Provision of services in a communication system

• US 20040097229A1
• Filed: 12/19/2003
• Published: 05/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Murto, Juhani, Muhonen, Janne
• Application Number:
  US10/470,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20040097229A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/435.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/14 WLL [Wireless Local Loop]; RLL [Radio Local Loop]

Abstract

A method for use in a communication system and a communication system are disclosed. A communication service is provided for a station (7). Information associated with the geographical location of the station (7) is also provided by a location information service (12). At least one condition can be set for the use of the communication service based on said information.

Claims

1. A method in a communication system, comprising:

initiating provision of a communication service for a station;

providing information associated with the geographical location of the station by a location information service; and

setting at least one condition for the communication service based on said information.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one condition is set in response to determination whether the station is located within a defined geographical area or not.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the station is provided with a home zone service.

4. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the geographical location information comprises location co-ordinates of the station.

5. A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the location co-ordinates comprises geographical co-ordinates.

6. A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the location co-ordinates comprises co-ordinates of a predefined co-ordinate system.

7. A method as claimed in any preceding claims, wherein the setting of conditions is accomplished substantially at the same time with a procedure for establishing a communication connection for the station.

8. A method as claimed in any preceding claims, wherein the setting of conditions is accomplished during an established communication connection.

9. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising the step of requesting for information associated with the geographical location of the station from the location information service.

10. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the conditions are set by a service control function of the communication system.

11. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the service control function requests for said information associated with the geographical location of the station.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the location information is requested during the communication establishment procedures.

13. A method as claimed in any of claims 9, 11 or 12, wherein the location information is requested periodically during the use of the communication service.

14. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the location information service provides said information without a request to do so.

15. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the location information service is provided by the communication system.

16. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein information associated with the geographical location of the station is determined by an element associated with the communication system.

17. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the use of the communication service is initiated by the station.

18. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the conditions for use of the communication service are controlled by an intelligent network service.

19. A method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the intelligent network service is implemented by means of a customised applications for mobile network enhanced logic.

20. A method as claimed in any of claims 1 to 17, wherein the communication service is provided by a data network and the conditions for use of the communication service are controlled by a data network server.

21. A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the data network comprises an internet protocol data network.

22. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the at least one condition comprises at least one of the following conditions:

price for the use of the communication service;

quality of service;

a service restriction.

23. A communication system, comprising:

controller means for controlling provision of communication services for a station;

location information service adapted to provide information associated with the geographical location of the station; and

service controller means for controlling the provision of said communication service based on said information.

24. A communication system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the service controller means are adapted to control the communication service by setting a control parameter for the use of the communication service.

25. A communication system as claimed in claim 24, wherein the control parameter associates with the price for the use of the communication service.

26. A communication system as claimed in any of claims 23 to 25, wherein the service controller means are adapted to control the provision of communication services for the station based on a defined geographical area.

27. A communication system as claimed in any of claims 23 to 26, wherein the service controller means is adapted to set conditions for the use of the communication service substantially at the same time with a procedure for establishing a communication session for the station.

28. A communication system as claimed in any of claims 23 to 27, wherein the service controller means is adapted to set conditions for the use of the communication service during an already established communication session.

29. A communication system as claimed in any of claims 23 to 28, wherein the service controller means is adapted to request for information associated with the geographical location of the station from the location information service.

30. A communication system as claimed in any of claims 23 to 29, wherein the location information service is provided by the communication system.

31. A communication system as claimed in any of claims 23 to 30, comprising at least one element adapted to determine the geographical location of the station.

32. A communication system as claimed in any of claims 23 to 31, wherein the service controller means are provided by an intelligent network service.

33. A communication system as claimed in any of claims 23 to 31, wherein the service controller means are provided by an data network server.

34. A service controller for a communication system, comprising means for setting conditions for the use of a communication service that is provided for a station of the communication system, wherein the conditions are set based on information associated with the geographical location of the station, said information being provided by a location information service.