| US 7,395,055 B2 | ||
| Mobile wireless presence and situation management system and method | ||
| Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Blue Bell, Pa. (US); and John David Kaewell, Jr., Jamison, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to InterDigital Technology Corporation, Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/214,111. | ||
| Application 11/214111 is a continuation of application No. 10/739496, filed on Dec. 18, 2003, granted, now 6,968,185. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/517657, filed on Nov. 05, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0025118 A1, Feb. 02, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—420 [455/418; 455/414.3; 455/456.1; 455/456.2; 455/456.3; 455/456.4; 455/456.6; 455/550.1; 455/41.2; 455/556.2] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A method for controlling the communications of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) using presence and situation information,
comprising:
generating the presence and situation information pertaining to the WTRU, including automatically generating the presence
and situation information by a local communication between the WTRU and other peer WTRUs;
sending a portion of the presence and situation information to be stored in a plurality of said other peer WTRUs;
retrieving the presence and situation information from the plurality of said other peer WTRUs upon receipt of a communication
at the WTRU from one of the plurality of said other peer WTRUs; and
adjusting the communication settings of the WTRU by using the retrieved presence and situation information from said other
peer WTRUs.
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