Controlled area signalling

• US 20060092891A1
• Filed: 07/19/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Goldberg, Howard E., Louis Briancon, Alain Charles
• Application Number:
  US11/184,683
• Publication Number:
  US 20060092891A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

In one embodiment, a signal associated with a service not permitted in the controlled area of a wireless transmit/receive unit is received. An identifier is sent indicating that the WTRU is in a controlled area. In a second embodiment, the transfer of data associated with a controlled area is controlled. In the controlled area, the transfer of certain data is restricted. The data associated with the controlled area is collected. The collected data is identified as being associated with the controlled area. The transfer of the identified collected data is restricted, where data that is not identified as being associated with the controlled area is not restricted.

Claims

1. A method for use when a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is in a controlled area where certain services are not permitted, the method comprising:

receiving a signal associated with a service not permitted in the controlled area for the WTRU; and

sending an identifier indicating that the WTRU is in a controlled area.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the WTRU receives the signal.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the received signal is a session initiation request of the service.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the received signal is data of the service.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the sending an identifier includes an identifier of services that the WTRU is permitted to use in the controlled area.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the sending of the identifier is by a code of a session initiation protocol message.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the sending of the identifier is by an short message service message.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the sending of the identifier is by application specific signaling.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the sending of the identifier is performed by a network.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising a network storing data of the service while the WTRU is in the controlled area and sending the stored service data to the WTRU when the WTRU is out of the controlled area.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising rerouting the session data when the WTRU is in the controlled area.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the rerouting is performed by a network.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the WTRU sends an identifier to the network to have the network reroute the data.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the rerouting is performed by the WTRU.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising overriding restrictions of the controlled area by the WTRU or a caller.

16. A method for controlling data transfer of data associated with a controlled area, where a transfer of certain collected data is restricted, the method comprising:

collecting data associated with the controlled area;

identifying the collected data as being associated with the controlled area; and

restricting transfer of the identified collected data, where data that is not identified as being associated with the controlled area is not restricted.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the identifier is a watermark of the collected data.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the identifier is metadata of the collected data.

19. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

a transceiver for receiving a signal associated with a service not permitted in a controlled area that the WTRU is located; and

a signal/messaging device for producing an identifier that the WTRU is in a controlled area, in response to the receiving the signal; and

the transceiver for transmitting the identifier.

20. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the received signal is a session initiation request of the service.

21. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the received signal is data of the service.

22. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the signal/messaging device for producing an identifier of services that the WTRU is permitted to use in the controlled area.

23. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the identifier is a code of a session initiation protocol message.

24. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the identifier is included in a short message service message.

25. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the identifier is produced by application specific signaling.

26. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the transceiver sends a signal to the network so that the service data is rerouted to an alternate device.

27. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the transceiver sends a signal to the network so that the network stores the service data while the WTRU is in the controlled area.

28. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the service data is received by the transceiver and rerouted by the WTRU.

29. The WTRU of claim 19 wherein the transceiver and the signal/messaging device are on an integrated circuit.

30. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

means for collecting data associated with a controlled area that the WTRU is located;

means for identifying the collected data as being associated with the controlled area; and

means for restricting transfer of the identified collected data, where data that is not identified as being associated with the controlled area is not restricted.

31. The WTRU of claim 30 wherein the identifier is a watermark of the collected data.

32. The WTRU of claim 30 wherein the identifier is metadata of the collected data.

33. A network controller comprising:

a processing device for receiving a signal associated with a service not permitted in a controlled area for a wireless transmit/receive unit and producing an identifier indicating that the WTRU is in a controlled area, the identifier routed to a device producing the received signal.

34. The network controller of claim 33 wherein the received signal is a session initiation request of the service.

35. The network controller of claim 33 wherein the received signal is data of the service.

36. The network controller of claim 33 wherein the processing device producing an identifier of services that the WTRU is permitted to use int eh controlled area to be routed to the device producing the received signal.

37. The network controller of claim 33 wherein the identifier is a code of a session initiation protocol message.

38. The network controller of claim 33 wherein the identifier is included in a short message service message.

39. The network controller of claim 33 further comprising a memory for storing service data while the WTRU is in the controlled area for later transfer to the WTRU.

40. The network controller of claim 33 wherein the processing device rerouting session data while the WTRU is in the controlled area.

41. The network controller of claim 40 wherein the processing device reroutes the session data in response to receipt of an appropriate signal from the WTRU.

42. The network controller of claim 33 wherein the processing device overriding restriction of a controlled area in response to a signal received from the WTRU or a caller.

43. The network controller of claim 33 further comprising a database indicating whether the WTRU is in a controlled area.

44. The network controller of claim 33 wherein the processing device is implemented on an integrated circuit.

45. A network controller comprising:

a memory for collecting data associated with a wireless transmit/receive unit and storing an identifier of the collected data as being associated with a controlled area; and

a processing device for restricting transfer of the identified collected data, where data that is not identified as being associated with the controlled area is not restricted.

46. The network controller of claim 45 wherein the identifier is a watermark of the collected data.

47. The network controller of claim 45 wherein the identifier is metadata of the collected data.