IMS Registration Response Embedding Supplemental Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of communication devices in IMS networks must manually retrieve supplemental content like weather reports, news, and advertisements, and often need to subscribe to additional services, leading to increased network traffic and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
Embedding supplemental content, such as account information, weather, news, and advertisements, into the registration response message of the IMS network, allowing the communication device to automatically display this information during the registration process without the need for manual retrieval or additional subscriptions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the communication device manually retrieves supplemental content from the IMS network, then the user can access content such as weather reports, news, and advertisements, but the user must go through manual retrieval processes and may need to subscribe to additional services at added cost
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically embedding supplemental content into the registration response message before the user needs to access it. The IMS network proactively includes content such as weather reports, news, and advertisements in the initial registration response, eliminating the need for users to manually request these services later.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by having the communication device automatically receive and display supplemental content during the registration process without requiring user intervention. The device autonomously processes the registration response and presents relevant content to the user without manual retrieval operations.
2Ease of operation
If the communication device manually requests supplemental content from the IMS network, then the user can access content services, but the process increases traffic in the IMS network
Solution Approach 1:
The system reduces future network traffic by performing the content transmission action in advance during registration. By embedding supplemental content in the registration response message, the system transfers content during the initial registration process rather than requiring separate content request and response cycles that would increase ongoing network traffic.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the content delivery function with the existing registration process. By combining supplemental content transmission into the registration response message, the system consolidates multiple network interactions (registration + content request + content delivery) into a single integrated process, thereby reducing overall network traffic volume.
Data Source
AI summary
IMS networks and methods are disclosed for providing supplemental content to a user of a communication device during registration. When a communication device attempts to register with an IMS network, the IMS network receives a register request message from the communication device, and processes the register request message to register the communication device. The IMS network also identifies supplemental content to provide to the communication device, such as account information, weather content, news, location information, advertisements, etc. The IMS network generates a register response message, and embeds or otherwise includes the supplemental content in the register response message. The IMS network then transmits the register response message to the communication device. Responsive to receiving the register response message, the communication device identifies the supplemental content in the register response message, and provides the supplemental content to the user.