Method for providing network service for a mobile teleterminal element

• US 20030129974A1
• Filed: 02/03/2003
• Published: 07/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Comptel Oyj (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comptel Oyj (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Viitala, Erkki
• Application Number:
  US10/343,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20030129974A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/46 Real-time negotiation between users and providers or operators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/67 Transmitting arrangements for sending billing related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8038 Roaming or handoff
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0168 On line or real-time flexible customization or negotiation according to wishes of subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/204 UMTS; GPRS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/34 Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/48 Sending information over a non-traffic network channel or another connection than the one actually used, e.g. signalling, D-channel, data and voice
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/56 On line or real-time flexible agreements between service providers and telecoms operators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7435 Location dependent, e.g. Bussiness or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7442 Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for providing network service for a mobile teleterminal element (10). In the method, signalling between the mobile teleterminal element (10) and a mobile network is used to form (101-102) a network service agreement with the mobile network for the mobile teleterminal element. A message defined, or messages defined by the operator of the mobile network, such as a data network page, or data network pages, is, or are sent (103) in the direction of the mobile teleterminal element (10). The mobile network receives a response, or responses from the direction of the mobile telecommunications element (10) and, on the basis of these, interprets a network service agreement as having been concluded for the mobile teleterminal element (10).

Claims

1. A method for providing the network service of a mobile network for a mobile teleterminal element,

characterized in that

an agreement proposal message, which contains a proposal for a network service agreement, is sent (103) from the mobile network in the direction of the teleterminal element (10),

a message, which is set to signify acceptance of the network service agreement with a specific content, is received (104) from the direction of the teleterminal element (10), and

the mobile network is set (105) to provide the teleterminal element (10) with the services according to the received network service agreement.

2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that

the identity of the teleterminal element (10) is received (102) from the direction of the teleterminal element (10),

a check is made (102), as to whether the identity of the teleterminal element (10) is defined in a subscriber register of the mobile network, such as in some home subscriber register in the mobile network, and

an agreement proposal message is sent (103) in the direction of the teleterminal element (10), in response to a specific kind of subscriber register entry in the management system of the mobile network.

3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

the identity of the teleterminal element (10) is received (101) from the direction of the teleterminal element (10),

a check is made (101), as to whether the identity of the teleterminal element (10) is defined in a subscriber register of the mobile network, such as a home subscriber register, and

an agreement proposal message is sent (103) in the direction of the teleterminal element (10), in response to the lack of a subscriber register entry concerning the teleterminal element (10) in the management system of the mobile network.

4. A method according to any of claims 1-3, characterized in that the agreement proposal message is sent (103) by means of a Web page, or a corresponding type of mobile application.

5. A method according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that the acceptable methods of payment, services available, service packets, billing grounds, and/or price information are transmitted (103) in the agreement proposal message.

6. A method according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that the teleterminal element (10) is registered (201) in the management system (104) of the mobile system, according to the network service agreement with a specific content.

7. A method according to claim 6, characterized in that the entry includes the identifier of the teleterminal element (10) and the settings required by the network service agreement with a specific content, such as the identifiers of the services according to the network service agreement and the amount of the network service available, for example, the amount of money paid and/or the connection time.

8. A method according to any of claims 1-7, characterized in that

a data communications connection is formed (202) through the trunk network (11) of the mobile network, between the teleterminal element (10) and an element of the trunk network (11) of the mobile network, or between the teleterminal element (10) and a mobile network resource (13), and

use information, such as CDR (Call Detail Record) call tickets, on the services used by the teleterminal element (10), is received (203) by means of a mediator (14) from the direction of the trunk network (11) of the mobile network and/or of the mobile network resource,

at least one billing message is formed from the received use information, and

the billing message formed is sent in the direction of the subscriber management element (12).

9. A method according to any of claims 1-8, characterized in that

at least one billing message is sent (204) by means of a mediator (14) in the direction of the subscriber management element (12),

the amount of the tele-service available to the teleterminal element is reduced (205) by means of the functionality of the subscriber management element (12), on the basis of the received billing messages, and

at least one message limiting the right to use the mobile network or the mobile network resource, targeting the teleterminal element (10), is sent from the subscriber management element (12) in the direction of the trunk network (11) of the mobile network.

10. A method according to any of claims 1-9, characterized in that

at least one message limiting the rights of use to the teleterminal element (10) is received from the direction of the subscriber management element (12) in the trunk network (11) of the mobile network, and

in response to the received message limiting the rights of use, the rights of use defined for the teleterminal element (10) in the subscriber register or elsewhere in the management system of the mobile network, are limited to the teleterminal element (10).

11. A method according to any of claims 1-10, characterized in that an agreement proposal message is sent in the direction of the teleterminal element (10), at the initiative of the mobile network, or of a resource behind it.

12. A method according to claim 11, characterized in that a network service agreement is concluded, without the joint operation of the home network of the teleterminal element (10) or of the operator of the home network in question.

13. A method according to any of claims 1-12, characterized in that at least one additional service is produced for the teleterminal element (10) and/or at least one additional service is transmitted in the direction of the teleterminal element (10).

14. A method according to claim 13, characterized in that

the agreement proposal message includes a defined additional service, and

the additional service is produced and/or transmitted according to the agreement proposal message.

15. A method according to any of claims 1-14, characterized in that at least one teleterminal element (10) is selected, to which the agreement proposal message is sent, from a register of the mobile network or a resource or management system linked to it, using a desired criterion or desired criteria, in which case at least one desired criterion is a definition attached to the teleterminal element in a register of the mobile network or of a resource or management system linked to it.

16. A method according to claim 15, characterized in that the desired criterion or desired criteria include the fact that the teleterminal element (10) is connected to a telecommunications network.

17. A method according to any of claims 1-16, characterized in that identification is carried out on the basis of the user of the teleterminal element (10), in order to provide at least one additional service.

18. A method according to any of claims 1-17, characterized in that an agreement on a desired consideration is included in the agreement proposal message and the related reply message, in which case a network or additional service is provided for the teleterminal element, a cash consideration, a functional consideration, such as performing a specified operation or specified operations, reading a specific page or specific pages, or viewing images, is agreed for the service, in which case the billing of the teleterminal element (10) is not essential when carrying out the method according to the invention.

19. Means for operating in a telecommunications network, characterized in that they are set to perform any method according to claims 1-18.