Sprint Spectrum L.p.

Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

Sprint Communications L.p.

Farni B Weaver

Piyush Jethwa

Lyle W Paczkowski

Mark Richard Bales

Arun Santharam

Von Karl McConnell

Wen Xue

Nicolas A Nehme Antoun

Charles Woodson

Jeffrey F Phillips

Jesse H Grindeland

Baoquan Zhang

Talat Jamshidi

Anthony James Wageman

Debashis Haldar

Shingara Singh Dhanoa

Martin Geddes

David John Anderson

Thomas Lee Paterik

Ihab Amin Guirguis

David A Welch

Saurindra M Basu

Christopher Ginn

Irwin Joseph Butac Acosta

Lyle Thomas Bertz

Warren Bruce Cope

Rajil Malhotra

John Eric Belser

Shiva Narayanabhatla

Philip Martin Kunkel

Scott B Wilson

Asfaw Negeri

Alex A Zhang

Dorene G Weiland

Imtiaz Ahmad

Mike P McMullen

Edward Ross

Donald D Dunham

Nocolas A Nehme

Donald D Durham

Nicolas A Nehma

A wireless communication device comprises a wireless communication interface, a processing system, and a user interface. The wireless communication interface is configured to wirelessly receive a mixed media signal comprising a plurality of audio streams originating from different source devices. The processing system is configured to isolate the audio streams and generate graphical representations of each one of the audio streams. The user interface is configured to display the graphical representations of each one of the audio streams and receive audio stream modification instructions from a user. The processing system is configured to process the audio stream modification instructions to generate at least one modified audio stream based on the audio stream modification instructions. The user interface is configured to display a graphical representation of the modified audio stream and audibly output a modified mixed media signal comprising the modified audio stream.

Isolation and modification of audio streams of a mixed signal in a wireless communication device

Methods are disclosed for managing subscribe messages that are sent to various applications on behalf of a mobile device. The subscription manager determines which applications the mobile device can access and receives a notification that the mobile device has become registered with the network. It then communicates a subscribe message to one or more of the applications to which the mobile device has access so that the mobile device can communicate with the applications.

Managing subscription messages on behalf of a mobile device

Embodiments of the present invention direct a mobile device to communicate using a particular radio access technology when multiple access technologies are available. Many mobile devices have the capability to use multiple radio access technologies. The process of providing access guidance to the mobile device at a point in time is described herein as a radio access discovery and selection event. Embodiments of the present invention may complete the event using only two messages. In one embodiment, the first message is a SIP OPTIONS message communicated from the mobile device to the access guidance component. This message identifies the mobile device and the mobile device's present location. In one embodiment, the location identification information is communicated within the PANI header. In response, the access guidance component communicates a preferred radio access technology within a SIP 200 OK message.

Radio access discovery and selection

Methods are provided for tracking data corresponding to a mobile device that accesses a web page. Once a mobile device is registered with a network, the mobile device is instructed to request permission before accessing a web page. An access request is received, and based on a user profile, the access request is approved such that the mobile device may access the web page. Access data that corresponds to the mobile device accessing the web page is collected so that it can be added to and stored in a database.

Enabling web page tracking

Methods are disclosed for managing the subscription of a mobile device to various applications that are accessible by the mobile device. A registration message is received at a home network indicating that the mobile device is currently registered with a foreign network. Applications that are accessible to the mobile device are identified. A subscribe message is sent to an application associated with the foreign network, such that the home network and the foreign network have an established relationship that allows a subscription manager to manage the subscription of the application on behalf of the mobile device.

Managing subscriptions for an out-of-network mobile device

A method and system for registering a client for a call-pickup service and for executing the call-pickup service for a new call placed to a given communication device. The call-pickup service may carried out, in part, by providing the client with notification of when the new call is placed to the given communication device, the client requesting that the new call be re-routed to a location other than the given communication device, and a server re-routing the new call to the location other than the given communication device. The location other than the given communication device may be the client that registers for the call-pickup service or another location.

