Activating an interactive multimedia terminal
First Claim
1. A method of activating, from a mobile radio terminal having a prestored access profile type and located in a cellular mobile network, an interactive station coupled to a telecommunication network that is coupled to said cellular mobile network, said mobile terminal and said interactive station being arranged for exchanging data over a local radio link providing a local radio coverage area, said interactive station from time to time scanning for the presence of said mobile terminal in said local radio coverage area, said method including the following steps after said mobile terminal signals its presence in said local radio coverage area to the interactive station:
- declaring said prestored access profile type by said mobile terminal to said interactive station through said local radio link without passing through said cellular mobile network so that said access profile conditions a communication between said interactive station and said mobile terminal,prompting said mobile terminal to send an identifier of said mobile terminal to said interactive station by transmitting a message from said interactive station to said mobile terminal through said local radio link, andtransmitting said mobile terminal identifier from said interactive station to a management arrangement through said telecommunication network so that (a) said management arrangement activates said interactive station, and (b) functions of said interactive station are personalized according to a user profile associated with said mobile terminal identifier and transmitted from said management arrangement to said interactive station through said telecommunication network in response to said management arrangement validating said mobile terminal identifier.
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Abstract
To activate an interactive multimedia station (BN) providing facilities of a mobile office to a user of a mobile radio terminal (TM), the mobile terminal (TM) signals its presence in the vicinity of the station (BN), either by local radio link to the station itself, or by short messages to a management server (SB) when the terminal is a radiotelephone. An identifier of the terminal is transmitted from the station (BN) to the management server, or to a location recorder of the radiotelephony network (RR) to activate the station after validating the identifier.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of activating, from a mobile radio terminal having a prestored access profile type and located in a cellular mobile network, an interactive station coupled to a telecommunication network that is coupled to said cellular mobile network, said mobile terminal and said interactive station being arranged for exchanging data over a local radio link providing a local radio coverage area, said interactive station from time to time scanning for the presence of said mobile terminal in said local radio coverage area, said method including the following steps after said mobile terminal signals its presence in said local radio coverage area to the interactive station:
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declaring said prestored access profile type by said mobile terminal to said interactive station through said local radio link without passing through said cellular mobile network so that said access profile conditions a communication between said interactive station and said mobile terminal, prompting said mobile terminal to send an identifier of said mobile terminal to said interactive station by transmitting a message from said interactive station to said mobile terminal through said local radio link, and transmitting said mobile terminal identifier from said interactive station to a management arrangement through said telecommunication network so that (a) said management arrangement activates said interactive station, and (b) functions of said interactive station are personalized according to a user profile associated with said mobile terminal identifier and transmitted from said management arrangement to said interactive station through said telecommunication network in response to said management arrangement validating said mobile terminal identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interactive station adapted to (a) be activated from a mobile terminal having a prestored access profile type and located in a cellular mobile network and (b) from time to time scan for the presence of said mobile terminal in a local radio coverage area, said interactive station being arranged to be coupled to a telecommunication network that is coupled to said cellular mobile network, the interactive station comprising:
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a display, a storage and processing arrangement for storing mobile terminal access profiles and for causing the prestored access profile that is declared by said mobile terminal to said interactive station through a local radio link without passing through said cellular mobile network for providing said local radio coverage area that is arranged to condition a communication between said interactive station and said mobile station in response to the presence of said mobile terminal in said local radio coverage area being signaled to said interactive station, a radio dialogue arrangement for exchanging data with said mobile terminal over said radio link and for thereby sending a message to said mobile terminal to prompt said mobile terminal to send an identifier of said mobile terminal, and a line interface arranged to be connected to the telecommunication network for sending said mobile terminal identifier to a management arrangement through said telecommunication network, the line interface being arranged for activating said interactive station by the management arrangement and for causing transmission from said management arrangement to said interactive station of functions of said interactive station to be personalized according to a user profile associated with said mobile terminal identifier in response to said management arrangement validating said mobile terminal identifier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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