Wireless network location-based reference information
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Abstract
The present invention provides a ‘411xx’ value added service to wireless users. The disclosed ‘411xx’ service allows a mobile user who may be unfamiliar with their current geographic location to nevertheless obtain quick, accurate, and current information relating to the geographic area, e.g., different services in their current location, stores, libraries, gas stations, etc., via a mobile terminated (MT) short message system (SMS) message. In addition to the traditional ‘4-1-1’ dialed digits, a mobile user would also dial a number (or numbers) representing a feature code for a particular service, e.g., nearby ATMs, or traffic information. Upon receiving a 411xx call, the MSC generates an ORREQ/TCAP trigger based on a translation of the requested service represented by the extra ‘xx’ digits. The 411xx call is terminated on the MSC after an audible whisper notice plays to the caller, e.g., “thank you for calling, your requested information will be sent momentarily”.
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40 Claims
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20. A method for billing location-based information in a wireless network, comprising:
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obtaining a location of a caller initiating a phone call including information suffixed to an end of a called phone number;
transmitting a short message to said caller relating to said suffixed information; and
transmitting a transaction record associated with said short message, from a short message service system to a billing server. - View Dependent Claims (21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. Apparatus for billing location-based information in a wireless network, comprising:
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means for obtaining a location of a caller initiating a phone call including information suffixed to an end of a called phone number;
means for transmitting a short message to said caller relating to said suffixed information; and
means for transmitting a transaction record associated with said short message, from a short message service system to a billing server. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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