Method for informing about the properties of a communication network, a system and a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining the location and direction of movement of a mobile terminal,examining properties of a communication network that includes at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application to be operated in the mobile terminal,transmitting information about at least one of said properties to the mobile terminal,using said information to determine whether said properties enable to start an application program existing in the mobile terminal by comparing said information with a property data defined for said application,selecting the cells, whose properties are determined, on the basis of the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, andfacilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for informing a mobile terminal (MT) about the properties of a communication network (NW). The communication network (NW) comprises at least two base transceiver stations (BTS) which form at least two cells (C1-C9) whose properties affect the functions of the mobile terminal (MT) available in the range of the cell (C1-C9). The current serving base station is at least one base station (BTS) of the cell, through which the connection between the mobile terminal (MT) and the communication network (NW) is maintained. In the method, the location of the mobile terminal (MT) is determined, the properties of the cell (C1-C9) formed by at least said serving base station are examined, and information about at least one determined property of the cell (C1-C9) is transmitted to the mobile terminal (MT).
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining the location and direction of movement of a mobile terminal, examining properties of a communication network that includes at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application to be operated in the mobile terminal, transmitting information about at least one of said properties to the mobile terminal, using said information to determine whether said properties enable to start an application program existing in the mobile terminal by comparing said information with a property data defined for said application, selecting the cells, whose properties are determined, on the basis of the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, and facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a receiver for receiving information about at least one property of a communication network, the communication network comprising at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in the mobile terminal, a determination module for determining the location and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, and a transmitter for transmitting data about the position of the mobile terminal to the mobile communication network which comprises means for determining said properties, wherein said mobile terminal is configured to use said information on the direction of movement of the mobile terminal to determine whether said properties enable to start an application program existing in the mobile terminal, facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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determining the location and direction of movement of a mobile terminal, examining properties of a communication network that comprises at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in the mobile terminal, selecting the cells, whose properties are determined, on the basis of the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, transmitting information about at least one of said properties to the mobile terminal, wherein said information at least informs the mobile terminal of an application program that can or cannot be run in the mobile terminal, and facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a mobile terminal, means for informing the mobile terminal about properties of a communication network, wherein said communication network comprises at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in the mobile terminal, wherein the system further comprises at least; means for determining the location and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, means for examining said properties, means for transmitting information about at least one of said properties to the mobile terminal, wherein said information at least informs the mobile terminal of an application program that can or cannot be run in the mobile terminal; and means for facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell.
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21. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a receiver for receiving information about at least one property of a communication network, the communication network comprising at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in the mobile terminal, a determination module for determining the location and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, a transmitter for transmitting data about the position and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal to the mobile communication network which comprises means for determining said properties; wherein said receiver is configured to receive information about at least one of said properties, wherein said information at least informs the mobile terminal of an application program that can or cannot be run in the mobile terminal; and an indication module for facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell.
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22. A mobile terminal comprising:
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means for receiving information about at least one property of a communication network, the communication network comprising at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in the mobile terminal, the current serving base station being arranged to be at least one base station through which the connection between the mobile terminal and the communication network is arranged to be maintained, and the mobile terminal further comprising; means for determining the location and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, and means for transmitting data about the position of the mobile terminal to the mobile communication network which comprises an examining module for determining said properties, wherein said mobile terminal is configured to use said information on the direction of movement of the mobile terminal to determine whether said properties enable to start an application program existing in the mobile terminal, and wherein said mobile terminal is further configured to facilitate selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell.
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23. A system comprising:
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a mobile terminal, means for informing the mobile terminal about properties of a communication network wherein said communication network comprises at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in the mobile terminal, wherein the system further comprises at least; means for determining the location and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, means for examining said properties, and means for transmitting information about at least one of said properties to the mobile terminal, wherein the system is configured to use said information to determine whether said properties enable to start an application program existing in the mobile terminal, means for facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell, wherein the means for examining the properties of at least the cell corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal are configured for selecting the cells to be determined on the basis of the direction of movement of the mobile terminal.
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24. A mobile terminal comprising:
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means for receiving information about at least one property of a communication network, the communication network comprising at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in the mobile terminal, means for determining the location and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, means for transmitting data about the position and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal to the mobile communication network which comprises means for determining said properties; means for receiving information about at least one of said properties, wherein said information at least informs the mobile terminal of an application program that can or cannot be run in the mobile terminal; and means for facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell.
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25. A method comprising:
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determining the location and the direction of movement of a mobile terminal, transmitting data about the position and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal to a mobile communication network, the communication network comprising at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in a mobile terminal; receiving information about at least one of said properties, wherein said information at least informs the mobile terminal of an application program that can or cannot be run in the mobile terminal; and facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell.
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26. A method comprising:
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determining the location and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal, transmitting data about the position and the direction of movement of the mobile terminal to a mobile communication network that includes at least two base transceiver stations which form at least two cells whose properties affect an application program to be run in the mobile terminal,; receiving by a mobile terminal information about at least one property of a communication network using the received information to determine whether said properties enable to start an application program existing in the mobile terminal, and selecting the cells to be determined on the basis of the direction of movement of the mobile terminal; and facilitating selecting a travel route of the mobile terminal to one cell of the at least two cells if the application program can be run at the one cell.
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