Cellular telephone system having prioritized greetings for predefined services to a subscriber
First Claim
1. A cellular communication system for providing prioritized greetings of predefined services to a subscriber located in an area of overlapping service zones, each of said service zones defining, in a subscriber zone profile, a set of services available to the subscriber, the system including:
- means for creating zone information which comprises the subscriber zone profiles from each of the overlapping service zones;
transmitting means for transmitting the zone information to the subscribers mobile station;
prioritizing means for assigning a priority to each of the subscriber zone profiles in the zone information; and
greeting means responsive to the pritorizing means for providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined services available to the subscriber, said greeting means providing the greeting related to a higher prioritized subscriber zone profile when more than one subscriber zone profile is applicable.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing prioritized greetings to subscribers having cellular telephone services based on subscriber location. The system identifies a plurality of service zones in the system, and also transmits predefined services to subscribers when located in the service zones. The system transmits service zone identification information from each service zone to each of the subscribers located in the service zone. The system also transmits to each of the subscribers zone profile information having an associated priority for which the subscriber receives differing predefined services. The system compares subscriber zone profile information with the service zone information transmitted and provides a greeting to the subscriber identifying the predefined service available to the subscriber located in that zone whereby any overlap in zones for which a subscriber receives differing predefined services will result in the greeting relating to higher prioritized zone profile information.
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27 Claims
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1. A cellular communication system for providing prioritized greetings of predefined services to a subscriber located in an area of overlapping service zones, each of said service zones defining, in a subscriber zone profile, a set of services available to the subscriber, the system including:
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means for creating zone information which comprises the subscriber zone profiles from each of the overlapping service zones; transmitting means for transmitting the zone information to the subscribers mobile station; prioritizing means for assigning a priority to each of the subscriber zone profiles in the zone information; and greeting means responsive to the pritorizing means for providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined services available to the subscriber, said greeting means providing the greeting related to a higher prioritized subscriber zone profile when more than one subscriber zone profile is applicable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6)
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3. A cellular communications system for providing prioritized greetings of predefined services to its subscribers depending in which one of a plural of service zone the subscriber is located, the system including:
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notifying means for notifying each of said subscribers of its subscriber zone profile information with an associated priority for which the subscriber receives differing redefined services, said notifying means transmitting subscriber zone information in sequential order of priority from highest priority associated with the first subscriber zone information transmitted to lowest priority associated with the last subscriber zone information transmitted; comparing means for comparing subscriber zone profile information with the one service zone to determine applicability of predefined services to said subscriber; and greeting means responsive to said comparing means for providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined service available to the subscriber, said greeting means providing the greeting related to higher prioritized zone profile information when said comparing means determines more than one predefined services is applicable.
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4. A cellular communications system for providing prioritized greetings of predefined services to its subscribers depending in which one of a plurality of service zones the subscriber is located, the system including:
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notifying means for notifying each of said subscribers of its subscriber zone profile information with an associated priority for which the subscriber receives differing predefined services, said notifying means transmitting subscriber zone information in sequential order of priority from lowest priority associated with the first subscriber zone information transmitted to highest priority associated with the last subscriber zone information transmitted; comparing means for comparing subscriber zone information with the one service zone to determine applicability of predefined services to said subscriber; and greeting means responsive to said comparing means for providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined service available to the subscriber, said greeting means providing the greeting related to higher prioritized zone profile information when said comparing means determines more than one predefined services is applicable.
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7. A cellular communication system for providing prioritized greetings of predefined services to its subscribers, said system including:
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means for identifying a plurality of service zones in the system; means for transmitting predefined services to subscribers when located in said service zones; means for transmitting service zone identification information from each service zone to each of said subscribers located in said service zone; means for transmitting to each of said subscribers its subscriber zone profile information having an associated priority for which the subscriber receives differing predefined services; comparing means for comparing subscriber zone profile information with the service zone information transmitted to determine applicability of predefined services to said subscriber; and
,greeting means responsive to said comparing means for providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined service available to the subscriber when the transmitted zone profile information matches transmitted service zone identification information, said greeting means providing the greeting related to higher prioritized zone profile information when said comparing means determines more than one predefined services is applicable. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a cellular communication system, a method for prioritizing greetings of predefined services to a subscriber located in an area of overlapping service zones, each of said service zones defining in a subscriber zone profile a set of services available to the subscriber, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating zone information which comprises the subscriber zone profiles from each of the overlapping service zones; transmitting the zone information to the subscriber'"'"'s mobile station; assigning a priority to each of the subscriber zone profiles in the zone information; and providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined service available to the subscriber where the greeting is related to higher prioritized zone profile when more than one subscriber zone profile is applicable. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method for prioritizing greetings of predefined services to its subscribers depending in which one of a plurality of service zones the subscriber is located in a cellular communications system, the method comprising the steps of:
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notifying each of said subscribers of its subscriber zone profile information with an associated priority for which the subscriber receives differing predefined services, said notifying step including transmitting subscriber zone information in sequential order of priority from highest priority associated with the first subscriber zone information transmitted to lowest priority associated with the last subscriber zone information transmitted; comparing subscriber zone profile information with the service zone to determine applicability of predefined services to said subscriber; and providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined service available to the subscriber where the greeting is related to higher prioritized zone profile information when the comparing step determines that more than one predefined services is applicable.
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23. A method for prioritizing greetings of predefined services to its subscribers depending in which one of a plurality of service zones the subscriber is located in a cellular communications system, the method comprising the steps of:
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notifying each of said subscribers of its subscriber zone profile information with an associated priority for which the subscriber receives differing predefined services, said notifying step including transmitting subscriber zone information in sequential order of priority from lowest priority associated with the first subscriber zone information transmitted to highest priority associated with the last subscriber zone information transmitted, comparing subscriber zone profile information with the service zone to determine applicability of predefined services to said subscriber; and providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined service available to the subscriber where the greeting is related to higher prioritized zone profile information when the comparing step determines that more than one redefined services is applicable.
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24. A method for prioritizing greetings of predefined services to subscribers in a cellular communications system, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a plurality of service zones in the system; transmitting predefined services to subscribers when located in the service zones; transmitting service zone identification information from each service zone to each of the subscribers located in the service zone; transmitting to each of the subscribers zone profile information having an associated priority for which the subscriber receives differing predefined services; comparing subscriber zone profile information with the service zone information transmitted; and
,providing a greeting to said subscriber identifying the predefined service available to the subscriber where the greeting is related to higher prioritized zone profile information when the comparing step determines that more than one predefined services is applicable. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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