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US 7,680,488 · App. 11/908,548 · Granted Mar 16, 2010

Apparatus for notification in a cellular communication system

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Patent No.
US 7,680,488
App. No.
11/908,548
Granted
Mar 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A notification apparatus 201 for a cellular communication system 100 comprises a call detector 209 which detects a communication initialization involving a first subscriber 101 . A notification processor 211 determines if a communication notification requirement is stored for the first subscriber. If so, the notification processor proceeds to determine a second subscriber 115 associated with the first subscriber and the communication notification requirement. A notification message generator 215 then generates a notification message and transmits this to the second subscriber. The notification message comprises an indication of the communication initialization and may specifically be a text message indicating the nature of the communication and the involved parties.

Claims (15)

1. A notification apparatus for a cellular communication system, the apparatus comprising:

detection means for detecting a communication initialization of a communication involving a first subscriber; and

notification means for

determining if a communication notification requirement is set up for the first subscriber, and if so

determining a second subscriber associated with the first subscriber and the communication notification requirement,

sending a notification message to the second subscriber, the notification message comprising an indication of the communication initialization,

detect a communication termination of the communication, and

transmitting a second notification message in response to the detection of the communication termination.

2. The notification apparatus of claim 1 wherein the detection means is arranged to detect a communication initialization by a third subscriber for a communication involving the first subscriber.

3. The notification apparatus of claim 1 wherein the detection means is further arranged to determine a communication type of the communication and wherein the notification means is arranged to send the second notification message in response to the communication type.

4. The notification apparatus of claim 3 wherein the notification means is arranged to include an indication of the communication type in the notification message dependent upon the communication type.

5. The notification apparatus of claim 1 further comprising means for determining a third subscriber involved in the communication and wherein the notification means is arranged to transmit the notification message in response to the third subscriber.

6. The notification apparatus of claim 5 wherein the notification means is arranged to include an indication of third subscriber in the notification message.

7. The notification apparatus of claim 5 wherein the notification means is arranged to only transmit a notification message for some third subscriber identities.

8. The notification apparatus of claim 1 wherein the notification means is arranged to include a location of the first subscriber in the notification message.