System and method for analyzing terminal location during call request

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015111548-A1
Application number	US-201314060038-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 22, 2013
Priority date	Oct 22, 2013
Publication date	Apr 23, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a new call request in response to equipment of a calling party placing a call from a calling-party location to equipment of a called party, wherein the new call request includes an identity of the equipment of the calling party. An identity of the calling-party is determined based on an association between the identity and the equipment of the calling party. A location of the equipment of the calling party is determined and a location indicator is generated based on the identity of the calling-party and the location of the equipment of the calling party. The location indicator is presented to a display of the equipment of the called party. Other embodiments are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a location analyzer comprising a processor, an incoming-call signal in response to equipment of a calling party placing a call from a calling-party location to equipment of a called party, wherein the incoming-call signal comprises a calling-party identification, and wherein the equipment of the called party comprises a display; determining, by the location analyzer, an identity of the calling party; determining, by the location analyzer, a current calling-party location of the equipment of the calling party; and generating, by the location analyzer, a location indicator responsive to the identity of the calling party and the current calling-party location, wherein the location indicator is presented to the display of the equipment of the called party, responsive to the incoming-call signal.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the location analyzer, according to the identity of the calling party, a photographic image comprising an image of the calling party; and presenting, by the location analyzer, the photographic image to the display during an annunciation of the incoming call signal, wherein the photographic image comprising the image of the calling party allows for immediate recognition of the identity of the calling party at the display of the equipment of the called party.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the generating of the location indicator comprises:
identifying an association between the identity of the calling-party and a location-dependent rule; applying the location-dependent rule to the identity of the calling-party and the current calling-party location; and generating, by the location analyzer, the location indicator responsive to the applying of the location-dependent rule.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the applying of the location-dependent rule comprises:
determining, by the location analyzer, for the identity of the calling-party, one of an authorized location, an unauthorized location, or a combination thereof; and determining, by the location analyzer, a correspondence between the current calling-party location and the one of the authorized or unauthorized locations.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the current calling-party location comprises:
determining, by the location analyzer, whether the call originated from one of a mobile device or a landline device; responsive to determining that the call originated from the mobile device:
obtaining, by the location analyzer, geo-coordinates from the mobile device; and
associating, by the location analyzer, the geo-coordinates with the current calling-party location according to one of an address or a map; and
responsive to determining that the call originated from a landline device:
accessing, by the location analyzer, a directory comprising associations between a plurality of addresses and a plurality of caller identifications;
identifying, by the location analyzer, an address of the plurality of addresses corresponding to the identity of the calling-party of the plurality of caller identifications; and
determining, by the location analyzer, the current calling-party location from the address.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the current calling-party location comprises one of an address, a business identity, a cross-street, geo-coordinates, a neighborhood, a town, a city, a state, a country, a postal code, a geographic region, or any combination thereof.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the location indicator comprises an alert based on the location of the equipment of the calling party.

8 . A device comprising:
a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising:
receiving an incoming-call signal in response to equipment of a calling party placing a call from a calling-party location to equipment of a called party, wherein the incoming-call signal comprises a calling-party identification, and wherein the equipment of the called party comprises a display;
determining the calling-party identification associated with the equipment of the calling party;
determining a current calling-party location of the equipment of the calling party; and
generating a location indicator responsive to the calling-party identification and the current calling-party location, wherein the location indicator is presented to the display of the equipment of the called party.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining an image associated with the calling-party identification; and presenting the image to the display during an annunciation of the incoming-call signal.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the generating of the location indicator comprises:
identifying an association between the calling-party identification and a location-dependent rule; applying the location-dependent rule to the calling-party identification and the current calling-party location; and generating the location indicator responsive to the applying of the location-dependent rule.

11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein applying the location-dependent rule to the calling-party identification and the current calling-party location comprises:
determining for the calling-party identification, one of an authorized location, an unauthorized location, or a combination thereof; and determining a correspondence between the current calling-party location and the one of the authorized or unauthorized locations.

12 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the determining of the current calling-party location comprises:
determining whether the call originated from one of a mobile device or a landline device; responsive to determining that the call originated from the mobile device:
obtaining geo-coordinates from the mobile device; and
associating the geo-coordinates with the current calling-party location according to one of an address or a map; and
responsive to determining that the call originated from a landline device:
accessing a directory comprising associations between a plurality of addresses and a plurality of caller identifications;
identifying an address of the plurality of addresses corresponding to the calling-party identification of the plurality of caller identifications; and
determining the current calling-party location from the address.

13 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the current calling-party location comprises one of an address, a business identity, a cross-street, geo-coordinates, a neighborhood, a town, a city, a state, a country, a postal code, a geographic region, or any combination thereof.

14 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the current calling-party location is an approximation of a precise location of the equipment of the calling party when placing the call.

15 . A machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, wherein execution of the instructions causes a processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a new call request in response to equipment of a calling party placing a call from a calling-party location to equipment of a called party, wherein the new call request comprises an identity of the equipment of the calling party, and wherein the equipment of the called party comprises a display; determining an identity of the calling-party based on an association between the identity and the equipment of the calling party; determining a location of the equipment of the calling p

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Ali Liaqat

Classifications

• H04M2242/30

  Determination of the location of a subscriber · CPC title

• H04W4/16

  Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold · CPC title

• H04M3/42042 Primary

  Notifying the called party of information on the calling party (details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72) · CPC title