A Method and a System for Establishing Presence of a Mobile Station in at Least One Dedicated Service Area of a Mobile Telecommunications System
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Abstract
A method of and a system for establishing presence of a mobile station in at least one dedicated service area of a mobile telecommunications system providing service to a plurality of geographically spread service areas. A mobile station is triggered to provide location information relating to the presence of the mobile station at a location receiving service from a service area comprising the or each dedicated service area. Presence of the mobile station in the or each dedicated service area is established by comparing the location information provided by the mobile station and stored location information relating to the or each dedicated service area. If present in a dedicated service area, the mobile station automatically receives dedicated services to which the mobile unit is entitled to. Receipt of dedicated services is automatically indicated to a user of the mobile station.
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35 Claims
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17. A method of providing at least one dedicated service to a mobile station by a mobile telecommunication system, the mobile telecommunication system comprising at least one mobile telecommunication network, each of the at least one mobile telecommunication network comprising a plurality of higher order geographical service areas fit for providing service to the mobile station, wherein at least one of the plurality of higher order geographical service area comprises at least one lower order geographical service area fit for providing service to the mobile station, a dedicated service area residing in a higher order geographical service area and residing in a lower order geographical service area, the method comprising
monitoring whether the mobile station receives service from a higher order geographical service area; -
determining presence of a dedicated service area in said higher order geographical service area on detecting the mobile station receiving service from said the higher order geographical service area, monitoring whether the mobile station receives service from a lower order geographical service area on establishing presence of the dedicated service area in the current higher order geographical service area; determining presence of a dedicated service area in said lower order geographical service area on detecting the mobile station receiving service from said lower order geographical service area; triggering the mobile station to provide location information on establishing presence of a dedicated service area in said lower order geographical service area; providing location information by the mobile station after triggering the mobile station to provide location information; monitoring presence of the mobile station in a dedicated service area based on the location information provided by the mobile station; and providing said at least one dedicated service to the mobile station on detecting presence of the mobile station in said dedicated service area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A mobile telecommunication system for providing a dedicated service to a mobile station, the telecommunication system comprising:
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at least one mobile telecommunication network, each of the at least one mobile telecommunication network comprising a plurality of higher order geographical service areas fit for providing service to the mobile station, wherein at least one of the plurality of higher order geographical service area comprises at least one lower order geographical service area fit for providing service to the mobile station, a dedicated service area residing in a higher order geographical service area and residing in a lower order geographical service area; means for storing location information; processing means, being operatively connected to; the means for storing location information relating to dedicated service area and an identity of the mobile station, the mobile station via the at least one telecommunication network, at least one administrative function of the at least one mobile telecommunication network. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. An apparatus for providing a dedicated service to a mobile station, by a mobile telecommunication system, the mobile telecommunication system comprising at least one mobile telecommunication network, each of the at least one mobile telecommunication network comprising a plurality of higher order geographical service areas fit for providing service to the mobile station, wherein at least one of the plurality of higher order geographical service area comprises at least one lower order geographical service area for providing service to the mobile station, a dedicated service area residing in a higher order geographical service area and residing in a lower order geographical service area, the apparatus comprising:
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means for monitoring whether the mobile station receives service from a higher order geographical service area; means for determining presence of a dedicated service area in said higher order geographical service area on detecting the mobile station receiving service from said the higher order geographical service area, means for monitoring whether the mobile station receives service from a lower order geographical service area on establishing presence of the dedicated service area in the current higher order geographical service area; means for determining presence of a dedicated service area in said lower order geographical service area on detecting the mobile station receiving service from said lower order geographical service area; means for triggering the mobile station to provide location information on establishing presence of a dedicated service area in said lower order geographical service area; means for providing location information by the mobile station after triggering the mobile station to provide location information; means for monitoring presence of the mobile station in a dedicated service area based on the location information provided by the mobile station; and means for providing said at least one dedicated service to the mobile station on detecting presence of the mobile station in said dedicated service area.
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33. A mobile station for receiving a dedicated service in a dedicated service area, being operatively connected to a processing means via at least one mobile telecommunication network, each of the at least one mobile telecommunication network comprising a plurality of higher order geographical service areas for providing service to the mobile station, wherein at least one of the plurality of higher order geographical service area comprises at least one lower order geographical service area fit for providing service to the mobile station, a dedicated service area residing in a higher order geographical service area and residing in a lower order geographical service area, the mobile station arranged for
providing location information to the processing means via the telecommunication network after triggering by the processing means.
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