del conjunto objetivo.
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide methods and apparatus for detecting or announcing presence and/or location information in a wireless communication network. In one aspect, a method for sharing user information in a wireless communication network includes sending an alert from an originator to a target, the alert including information about the originator and requesting information about the target, receiving information by the originator from the target in response to the alert, and updating information in the originator about the target, based on the received information. In another aspect, a method includes sending at least one alert from an originator, requesting information about at least one target user; receiving information by the originator in response to the alert; and updating information by the originator about the target user, based on information received.
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide methods and apparatus for providing group communication setup strategy for media communication to a group of users operating on diverse infrastructures in a wireless communication network. The method provides receiving a request from an originator for media communication, determining types of infrastructures on which the originator and targets are operating on, and providing a group communication setup strategy for the originator based on the determined types of the infrastructures.
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide methods and apparatus for detecting or announcing presence and/or location information in a wireless communication network. In one aspect, a method for sharing user information in a wireless communication network includes sending an alert from an originator to a target, the alert including information about the originator and requesting information about the target, receiving information by the originator from the target in response to the alert, and updating information in the originator about the target, based on the received information. In another aspect, a method includes sending at least one alert from an originator, requesting information about at least one target user; receiving information by the originator in response to the alert; and updating information by the originator about the target user, based on information received.
Abstract:
A system and method for selectively removing a media object from a group communication that includes media that may not be accessible or executable by all target members of the group. The group communication can have one or more discrete media objects that are sent from an originating wireless communication device across a wireless communication network and received at a group communication server that controls group communications between a group of member wireless communication devices and determines the media-handling capability of the target wireless communication device members of the communication group. Upon a determination that a media object sent is unable to be handled by at least one target wireless communication device, the group communication server removes the one or more media objects notifies the originating wireless communication device and/or that target wireless communication device of the removal of the media obj ect.
Abstract:
A system and method for purchasing a good and/or service through a group communication, such as a push-to-talk communication, to one or more sellers. A sellers list of the desired good or service is created using a group communication server or another computer device and sent to the wireless communication device of the user, either at the time the user wireless communication device requests to send a group communication to order a good and/or service, or prior thereto. The user may then send a group communication from the wireless communication device to the seller list requesting a desired good and/or service, and any answering seller will communicate back to the requesting wireless communication device to bid to provide the requested good and/or service.