Access point service for mobile users
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1. A method for providing an access point service for users of a mobile communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a set of access points on a basis of at least one predetermined selection criterion, the set including at least one access point selected from at least one access network external to a mobile communication network; and
notifying a user of a mobile terminal within the mobile communication network of the location of at least one of the access points included in the set.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the provision of location services for users of a mobile communication network. In order to allow a mobile user to find out the nearest or otherwise most suitable WLAN access point(s), a set of access points belonging to at least one WLAN access network is selected on the basis of predetermined criteria, and the mobile terminal is notified of the location of at least one of the access points included in the set selected.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for providing an access point service for users of a mobile communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a set of access points on a basis of at least one predetermined selection criterion, the set including at least one access point selected from at least one access network external to a mobile communication network; and
notifying a user of a mobile terminal within the mobile communication network of the location of at least one of the access points included in the set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing an access point service for users of a mobile communication network, the system comprising:
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memory means for storing geographical locations of a plurality of access points belonging to at least one access network external to a mobile communication network;
selection means for selecting a set of access points on a basis of at least one predetermined selection criterion, the set including at least one access point; and
indication means for informing a user of the mobile communication network of the geographical location of at least one of the access points included in the set. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A network element for providing an access point service for users of a mobile communication network, the network element comprising:
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a data repository for storing geographical locations of a plurality of access points belonging to at least one access network external to a mobile communication network;
a control unit, responsive to the receiver unit, for selecting a set of access points on a basis of at least one predetermined selection criterion, the set including at least one access point; and
indication means for informing a user of the mobile communication network of the geographical location of at least one of the access points included in the set. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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