Location registration method, information distribution method, mobile communications network and mobile communications terminal
First Claim
1. A gateway server communicating with a plurality of mobile terminal via a first network and communicating with a plurality of information provider servers via a second network, comprising:
- a menu data control that sends a mobile terminal via the first network at least one set of menu data to guide a user of the mobile terminal, through at least one round of menu selection process, to a selection requesting location-related information that the user is interested in obtaining, wherein at least one of the at least one set of menu data is accessible by the gateway server;
a request transmission control that receives a request for the location-related information from the mobile terminal via the first network and sends the request via the second network to an information provider server;
an area code finder that uses at least one communication area identifier, recognized for communication with the mobile terminal within the first network, to obtain an area code, and informs the information provider server of the area code via the second network, wherein the information provider server uses the area code to obtain the location-related information regarding a geographical area definable by the information provider server in relation to the area code; and
an information transmission control that receives from the information provider server via the second network at least a part of the location-related information regarding the geographical area and sends at least a part of the received information to the mobile terminal via the first network.
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Abstract
An ID signal indicating a base station ID is broadcasted by a base station 21 sited in a specific area of a location registration area. When receiving the ID signal, a mobile station 10 located in the radio zone of the base station 21 transmits to the base station 21 a location registration request signal including the base station ID and a mobile station ID. The base station ID and the mobile station ID are registered in a home memory 23 as narrow-area location registration information. An IP server 40a acquires location related information from a location-related information data base 41a and transmits it to a gateway server 25. The gateway server 25 specifies a destination of transmission for the received location related information by referring to the home memory 23 and transmits the location related information to the mobile station 10.
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40 Claims
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1. A gateway server communicating with a plurality of mobile terminal via a first network and communicating with a plurality of information provider servers via a second network, comprising:
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a menu data control that sends a mobile terminal via the first network at least one set of menu data to guide a user of the mobile terminal, through at least one round of menu selection process, to a selection requesting location-related information that the user is interested in obtaining, wherein at least one of the at least one set of menu data is accessible by the gateway server;
a request transmission control that receives a request for the location-related information from the mobile terminal via the first network and sends the request via the second network to an information provider server;
an area code finder that uses at least one communication area identifier, recognized for communication with the mobile terminal within the first network, to obtain an area code, and informs the information provider server of the area code via the second network, wherein the information provider server uses the area code to obtain the location-related information regarding a geographical area definable by the information provider server in relation to the area code; and
an information transmission control that receives from the information provider server via the second network at least a part of the location-related information regarding the geographical area and sends at least a part of the received information to the mobile terminal via the first network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for providing a mobile terminal with location-related information through a gateway server that communicates with a plurality of mobile terminals via a first network and communicates with a plurality of information provider servers via a second network, comprising the steps of:
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sending a mobile terminal via the first network at least one set of menu data to guide a user of the mobile terminal, through at least one round of menu selection process, to a selection requesting the location-related information that the user is interested in obtaining, wherein at least one of the at least one set of menu data is accessible by the gateway server;
receiving a request for the location-related information from the mobile terminal via the first network;
sending the request via the second network to an information provider server;
obtaining an area code by using at least one communication area identifier, recognized for communication with the mobile terminal within the first network;
informing the information provider server of the area code via the second network, wherein the information provider server uses the area code to obtain the location-related information regarding a geographical area definable by the information provider server in relation to the area code;
receiving from the information provider server via the second network at least a part of the located-related information regarding the geographical area; and
sending at least a part of the received information to the mobile terminal via the first network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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