Mobile based area event handling when currently visited network does not cover area
First Claim
1. A method of reporting an area-based event in a wireless network, comprising:
- defining a given target area event;
sending at least one target area definition to a mobile device to be watched;
receiving notification that a visited public land mobile network currently visited by said mobile device does not serve said given target area; and
modifying said target area event such that notification to a home location service will be triggered when said mobile device enters a wireless network that serves said given target area;
wherein an original area event request is re-aimed.
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Abstract
An area event handler informs when a target mobile enters or leaves a network covering a pre-defined target area, and re-aims an original area event request. When the event occurs, the mobile sends a location report to an initiator of the request. A PLMN list with estimated geographic coverage areas is stored in a Home GMLC, and sent to each relevant mobile. When a mobile enters new network coverage, it uses this list for network access selection. When the Home GMLC discovers that the currently visited PLMN does not serve the original target area, it modifies the area event to the that mobile, so that the Home GMLC will be notified when the target mobile once again enters a PLMN that serves the original target area. Then, after being so notified, the Home GMLC re-sends the original area event location service request to the target mobile.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of reporting an area-based event in a wireless network, comprising:
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defining a given target area event; sending at least one target area definition to a mobile device to be watched; receiving notification that a visited public land mobile network currently visited by said mobile device does not serve said given target area; and modifying said target area event such that notification to a home location service will be triggered when said mobile device enters a wireless network that serves said given target area; wherein an original area event request is re-aimed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus for providing a service to notify the occurrence of an area-based event in a wireless network, comprising:
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means for defining a given target area event; means for sending at least one target area definition to a mobile device to be watched; means for receiving notification that a visited public land mobile network currently visited by said mobile device does not serve said given target area; and means for modifying said target area event such that notification to a home location service will be triggered when said mobile device enters a wireless network that serves said given target area; wherein an original area event request is re-aimed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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