Updating of internet access point settings in a mobile communication system
First Claim
1. A method of updating Internet access point information in the terminal equipment of a digital mobile communication system, which is capable of establishing a connection to the Internet via the mobile communication system and a number of Internet access points, comprising storing settings of Internet access points that were used last time to access the Internet in the terminal equipment, storing system information in the terminal equipment on the mobile communication network or on part of the mobile communication network used to access the Internet last time, receiving broadcast system information on the mobile communication network or on part of the mobile communication network in the current location of the terminal equipment, comparing said received system information with said stored system information, and starting a procedure for updating the stored Internet access point settings of the terminal equipment with Internet access point settings recommended for the currently used mobile communication network or for part of the mobile communication network, if it is noted on the basis of said stored and received system information that the mobile communication network or part of the mobile communication network has changed.
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Abstract
A digital mobile communication system is provided with a facility by means of which it can establish a connection to the Internet network via an Internet access point “(IAP”). IAP settings needed for establishing a connection are stored in a mobile station. When a mobile station roams, the closest point may, however, change, and IAP settings should be updated in the mobile station. The invention comprises dividing the mobile communication system into IAP areas, which are given preferred IAPs. For example, an IAP area may be a mobile communication network. Mobile communication networks broadcast system information on the basis of which a mobile station may detect that the LAP area has changed and start a procedure for updating IAP settings. Updating may comprise retrieval of IAP settings from a special server in the network maintained by an Internet service provider. For example, retrieval can be done via a short message service center. In one embodiment, the mobile communication network broadcasts messages giving recommended IAP settings to mobile stations.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of updating Internet access point information in the terminal equipment of a digital mobile communication system, which is capable of establishing a connection to the Internet via the mobile communication system and a number of Internet access points, comprising
storing settings of Internet access points that were used last time to access the Internet in the terminal equipment, storing system information in the terminal equipment on the mobile communication network or on part of the mobile communication network used to access the Internet last time, receiving broadcast system information on the mobile communication network or on part of the mobile communication network in the current location of the terminal equipment, comparing said received system information with said stored system information, and starting a procedure for updating the stored Internet access point settings of the terminal equipment with Internet access point settings recommended for the currently used mobile communication network or for part of the mobile communication network, if it is noted on the basis of said stored and received system information that the mobile communication network or part of the mobile communication network has changed.
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8. A server in the Internet network, comprising
means for receiving a request for Internet access point settings via the Internet network from a message centre, which is connected to a mobile communication network, said request comprising information identifying the mobile communication network or part of the mobile communication network, where the mobile station which requested settings is located, means for selecting settings of the Internet access point suitable for the location of the mobile station on the basis of system information included in said request, and means for sending selected settings via the Internet network to said message centre to be forwarded to the mobile station.
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9. A message service centre for a digital mobile communication system, including a message service, comprising
first means for connecting to a mobile communication network in order to transmit messages between the short message service centre and a mobile station, and second means for connecting to a data network, said second means further comprising means for retrieving settings of an Internet access point suitable for a current location of a mobile station from an Internet service provider'"'"'s server from the data network in response to a message sent by the mobile station, the message requesting Internet access point settings, and that the message service centre also comprises means for sending Internet access point settings received from the server in a message via the mobile communication network to the mobile station.
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13. Terminal equipment of a digital mobile communication system, which is capable of establishing a connection to the Internet network via a mobile communication system and a number of Internet access points, and which comprises a memory in which Internet access point settings used last time to access the Internet are stored, the terminal equipment comprising
a memory in which system information identifying the mobile communication network or part of the mobile communication network used last time to access the Internet is stored, means for receiving broadcast system information on the mobile communication network or part of the mobile communication network of the current location of the terminal equipment, means for comparing said received system information with said stored system information, and updating means for starting the procedure for updating stored Internet access point settings of the terminal equipment with settings of the Internet access point recommended for the currently used mobile communication network or for part of the mobile communication network, if it is noted on the basis of the stored and received system information that the mobile communication network or part of the mobile communication network has changed.
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19. A digital mobile communication system, comprising
message service and terminal equipment capable of establishing a connection to the Internet network via a mobile communication, a number of Internet access points, and the mobile communication system being configured to broadcast to terminal equipment messages including settings of at least one local Internet access point, which is recommended to be used in part of the mobile communication system in question.
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