Method for selecting a service provider for a service, which can be received by a mobile station via a radio access network and which is provided by at least two service providers, and a corresponding selecting device
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Abstract
A method for selecting a service provider for a service, which can be received by a mobile station via a radio access network and which is provided by at least two service providers, as well as to a corresponding selecting device are shown. During a method for selecting a service provider for a service, which can be received by a mobile station via a radio access network and which is provided by at least two service providers, a selecting device receives a request for selecting the service provider from the mobile station via an interface. The service providers are requested by the selecting device for indicating a value of a selection parameter, and the selecting device selects one of the service providers for the service according to the indicated values of the selection parameter.--
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13. A method for selecting a provider that provides a service that can be received by a mobile station via a radio access network of a radio communication system and is provided by a plurality of service providers via the radio access network, the method comprising:
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receiving from the mobile station via a radio interface of the radio access network a request to select a provider for the service from the plurality of service providers by a selecting device;
requesting the plurality of service providers to indicate a value of a selection parameter by the selecting device; and
selecting the provider by the selecting device based on the values received from the indication request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A selecting device for selecting a provider for a service that can be received by a mobile station via a radio access network of a radio communication system and is provided by a plurality of service providers via the radio access network, the selecting device comprising:
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a receiver capable of receiving a request sent by the mobile station via a radio interface of the radio access network to select a provider for the service;
a transmitter capable of sending a request to indicate a value of a selection parameter to the plurality of service providers, the receiver capable of receiving response having an indicated value from each of the plurality of service providers; and
a selector capable of selecting a provider from the plurality of service providers based on the indicated value from each response. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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