Method and apparatus for determining the location of a terminal adaptor
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorsJohn P. Dowens, Christine Holmgren
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for updating location information of a customer via a terminal adaptor that is used to access network services are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request from a customer for accessing at least one network service. The method then detects a change in an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the customer in the request. In response, the method requests the customer to provide input relating to location information of the customer.
Claims20
A method for updating location information of a customer, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of a terminal adapter, a request from the customer for accessing a network service;
- detecting, by the processor, a change in an internet protocol address associated with the customer in the request;
- requesting, by the processor, the customer to provide an input relating to location information of the customer, wherein the input comprises a primary telephone number;
- and
- comparing, by the processor, the primary telephone number to a previously known primary telephone number, wherein the primary telephone number being same as the previously known primary telephone number indicates that the terminal adapter has moved from a first room to a second room within a residence location of the customer and the primary telephone number being different than the previously known primary telephone number indicates that the terminal adapter has changed locations from the residence location to a different physical location.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by a processor of a terminal adapter, cause the processor to perform operations for updating location information of a customer, the operations comprising:
- receiving a request from the customer for accessing a network service;
- detecting a change in an internet protocol address associated with the customer in the request;
- requesting the customer to provide an input relating to location information of the customer, wherein the input comprises a primary telephone number;
- and
- comparing the primary telephone number to a previously known primary telephone number, wherein the primary telephone number being same as the previously known primary telephone number indicates that the terminal adapter has moved from a first room to a second room within a residence location of the customer and the primary telephone number being different than the previously known primary telephone number indicates that the terminal adapter has changed locations from the residence location to a different physical location.
A terminal adapter for updating location information of a customer, comprising:
- a processor;
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- a computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a request from the customer for accessing a network service;
- detecting a change in an internet protocol address associated with the customer in the request;
- requesting the customer to provide an input relating to location information of the customer, wherein the input comprises a primary line telephone number;
- and
- comparing the primary telephone number to a previously known primary telephone number, wherein the primary telephone number being same as the previously known primary telephone number indicates that the terminal adapter has moved from a first room to a second room within a residence location of the customer and the primary telephone number being different than the previously known primary telephone number indicates that the terminal adapter has changed locations from the residence location to a different physical location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.