Device and method for automatically building database for home zone service

• US 6,721,755 B1
• Filed: 08/04/2000
• Issued: 04/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Yun-Hee
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Greta
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Miranda
• Application Number:
  US09/632,996
• Time in Patent Office: 1,348 Days
• Field of Search: 455/432, 455/433, 455/435, 455/456, 379/142.06, 707/104.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A device and method for automatically building a database for a home zone service in a mobile communication system. The device comprising a memory and processing unit, wherein the memory includes an address location database for storing latitude and longitude data corresponding to respective addresses, and a zone database for storing zone data for the respective locations, and wherein processor includes a client registration processor for creating a client database in the memory upon the receipt of client information, and a database processor for searching the address location database for the latitude and longitude information corresponding to the client'"'"'s address when the registration of a new client is requested by the client registration processor, for searching the zone database for zone data for a location corresponding to the latitude and longitude information, and for creating a home zone database in the memory by taking the zone data as the home zone data for the client.

Claims

1. A device for building a database for a home zone service in a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations, comprising:

a memory means having an address location database for storing a predetermined latitude and longitude information corresponding to an address of a client, and a zone database for storing a predetermined home zone information corresponding to said latitude and longitude information;

a client registration processor for generating a client database in said memory means upon receiving the address of said client; and

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a database processor for searching said address location database for said latitude and longitude corresponding to the address of said client, for searching said zone database for said home zone information corresponding to said searched latitude and longitude, and for generating a home zone database in said memory means to store said searched home zone information,

wherein said home zone information includes an identification number and a sector identification number of a base station, and a minimum round trip delay and a maximum round trip delay values for defining boundary of said home zone service.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said database processor searches other home zone information in said zone database corresponding to the address of said client to be stored in said home zone database.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said client registration processor generates said client database based on the information received from said client, said information includes the type of service requested by said client, a home zone telephone number, and a non-home zone telephone number.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said minimum and maximum round trip delay values are determined using a cell planning tool software.

11. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said minimum and said maximum round trip delay values are determined using a cell planning tool software.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein said home zone information pertains to a home zone defined by a specific radius around and centered within the client'"'"'s home.

5. A device for automatically registering a database to define the boundary of a home zone service in a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations, comprising

a memory means including:

a client database for storing a client'"'"'s information;

an address location database for storing the latitude and longitude information corresponding to said client'"'"'s information;

a zone database for storing a plurality of base station coverage areas corresponding to said latitude and longitude information; and

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a home zone database for storing said base station coverage areas, defining the bounty of said home zone service; and

a processing means including;

a client registration processor for generating said client database upon receiving a registration request for said home zone service; and

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a database processor for searching said address location database for said latitude and longitude information in response to said registration request, and for searching said zone database for said base station coverage area corresponding to said searched latitude and longitude information,

wherein said base station coverage area is defined by a base station identification number, a sector identification number, and a minimum and maximum round trip delay values.

6. The device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said client registration processor generates said client database based on information received from the client, said information including the type of service requested by said client, a home zone telephone number, and a non-home zone telephone number.

13. The device of claim 5, wherein said boundary of said home zone service is defined by a specific radius around and centered within the client'"'"'s home.

8. A method for building a database for a home zone service in a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations, which includes a predetermined address location database for storing latitude and longitude information corresponding to a client'"'"'s addresses, and a predetermined zone database for storing the different home zone information of a plurality of base stations corresponding to said latitude and longitude information, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving an address in response to a request to register for said home zone service from a client;

(b) searching said predetermined address location database for said latitude and longitude information corresponding to said address;

(c) searching said predetermined zone database for the home zone information of a base station corresponding to said searched latitude and longitude; and

, (d) generating a home zone database based on said searched home zone information,

wherein said home zone information further includes a minimum round trip delay and a maximum round trip delay values for defining the boundary of said home zone service.

7. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said round trip delay values are determined using a cell planning tool software.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising the steps of:

(e) searching said predetermined zone database for the home zone information of other base stations in communication with said client; and

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(f) adding the home zone information of said other base stations in said home zone database.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said home zone information includes the identification numbers of said base station and a sector identification number of said base stations.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein said home zone information pertains to a home zone defined by a specific radius around and centered within a home of said client.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein said predetermined zone database stores said different home zone information of said plurality of base stations.