Patent ID: 8219087
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing dynamic assignment of session capabilities comprising: receiving a message associated with a communication session with a network node; acquiring service plan based capabilities associated with the network node; receiving device based capabilities associated with the network node; and determining session based capabilities associated with a service based on both the device based capabilities and the service plan based capabilities on a per subscriber basis for the network node to conduct the communication session based on the session based capabilities; wherein each of the service plan, device, and session based capabilities relate to contact lists, wherein features of the contact lists of the service plan and device based capabilities are incorporated into the contact list for the determined session based capabilities, and wherein determining session based ea abilities comprises for each corresponding parameter of the device based capabilities and the service plan based capabilities selecting the parameter that is more limiting between the device based capabilities and the service plan based capabilities to determine the session based abilities on the per subscriber basis.