Notification of wireless hotspots
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1. A communication system comprising notification means arranged to locate a mobile unit and to transmit a notification to said mobile unit via a first telecommunication network when said mobile unit moves within the vicinity of an access node of a second network.
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A communication system comprising notification means arranged to locate a mobile unit and to transmit a notification to said mobile unit via a first telecommunication network when said mobile unit moves within the vicinity of an access node of a second network.
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- 1. A communication system comprising notification means arranged to locate a mobile unit and to transmit a notification to said mobile unit via a first telecommunication network when said mobile unit moves within the vicinity of an access node of a second network.
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17. A telecommunication system comprising:
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at least one base station for communication with at least one mobile communication device via a first wireless telecommunication network;
means for determining the location of the mobile communication unit;
means for accessing a data storage device having the location of at least one access point of a second wireless telecommunication network stored thereon; and
means for causing a notification to be transmitted to the mobile communication device first comes within a predetermined distance of the access point of the second wireless telecommunication network, the notification comprising an electronic token redeemable at the location of the access point.
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18. A method of notifying a mobile device user to the presence of a network access node, the method comprising:
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providing a first network in communication with said mobile device;
determining the location of said mobile device; and
transmitting a notification from said first network to said mobile device when said mobile device moves within the vicinity of a network access node of a second network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of notifying a mobile communication device user to the presence of a network access point, the method comprising transmitting a notification to a mobile communication device via a first telecommunication network when that mobile communication device first moves within a predetermined distance of a network access point, wherein the notification comprises a reward redeemable at a retail outlet located at the network point.
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32. A method of operating a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising one or more access nodes to the wireless communication system, the method comprising providing details of the location of the or each access node to a further telecommunications network.
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