Cellular telephone system that uses position of a mobile unit to make call management decisions
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a data storage system for recording a geographic location associated with a mobile unit identification number, andan updating system responsive to an inaccuracy in the geographic location associated with the mobile unit identification number that exceeds an interval defined by said updating system, and in response thereto updating said data storage system to identify an updated geographic location for said mobile unit identification number.
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Abstract
A cellular telephone system has call management decisions made based on the exact geographic location of the mobile unit. These call management decisions include billing and taxing decisions, cell site selection, frequency selection and even cellular system selection. The decisions are continuously updated during a call whereby decisions can be made and changed regardless of where a call originated. Cell site location, and even cellular system selection, can be made in a specific manner to best serve the needs of the mobile user, the cellular system as well as the public. It is even possible for a cellular system to locate one or more of its cell sites in the geographic area served by another cellular system. In some cases, cellular systems might even share cell sites.
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32 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a data storage system for recording a geographic location associated with a mobile unit identification number, and an updating system responsive to an inaccuracy in the geographic location associated with the mobile unit identification number that exceeds an interval defined by said updating system, and in response thereto updating said data storage system to identify an updated geographic location for said mobile unit identification number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cellular communications system comprising:
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a cellular communication network comprising a plurality of cell sites and a plurality of mobile units, for radio frequency communication between said cell sites and mobile units, at least one of said cell sites receiving an identification of a specific mobile unit, said cellular communication network communicating with said specific mobile unit via a cell site chosen based upon signal strength, and a positioning system obtaining a position for said specific mobile unit identifying an exact geographic location of the specific mobile unit, and forwarding said exact geographic location and specific mobile unit identification for use in subsequent services. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing a location-based service comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a unique mobile identification number from a mobile unit via a cellular communication system comprising a plurality of networked antennas, the mobile unit being in radio contact with at least one of the networked antennas; receiving a request for a location-based service from the mobile unit; acquiring positional data corresponding to an exact geographic location for the mobile unit via the cellular communication system; comparing the positional data with stored geographic data for the location-based service; and responding to the request for a location-based service based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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