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System and method for alternative presence reporting system

US7606577B2 · kind B2 · utility

39Cited by
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22Claims
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Filing dateSep 26, 2003
Grant dateOct 20, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/54
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunications system includes a plurality of network clients (150) including a positioning controller (504) and a radio data network communications controller (502); and a positioning server (152) including a coordinating controller (161) for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server (104). The plurality of network clients (150) are configured to transmit position information received via said positioning controller to said positioning server via said radio data network communications controller (502).

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