Content Disposition System And Method For Processing Message Content In A Distributed Environment

Abstract

In one embodiment, a wireless mobile User Equipment (UE) device comprises a message generator configured to send a SIP request message via a first IP network and a processor configured to process a SIP response message received from a network node via the first IP network, the processor further configured to process instructions to provide a treatment for at least one message body content of the SIP response message based on a value of a content type indicator independent of at least one of an absence of a content disposition indicator, a content disposition indicator without a value and a content disposition indicator having a value. The treatment, applied by the UE device, may comprise one of: (i) performing an Emergency Services (ES) call effectuated via a CS network and (ii) performing a registration and an ES call effectuated via an IP network.

1 - 21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, from a User Equipment (UE), a request message via a first Internet Protocol (IP) network; and   in response to receiving the request message, transmitting, to the UE and from a from a network node via the first IP network, a response message that includes a content type indicator and at least one message body content, wherein the response message causes the UE to provide a treatment for the at least one message body content based on a value of the content type indicator.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the response message does not includes a content disposition indicator, and the UE provides the treatment in response to the response message not including the content disposition indicator. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the UE provides the treatment for the at least one message body content based on the value of the content type indicator by overriding a default treatment specified by the content disposition indicator, wherein the treatment comprises at least one of:
 performing an Emergency Services (ES) call effectuated via a circuit-switched network; or   performing a registration and an ES call effectuated via an IP network, wherein the registration comprises sending a REGISTER message.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the response message comprises at least one directive. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the response message comprises an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the content type indicator indicates an XML media type or an XML-Based Media Type. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the XML media type or the XML-Based Media Type is defined by an XML schema. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the response message does not include a Content-Disposition header field. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the response message includes include a Content-Disposition header field that is empty. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the IP network comprises a second IP network. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the treatment comprises providing an indication to a user. 
     
     
         33 . A network node, comprising:
 one or more processors;   a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors, when executed, the programming instructions cause the network node to perform operations comprising:   receiving, from a User Equipment (UE), a request message via a first Internet Protocol (IP) network; and   in response to receiving the request message, transmitting, to the UE via the first IP network, a response message that includes a content type indicator and at least one message body content, wherein the response message causes the UE to provide a treatment for the at least one message body content based on a value of the content type indicator.   
     
     
         34 . The network node of  claim 33 , wherein the response message does not includes a content disposition indicator, and the UE provides the treatment in response to the response message not including the content disposition indicator. 
     
     
         35 . The network node of  claim 34 , wherein the UE provides the treatment for the at least one message body content based on the value of the content type indicator by overriding a default treatment specified by the content disposition indicator, wherein the treatment comprises at least one of:
 performing an Emergency Services (ES) call effectuated via a circuit-switched network; or   performing a registration and an ES call effectuated via an IP network, wherein the registration comprises sending a REGISTER message.   
     
     
         36 . The network node of  claim 33 , wherein the response message comprises at least one directive. 
     
     
         37 . The network node of  claim 33 , wherein the response message comprises an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document. 
     
     
         38 . The network node of  claim 33 , wherein the content type indicator indicates an XML media type or an XML-Based Media Type. 
     
     
         39 . The network node of  claim 38 , wherein the XML media type or the XML-Based Media Type is defined by an XML schema. 
     
     
         40 . The network node of  claim 33 , wherein the response message does not include a Content-Disposition header field. 
     
     
         41 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, from a User Equipment (UE), a request message via a first Internet Protocol (IP) network; and   in response to receiving the request message, transmitting, to the UE via the first IP network, a response message that includes a content type indicator and at least one message body content, wherein the response message causes the UE to provide a treatment for the at least one message body content based on a value of the content type indicator.