METHOD FOR THE LOCATION-DEPENDENT AND/OR DISTANCE-DEPENDENT BILLING OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for the location-dependent and/or distance-dependent billing of telecommunications services in a mobile communications network comprising multiple radio cells, each radio cell covering a certain service area and being supplied with radio signals by at least one associated base station, the method comprising:
- allocating to a subscriber of the mobile communications network an individual, guaranteed home zone defining an area around a predefined geographical location;
defining the guaranteed home zone as a polygon which circumscribes the geographical location; and
forming an actual home zone with which all radio cells whose service area overlaps with the guaranteed home zone are associated, whereby for simplification the service area of a radio cell is approximated by a polygon which circumscribes the service area; and
billing at a special rate the telecommunications services used by the subscriber when the subscriber is located in said actual home zone.
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Abstract
A method for the location-dependent and/or distance-dependent charging of telecommunication services in a mobile communication network, where the network includes several radio cells, each of which covers a certain service area and is supplied with radio signals by at least one associated base transceiver station. An individual, guaranteed subscriber area describing an area around a predefined geographical location is allocated to a subscriber. An actual subscriber area is formed with which all radio cells or parts of radio cells whose service area overlaps with the guaranteed subscriber area are associated. Telecommunication services used are charged at a special rate when the subscriber is located in the actual subscriber area.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for the location-dependent and/or distance-dependent billing of telecommunications services in a mobile communications network comprising multiple radio cells, each radio cell covering a certain service area and being supplied with radio signals by at least one associated base station, the method comprising:
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allocating to a subscriber of the mobile communications network an individual, guaranteed home zone defining an area around a predefined geographical location; defining the guaranteed home zone as a polygon which circumscribes the geographical location; and forming an actual home zone with which all radio cells whose service area overlaps with the guaranteed home zone are associated, whereby for simplification the service area of a radio cell is approximated by a polygon which circumscribes the service area; and billing at a special rate the telecommunications services used by the subscriber when the subscriber is located in said actual home zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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