IP Library Granted Patent US 9,883,334
Granted Patent B2
US 9,883,334 · App. 14/816,880 · Granted Jan 30, 2018

Method and system for location-based communication

Inventors: Ryan Van Wyk (Chesterfield, MO); Scott Steinbrueck (St. Louis, MO); Phillip Jennings (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
H04W4/02G01S5/0018H04L65/1016H04L65/1069H04M3/42357H04W4/021H04W4/023H04W68/00
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Patent No.
US 9,883,334
App. No.
14/816,880
Granted
Jan 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system for location-based communication. A selection of a source transceiver from a plurality of available transceivers associated with a source may be received. A telephony session may be initiated with the selected source transceiver. A mobile target transceiver may be geographically located. A result of the geographic location regarding the located mobile target transceiver may be provided. The located mobile target transceiver may be connected to the telephony session.

Claims (47)

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by a processor of a system, from a service provider, a geographic location of a target mobile device;

providing, by the processor, the geographic location of the target mobile device to an internet-protocol-television device for display by the internet-protocol-television device; and

sending, by the processor, an instruction to the target mobile device for a user of the target mobile device to leave the geographic location.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device, a request to initiate a telephone session between the target mobile device and the source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device; and

initiating the telephone session between the target mobile device and the source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a directions request relating to the geographic location of the target mobile device; and

providing, to the target mobile device, directions between the geographic location and a target location.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from a source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device, a request to obtain the geographic location of the target mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising sending the request to obtain the geographic location to the target mobile device.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising sending, in response to the request to obtain the geographic location of the target mobile device, a notification to the target mobile device that a location search for the geographic location of the target mobile device is being conducted.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving updates on the geographic location of the target mobile device from the service provider; and

providing updates of the geographic location of the target mobile device to the internet-protocol-television device.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:

obtaining a geographic location of a target mobile device from a service provider,

providing the geographic location of the target mobile device to an internet-protocol-television device for display by the internet-protocol-television device, and

sending an instruction to the target mobile device for a user of the target mobile device to leave the geographic location.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from a source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device, a request to initiate a telephone session between the target mobile device and the source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device; and

initiating the telephone session between the target mobile device and the source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a directions request relating to the geographic location of the target mobile device; and

providing, to the target mobile device, directions between the geographic location and a target location.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving, from a source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device, a request to obtain the geographic location of the target mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the request to obtain the geographic location to the target mobile device.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise sending, in response to the request to obtain the geographic location of the target mobile device, a notification to the target mobile device that a location search for the geographic location of the target mobile device is being conducted.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving updates on the geographic location of the target mobile device from the service provider; and

providing updates of the geographic location of the target mobile device to the internet-protocol-television device.

15. A memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:

obtaining a geographic location of a target mobile device from a service provider;

providing the geographic location of the target mobile device to an internet-protocol-television device for display by the internet-protocol-television device; and

sending an instruction to the target mobile device for a user of the target mobile device to leave the geographic location.

16. The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from a source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device, a request to initiate a telephone session between the target mobile device and the source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device; and

initiating the telephone session between the target mobile device and the source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device.

17. The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a directions request relating to the geographic location of the target mobile device; and

providing, to the target mobile device, directions between the geographic location and a target location.

18. The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving, from a source transceiver associated with the internet-protocol-television device, a request to obtain the geographic location of the target mobile device.

19. The memory of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the request to obtain the geographic location to the target mobile device.

20. The memory of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise sending, in response to the request to obtain the geographic location of the target mobile device, a notification to the target mobile device that a location search for the geographic location of the target mobile device is being conducted.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2015
From: VAN WYK, RYAN; STEINBRUECK, SCOTT; JENNINGS, PHILLIP
To: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.
Reel/Frame 037188/0387 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 2, 2015
From: ATT KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 037189/0409 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13942063 · Jul 15, 2013
Continuation 11728124 · Mar 23, 2007
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