Method of and service architecture for reminding a user subscribed to a communication network

• US 7,274,299 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2003
• Issued: 09/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Osman, Rich
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAI T
• Application Number:
  US10/678,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20050012611A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,450 Days
• Field of Search: 340/686.1, 340/988, 340/990, 340/991, 340/995.1, 340/943, 340/994, 340/539.13, 340/995, 701/207, 701/211, 701/213, 455/414.1, 455/417, 455/466
• US Class Current: 340/686.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A method of reminding a user subscribed to a communication network, and a corresponding location reminder service architecture is provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes the steps of defining a reminder profile for a specific terminal and of acquiring location information for the specific terminal attached to the communication network. Furthermore, the method involves the steps of comparing the acquired location information with the defined reminder profile, and if the acquired location information matches the defined reminder profile, a step of issuing issues a trigger signaling to at least one user, and an outputting step outputs a reminder notification to at least one user at a respective user terminal.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing for reminding a user subscribed to a communication network;

defining a defined reminder profile for a specific terminal;

acquiring location information for said specific terminal attached to said communication network;

comparing said acquired location information with said defined reminder profile;

if said acquired location information matches said defined reminder profile, issuing a trigger signaling to at least one user;

outputting a reminder notification to said at least one user at a respective user terminal,

transmitting the trigger signaling via signaling channels, the trigger signaling being a request for notification which is coded by a number of bits so that a plurality of notifications for a corresponding number of a plurality of events can be distinguished.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein defining comprises defining the defined reminder profile to comprise at least one a reminder location, and a spatial reminder range defined with reference to said reminder location.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein defining comprises defining the defined reminder profile to comprise a temporal reminder range defined with reference to at least one of a current date and time.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring comprises acquiring the location information based on a geolocation technique.

5. The A method according to claim 4, wherein acquiring comprises selecting said geolocation technique from one of:

Global Positioning System;

Assisted-GPS;

Observed Time Difference;

Time Of Arrival;

Time Difference of Arrival;

Angle of Arrival;

multipath fingerprinting;

Timing Advance;

Enhanced Forward Link Triangulation;

Time Difference of Arrival &

Received Signal Strength;

Time Difference of Arrival &

Angle of Arrival;

Assisted Forward Link Triangulation &

Assisted GPS; and

Enhanced Observed time Difference &

Assisted GPS.