Service management agent for managing the provision of different services to a communication device
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of communication devices;
a plurality of base stations adapted to provide radio communication resources for use by the plurality of communication devices;
a packet network for connecting the plurality of base stations;
a service management agent adapted to manage the provision of different types of services to an individual communication device of the plurality of communication devices.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system (100) contains a number of service providers (145, 148, 149) that provide different services to communication units (105-108). The communication units (105-108) are limited as to how many of the services they can concurrently receive. Each communication unit (105-108) is associated with a service manage agent (SMA) (185-190) that manages the provision of the services to the communication unit (105-108). In one embodiment, each SMA (185-190) manages the provision of the services to only one of the communication units (105-108).
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of communication devices;
a plurality of base stations adapted to provide radio communication resources for use by the plurality of communication devices;
a packet network for connecting the plurality of base stations;
a service management agent adapted to manage the provision of different types of services to an individual communication device of the plurality of communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing services to a communication device comprising:
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requesting by a service provider, from a service management agent associated with a communication device, permission to provide a service to the communication device;
determining, by the service management agent whether the service can be provided to the communication device; and
if the service can be provided to the communication device, providing the service to the communication device by the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for a service management agent to facilitate the provision of services to a communication device comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by the service management agent, a request by a service provider to provide a first service to the communication device;
determining, by the service management agent, whether the first service can be provided to the communication device; and
notifying, the service provider whether the first service can be provided to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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