Method for using services at a terminal and a terminal, a server and a program module therefore

• US 20030135484A1
• Filed: 01/13/2003
• Published: 07/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Gesek, Georg
• Application Number:
  US10/340,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20030135484A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/14 with services dependent on location where the service is an information service H04M2242/15; services independent of location H04M3/42229
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for using services (S1-S8) at a terminal (TER1, TER3) at which services can be called up via a user interface (UI) and also a terminal (TER1, TER3), a terminal module (PRMT), a server (PFS) and a server module (PRMS) for this.

In the method at least one user-specific preference (P1-P8) for a service (S1-S8) is detected and assigned to at least one request criterion (R1-R8) for the service (S1-S8). To call up the at least one service (S1-S8) an operating function (BF1-BF3) is offered on the user interface (UI) of the terminal (TER1, TER3) as a function of at least one situation-dependent parameter (PTI1-PTI4, PL1, PL2, PL2a). On activation of the operating function (BF1-BF3) the service (S1-S8) is called up on the user interface (UI) using the respective request criterion (R1-R8).

Claims

1. Method for using services at a terminal, at which services can be called up via a user interface, wherein the following steps are performed:

detecting at least one user-specific preference for a service,

assigning the at least one preference to at least one request criterion for the at least one service,

wherein by the steps;

offering an operating function for the at least one preference for calling up the at least one service on the user interface as a function of at least one situation-dependent parameter and

on activation of the operating function calling up the at least one service on the user interface using the at least one request criterion.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one situation-dependent parameter comprises time information on the current time in each case and/or place information on the current location of the terminal in each case and/or an identification signal locally receivable by the terminal as situation-dependent and/or an ambient noise at the terminal and/or light affecting the terminal and/or an ambient temperature at the terminal.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one preference is detected using a call up command input on the user interface for calling up the at least one service and/or using data requested by the terminal and/or using the frequency with which the at least one service is called up.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein to detect the at least one preference and/or in connection with detecting the at least one preference the respective situation of the terminal during requesting or use of the service is detected, wherein in particular at least one time at which the at least one service is called up and/or at least one location at which the at least one service is called up is detected.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein the operating function can be activated via an operating button and/or an operating symbol and/or a user menu and/or a selection list.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one preference is assigned to an individual user profile of a single user of the user interface and/or to a higher ranking user profile of the user interface, assigned to at least two individual users.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one preference and/or the at least one request criterion is stored in the terminal and/or on a memory medium removable from the terminal and/or a server, from which the at least one preference or the at least one request criterion can be requested by the terminal.

8. Method according to claim 1, wherein, using the at least one preference and/or using the at least one situation-dependent parameter, a future preference which a user of the terminal will probably have is detected.

9. Method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one service is provided via a communications network, in particular via the internet.

10. Method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one service comprises interactive operation of a device separate from the terminal, in particular a payment system and/or the requesting of data from a memory of the terminal and/or requesting of data from a server operating the terminal.

11. Method according to claim 1, wherein a first and at least one second preference assigned to a first and at least one second service is logged, the first preference is assigned to a first request criterion for the respective service and the at least one second preference is assigned to at least one second request criterion for the respective service and the operating function for calling up the respective service on the user interface provides the first and the at least one second preference, sorted according to a predetermined or dynamically detected sorting criterion, on the user interface.

12. Terminal for using services at which services can be called up via a user interface, with means for carrying out the steps:

detecting at least one user-specific preference for a service,

assigning the at least one preference to at least one request criterion for the at least one service,

offering an operating function for the at least one preference for calling up the at least one service on the user interface as a function of at least one situation-dependent parameter and

on activation of the operating function calling up the at least one service on the user interface using the at least one request criterion.

13. Terminal module for using services at a terminal, at which services can be called up via a user interface, wherein the terminal module contains a program code which can be carried out by control means of the terminal, wherein this terminal carries out the following functions:

detecting at least one user-specific preference for a service,

assigning the at least one preference to at least one request criterion for the at least one service,

offering an operating function for the at least one preference for calling up the at least one service on the user interface as a function of at least one situation-dependent parameter and

on activation of the operating function calling up the at least one service on the user interface using the at least one request criterion.

17. Memory means, in particular diskette or CD-ROM, Digital Versatile Disc, hard disk drive or similar, with a terminal module according to claim 13 stored on it and/or with a server module according to claim 16 stored on it.

14. Server for using services at a terminal which has a user interface for calling up the services, with means for providing the services on the user interface in interaction with the terminal, wherein the means are configured for carrying out the following steps:

detecting at least one user-specific preference for a service,

assigning the at least one preference to at least one request criterion for the at least one service,

sending instructions to the terminal using which the terminal can offer an operating function provided for calling up the at least one service for the at least one preference on the user interface as a function of at least one situation-dependent parameter.

15. Server according to claim 14, wherein the means are configured for detecting the preference and/or for sending the instructions for the operating function as a function of at least one situation-dependent parameter, in particular time information on the current time in each case and/or place information on the current location of the terminal in each case.

16. Server module for using services at a terminal at which services can be called up via a user interface, wherein the server module contains a program code which can be carried out by control means of the server, so the server carries out the following functions in interaction with the terminal:

detecting at least one user-specific preference for a service,

assigning the at least one preference to at least one request criterion for the at least one service,

sending instructions to the terminal using which the terminal can offer an operating function provided for calling up the at least one service for the at least one preference on the user interface as a function of at least one situation-dependent parameter.