Communication method and a system and a terminal using said method
First Claim
1. A method of providing a terminal connected to at least two communication networks with information regarding services provided in said networks, said method comprising the following steps:
- providing a database server with a database;
collecting information regarding services provided in said at least two communication networks in said database server;
storing said collected information in said database as service information in a uniform format; and
transferring said uniform service information to said terminal.
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Abstract
A method of providing a terminal connected to at least two communication networks with information regarding services provided in said networks comprises the following steps: providing a database server with a database; collecting information regarding services provided in said at least two communication networks in said database server; storing said collected information in the database as service information in a uniform format; and transferring said uniform service information to the terminal. With the method, an overview of services provided by different digital networks is obtained. A system, a terminal and a computer program product are also provided.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of providing a terminal connected to at least two communication networks with information regarding services provided in said networks, said method comprising the following steps:
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providing a database server with a database;
collecting information regarding services provided in said at least two communication networks in said database server;
storing said collected information in said database as service information in a uniform format; and
transferring said uniform service information to said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of terminals connected to at least two communication networks, and a database server having a database for storing digital information and being arranged to communicate with said plurality of terminals, said server comprising a device for collecting information regarding services provided in said networks, a device for storing said collected information in said database as service information in a uniform format, and a device for transferring said uniform service information to said terminals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A terminal comprising a receiver adapted for receiving digital information from at least two networks, said terminal comprising
a device for receiving information regarding services provided by said at least two networks in a uniform format, wherein said uniform service information is collected in a database server, stored in a database in said database server in said uniform format, and transferred to said terminal from said database server.
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27. A computer program product directly loadable into the internal memory of a computer terminal comprising a receiver adapted for receiving digital information from at least two networks, said product comprising
software code portions for filtering information regarding services provided by said at least two networks in a uniform format, and software code portions for collecting said uniform service information in a database server, storing said uniform service information in a database in said database server in said uniform format, and transferring said uniform service information to said terminal from said database server.
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