Dynamic registration for call-pickup group membership, and selective rerouting of calls

A computing device, computing system, method, and medium are provided for utilizing a local Call Session Control Function (CSCF) server located on a mobile access terminal to facilitate access to application services hosted by an application server. An application-service client corresponding to the application server is instantiated on the mobile access terminal and interacts with the local CSCF server via a local control interface. The local CSCF server includes features of a Serving Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF), and thereby enables authentication, interoperability testing, and control functions to be performed in the operating environment on the MAT. The local CSCF server interacts according to a predetermined relationship with an S-CSCF on the IMS network to facilitate access to application services.

Mobile access terminal with local call session control function

A method, apparatus, and system are provided for invoking third-party call control via a cable-television host device. A video signal is received into a cable-television host device, the video signal comprising an identifier associated with a first telephony endpoint. A command is received into the cable-television host device, the command requesting establishment of a communication session between the first telephony endpoint and a second telephony endpoint. A message is transmitted via a packet-switched network from the cable-television host device to a network entity, wherein the message comprises content based at least in part on the identifier, and wherein the message further comprises content for causing the network entity to invoke third-party call control to attempt to establish the communication session between the first telephony endpoint and the second telephony endpoint.

Method, apparatus, and system for invoking third-party call control via a cable-television host device

Methods and systems are provided for using voiceprint technology in CALEA surveillance. A media-analysis platform receives packets from a bearer element, the packets comprising media data representing a copy of at least part of a real-time media session. The bearer element is configured to initially send to the platform a copy of each of a plurality of media sessions that traverse the bearer element, and to stop sending a copy of a particular session in response to receiving an instruction from the platform. Responsive to receiving the packets, the platform compares the media data to at least one media-data profile, where each profile is associated with a target of surveillance. The platform determines whether the data matches any of the profiles. If the data does not match any of the profiles, the platform sends an instruction to the bearer element to stop sending the copy of the session.

Using voiceprint technology in CALEA surveillance

A method to providing VoIP telephony to a plurality of users of a VoIP network includes authenticating and registering a primary user to a VoIP device to support call signaling associated with the primary user. A guest user subscriber of the VoIP network having a guest user directory number is authenticated in response to a password. The guest user directory number is mapped to the unique hardware identifier of the VoIP device, and a second set of VoIP parameters are downloaded from the VoIP network to the VoIP device in order to support call signaling associated with the guest user. VoIP calls are then within the VoIP network in response to the mappings of the primary user directory number and the guest user directory number to the same unique hardware identifier.

Configuring guest users for a VoIP device of a primary user

Methods are disclosed for managing notifications sent from various applications accessible by a mobile device. Notifications, representing an occurrence of an event, are received at a notification manager from applications. It is determined that the mobile device is registered with the network. A first set of applications to which the mobile device is currently subscribed and a first set of notifications from the applications are identified. A notification message that includes the first set of notifications is communicated to the mobile device.

Managing notifications on behalf of a mobile device

A method for using an account balance to limit application of cellular-PBX integration service. A cellular wireless communication device (WCD) will be allotted a quantity of cellular-PBX integration service, such as a number of minutes of use per month for instance. The quantity will be decremented a the WCD uses the service, and the WCD may be precluded from benefiting from the cellular-PBX integration service upon exhaustion of the balance. In one embodiment, for instance, when a radio access network (RAN) that serves the WCD receives a call request for the WCD, the account balance can be used as a basis to decide whether to pass the call to an IP PBX server that serves the WCD or whether to have the RAN handle the call.

Method and system for account balance restriction on application of cellular-PBX integration service

A method and system for using location of a cellular wireless communication device (WCD) as a basis to restrict application of a cellular-PBX integration service. In one embodiment, a radio access network (RAN) serving the WCD receives a call request for the WCD, and, based on the WCD's location, a determination is made as to whether the call should be set up to an IP PBX server that serves the WCD, to allow the IP PBX server to handle the call. In another embodiment, an IP PBX server serving a WCD receives a call request and responsively signals to a call session control function (CSCF), and the CSCF or a policy server decides based on the WCD's location whether the call should be set up to the RAN that serves the WCD, to allow the RAN to handle the call.

Method and system for location-based restriction on application of cellular-PBX integration service

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Spring Hill, KS, United States of America

Farni B Weaver