Mobile network geographic address translation
First Claim
1. A method of providing a geographically-based service in a mobile network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an indication of a geographic area, the geographic area being larger than a specific location;
translating the indication of the geographic area to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area; and
transmitting an indication of the service to the indicated portion of the mobile network.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method of providing the information necessary for geographically-based mobile services by translating public geographic information to corresponding mobile network structure. When an indication of a geographic area is received, the indication is translated to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area and an indication of the service is transmitted to the indicated portion of the mobile network. In a preferred embodiment, a broadcast message is transmitted over a mobile network to a plurality of mobile stations within a geographic area. When the system receives a message to be broadcast and an indication of the geographic area of the broadcast, the indication of the geographic area is translated to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area. The message is then transmitted to the indicated portion of the mobile network.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of providing a geographically-based service in a mobile network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an indication of a geographic area, the geographic area being larger than a specific location; translating the indication of the geographic area to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area; and transmitting an indication of the service to the indicated portion of the mobile network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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7. A method of transmitting a broadcast message over a mobile network to a plurality of mobile stations within a geographic area, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an indication of the geographic area; translating the indication of the geographic area to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area; and transmitting the broadcast message to the indicated portion of the mobile network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing a geographically-based service in a mobile network, comprising:
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a receiver, receiving an indication of a geographic area, the geographic area being larger than a specific location; a translator, coupled to the receiver, translating the indication of the geographic area to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area; and a transmitter, transmitting an indication of the service to the indicated portion of the mobile network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for transmitting a broadcast message over a mobile network to a plurality of mobile stations within a geographic area, comprising the steps of:
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a receiver, receiving an indication of the geographic area; a translator, coupled to the receiver, translating the indication of the geographic area to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area; and a transmitter, transmitting the broadcast message to the indicated portion of the mobile network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing a geographically-based service in a mobile network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an indication of a geographic area; translating the indication of the geographic area to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area; and transmitting an indication of the service to the indicated portion of the mobile network; wherein the received indication of a geographic area is a logical location definition and the translating step comprises the steps of; translating the logical location definition to at least one public format location definition; and translating the at least one public format location definition to private location information.
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24. A system for providing a geographically-based service in a mobile network, comprising:
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a receiver, receiving an indication of a geographic area; a translator, coupled to the receiver, translating the indication of the geographic area to an indication of a portion of the mobile network corresponding to the geographic area; and a transmitter, transmitting an indication of the service to the indicated portion of the mobile network; wherein the received indication of a geographic area is a logical location definition and the translator comprises; a first look-up table translating the logical location definition to at least one public format location definition; and a second look-up table translating the at least one public format location definition to private location information.
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