System for mobile radio communication with at least one subscriber area located in an overall area
First Claim
1. A communications system for mobile radio telephony the system comprising:
- a plurality of mobile devices operable within a total territory of the communication system, the total territory being divided into a plurality of location areas,each mobile device comprising a module insertable into, removable from and distinct from the mobile device,each mobile device being associated with at least one subscriber territory being fixed inside the total territory,wherein the at least one subscriber territory includes at least a portion of at least one location area from among the plurality of location areaswherein said at least one subscriber territory is fixed by data including a location and the radius of a circle surrounding the location as a center, andwherein each module comprises a processor configured to determine whether a respective mobile device is located inside the at least one subscriber territory by checking whether the received coordinates of the at least one location area in which the mobile device is located falls into the at least one subscriber territory associated with the mobile device, wherein said checking step comprises;
comparing a received location area/cell (LAC/CI) identifier with pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers to determine whether the received LAC/CI identifier is in the range of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, anddetermining if the received LAC/CI identifier matches one of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, in the case where it is determined that the received LAC/CI identifier is in the range of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers,wherein said pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers are stored in a memory on the subscriber identity module (SIM).
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a communications system for mobile radio telephony comprising mobile devices, comprising modules which can be inserted into the mobile devices, with at least one subscriber territory being fixed inside the total territory covered by the communications system, within which subscriber territory communication takes place from and/or to the mobile devices under special conditions, and comprising means by which it can be determined whether the mobile device is located inside the subscriber territory. In accordance with the invention, the means are arranged on the module or in a determination unit which can be accessed by means of remote polling.
The present invention furthermore relates to a method of operating a communications system for mobile radio telephony.
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30 Claims
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1. A communications system for mobile radio telephony the system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices operable within a total territory of the communication system, the total territory being divided into a plurality of location areas, each mobile device comprising a module insertable into, removable from and distinct from the mobile device, each mobile device being associated with at least one subscriber territory being fixed inside the total territory, wherein the at least one subscriber territory includes at least a portion of at least one location area from among the plurality of location areas wherein said at least one subscriber territory is fixed by data including a location and the radius of a circle surrounding the location as a center, and wherein each module comprises a processor configured to determine whether a respective mobile device is located inside the at least one subscriber territory by checking whether the received coordinates of the at least one location area in which the mobile device is located falls into the at least one subscriber territory associated with the mobile device, wherein said checking step comprises; comparing a received location area/cell (LAC/CI) identifier with pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers to determine whether the received LAC/CI identifier is in the range of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, and determining if the received LAC/CI identifier matches one of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, in the case where it is determined that the received LAC/CI identifier is in the range of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, wherein said pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers are stored in a memory on the subscriber identity module (SIM). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of operating a communications system for mobile radio telephony, the communication system being divided into a plurality of location areas, each location area including at least one radio cell, the method comprising:
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determining, by a subscriber identity module, whether a respective mobile device is located inside the at least one subscriber territory by checking whether the received coordinates of the at least one location area in which the mobile device is located falls into the at least one subscriber territory associated with the mobile device, wherein said determination by checking comprises; comparing a received location area/cell (LAC/CI) identifier with pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers to determine whether the received LAC/CI identifier is in the range of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, determining if the received LAC/CI identifier matches one of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, in the case where it is determined that the received LAC/CI identifier is in the range of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, wherein said pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers are stored in a memory on the subscriber identity module (SIM) and said subscriber territory is fixed by data including a location and the radius of a circle surrounding the location as a center, and informing a subscriber of the mobile device that the subscriber is within the subscriber territory in the case where said determining step is true. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A communications system for mobile radio telephony the system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices operable within a total territory of the communication system, the total territory being divided into a plurality of location areas, each mobile device comprising a module insertable into, removable from and distinct from the mobile device, each mobile device being associated with at least one subscriber territory being fixed inside the total territory wherein the at least one subscriber territory includes at least a portion of at least one location area from among the plurality of location areas wherein each module comprises a processor configured to poll a determination unit regarding whether a respective mobile device is located inside the at least one subscriber territory by checking whether a received location area/cell (LAC/CI) identifier in which the mobile device is located falls into the at least one subscriber territory associated with the mobile device, wherein said checking step comprises; comparing a received location area/cell (LAC/CI) identifier with pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers to determine whether the received LAC/CI identifier is in the range of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, and determining if the received LAC/CI identifier matches one of the pre-storedLAC/CI identifiers, in the case where it is determined that the received LAC/CI identifier is in the range of the pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers, wherein said pre-stored LAC/CI identifiers are stored in a memory on the subscriber identity module (SIM).
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