Services on demand in mobile communications system

• US 7,266,366 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Issued: 09/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kåll, Jan
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh; Sonny
• Application Number:
  US11/147,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20050227731A1
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01, 455/186.1, 455/414.1, 455/414.3, 455/450, 455/452.1, 455/456.6, 455/435.1, 455/435.2, 455/435.3, 455/432.1, 455/432.3, 455/419, 455/405
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/037 of the control plane, e.g. signalling traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for implementing the method for using and implementing a service-on-demand in a mobile communication system. The services-on-demand are intended to be received by means of a mobile station. The mobile station monitors a cell transmission and receives parts intended for the mobile station from the transmission. In order to use the services-on-demand, in the method the service-on-demand is offered in the cell to all mobile stations located in the cell over a fist channel, a registration message (2-2) is transmitted from the mobile station for registering as a user of the service-on-demand over a signalling channel, an acknowledgement (2-4) of the registration, indicating how the service-on-demand is received, is received at the mobile station, and the reception of the service-on-demand is started over the first channel in a manner indicated by the registration acknowledgement.

Claims

1. An on-demand-service centre for a mobile communication system, comprising:

service means for offering at least one service-on-demand to a service area, wherein the service area comprises at least one mobile communication system cell;

registration means for receiving and acknowledging a registration of a user of the service-on-demand and

billing means responsive to the registration means for charging the user for the use of the service-on-demand,

wherein

the registration means are arranged to compute a number of the service-on-demand users, and

the service means are arranged to transmit the service-on-demand if there is at least one user of the service-on-demand.

2. An on-demand-service centre as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the service means are arranged to encrypt the service-on-demand;

and

the registration means are arranged to include a key in the registration acknowledgement.

3. A base transceiver station, comprising:

channels for at least one cell, wherein one of the channels is a cell-specific broadcast channel configured to transmit general information to mobile stations in the cell, the base transceiver station is configured to transmit at least one service-on-demand over one of the channels, wherein said one of the channels is other than the cell-specific broadcast channel configured to transmit the general information, the service-on-demand being available on said one of the channels to all mobile stations located in the cell.

4. A base transceiver station as claimed in claim 3, wherein the base transceiver station is configured to transmit in the general information of the cell a notification of the services-on-demand available at the cell.

5. An on-demand-service centre for a mobile communication system, comprising:

a service unit configured to offer at least one service-on-demand to a service area, wherein the service area comprises at least one mobile communication system cell;

a registration unit configured to receive and acknowledge a registration of a user of the service-on-demand; and

a billing unit configured to respond to the registration unit to charge the user for the use of the service-on-demand

wherein

the registration unit is configured to compute a number of the service-on-demand users, and

the service unit is configured to transmit the service-on-demand if there is at least one user of the service-on-demand.

6. An on-demand-service centre as claimed in claim 5, wherein

the service unit is configured to encrypt the service-on-demand;

and

the registration unit is configured to include a key in the registration acknowledgement.