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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2010
John M. Everson, Leawood, KS (US);
Jason R. Delker, Olathe, KS (US);
Jarrod A. Nichols, Olathe, KS (US);
Von K. Mcconnell, Leawood, KS (US);
John M. Everson, Leawood, KS (US);
Jason R. Delker, Olathe, KS (US);
Jarrod A. Nichols, Olathe, KS (US);
Von K. McConnell, Leawood, KS (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A mobile node is associated with a username assigned by the mobile node's wireless service provider and a nickname selected by the mobile node's user. The nickname is different than the username. When the mobile node logs on for packet data services, the mobile node is assigned a home address and an on-line registration is established in a DNS server. The on-line registration associates the nickname with the home address. The DNS server may then be queried to determine that the mobile node with that nickname is on-line and/or to determine how to reach the mobile node with that nickname. When the mobile node goes off-line, the on-line registration may be changed to an off-line registration that associates the nickname with an address of a messaging server. The messaging server may receive messages for the mobile node and/or provide messages indicating that the mobile node is off-line.