Mobile communication system using push to talk scheme for supplying location based service and method therefor
First Claim
1. A mobile communication system using a push to talk (PTT) scheme for providing a location based service (LBS), the system comprising:
- a positioning server for confirming requested location information and transmitting subscriber information corresponding to the requested location information in cooperation with a mobile switching center and a home location register;
a PTT server for performing a general control for a PTT subscriber group and real time management for the PTT subscriber group, managing PTT subscriber information and group lists established by each subscriber, allocating predetermined location (based) groups to add the allocated location groups to the group lists which have been established by each subscriber, requesting subscriber information corresponding to the location information for the allocated location groups to the positioning server, receiving the subscriber information from the positioning server, and registering subscribers corresponding to the received subscriber information to the corresponding location groups; and
a PTT module for performing PTT-call-related operation comprising receiving the group list from the PTT server to display the received group list.
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Abstract
A mobile communication system using a push to talk (PTT) scheme for providing a location based service (LBS) is provided. The system comprises a positioning server for confirming requested location information and transmitting subscriber information corresponding to the requested location information in cooperation with a mobile switching center and a home location register, a PTT server for performing a general control for a PTT subscriber group and a real time management for the PTT subscriber group, managing PTT subscriber information and group lists setup by each subscriber, allocating predetermined location based groups to add the allocated location groups to the group lists which have been established by each subscriber, requesting subscriber information corresponding to the location information for the allocated location groups to the positioning server, receiving the subscriber information from the positioning server, and registering subscribers corresponding to the received subscriber information to the corresponding location groups, and a PTT module for performing PTT-call-related operation comprising a step of receiving the group list from the PTT server to display the received group list.
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12 Claims
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1. A mobile communication system using a push to talk (PTT) scheme for providing a location based service (LBS), the system comprising:
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a positioning server for confirming requested location information and transmitting subscriber information corresponding to the requested location information in cooperation with a mobile switching center and a home location register;
a PTT server for performing a general control for a PTT subscriber group and real time management for the PTT subscriber group, managing PTT subscriber information and group lists established by each subscriber, allocating predetermined location (based) groups to add the allocated location groups to the group lists which have been established by each subscriber, requesting subscriber information corresponding to the location information for the allocated location groups to the positioning server, receiving the subscriber information from the positioning server, and registering subscribers corresponding to the received subscriber information to the corresponding location groups; and
a PTT module for performing PTT-call-related operation comprising receiving the group list from the PTT server to display the received group list. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for performing a location based service in a communication system by using a push to talk (PTT) scheme, the method comprising the steps of:
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allocating, by a PTT server, predetermined location (based) groups to add the allocated location groups to the group lists which have been established by each subscriber, requesting subscriber information located in the allocated location groups to the positioning server to confirm the subscribers; and
registering the confirmed subscribers located in a selected location group to the selected regional group. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for performing a location based service in a communication system by using a push to talk (PTT) scheme, the method comprising the steps of:
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allocating, by a PTT server, predetermined location (based) groups to add the allocated location groups to the group lists which have been established by each subscriber;
requesting subscriber information located in a selected location group to the positioning server to confirm the subscribers, when each subscriber mobile communication terminal just selects one of the location groups and requests a transmission of Instant Messaging (IM)/Push To Data (PTD) data; and
transmitting the IM/PTD data to the mobile communication terminal of the confirmed subscribers located in the selected location group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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