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Individually defined personal home area for subscribers in a cellular telecommunications network

  • US 5,568,153 A
  • Filed: 05/30/1995
  • Issued: 10/22/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for administering a personal home area for a subscriber within a cellular telecommunications network having a plurality of cell sites, said system comprising:

  • a home location register that stores geographic coordinates of a home location for said subscriber;

    means for defining a personal home area centered on said home location of said subscriber;

    means for determining a current geographic location of said subscriber upon invoking a service;

    means for determining whether said current geographic location of said subscriber is located within said personal home area;

    means for setting parameters for said service to values used inside said personal home area upon determining that said subscriber is located within said personal home area; and

    means for setting parameters for said service to values used outside said personal home area upon determining that said subscriber is not located within said personal home area.

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