System and method for global positioning system enhanced presence rules
US7333819B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a plurality of remote clients (150) including a positioning controller (504) and a communications controller (502), the positioning controller receiving position information and the communications controller communicating the position information; and a server (152) including a coordinating controller (161) for maintaining a database of location-presence rules for remote clients that are being tracked. The location-presence rules are user-configurable from a network client (122). In certain embodiments of the present invention, the position information is received from a global positioning system and the communications controller is a cellular telephone controller.
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