Location based services for mobile communication terminals
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1. A method of determining the relative position of a mobile communication terminal in a cellular network to an object, comprising the steps of:
- a) the mobile communication terminal determining its geographical position through cell identification or a more sophisticated cellular network based positioning method, b) the mobile communication terminal requesting the geographical position of an object via a cellular network based connection, either directly from said object if the object is capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal and is aware of its geographical position or from a server having the geographical position of said object stored thereon, c) said object or said server, sending the requested geographical location via a cellular network based connection to the mobile communication terminal in response to said request, and d) said mobile communication terminal comparing its own geographical position with the received geographical position and determining the distance and direction to the received geographical position.
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Abstract
The present inventions relate to methods for providing services in dependence on the geographical location of mobile terminals in a cellular network. The inventions relate further to mobile communication terminals for use with a cellular network that are able to receive or provide services in dependence of their geographical position obtained through interaction with the cellular network.
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1. A method of determining the relative position of a mobile communication terminal in a cellular network to an object, comprising the steps of:
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a) the mobile communication terminal determining its geographical position through cell identification or a more sophisticated cellular network based positioning method, b) the mobile communication terminal requesting the geographical position of an object via a cellular network based connection, either directly from said object if the object is capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal and is aware of its geographical position or from a server having the geographical position of said object stored thereon, c) said object or said server, sending the requested geographical location via a cellular network based connection to the mobile communication terminal in response to said request, and d) said mobile communication terminal comparing its own geographical position with the received geographical position and determining the distance and direction to the received geographical position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A mobile communication terminal for use in a cellular network, comprising means for receiving a geographical location, means for determining the geographical position of the mobile communication terminal, and means for calculating the distance between said received geographical location and the geographical position of the mobile communication terminal.
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11. A method of searching persons that are associated with a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:
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registering characteristics of said persons on a server in a searchable format;
monitoring the geographical position of said mobile terminals in a cellular network;
said first mobile communication terminal requesting said server to list persons matching particular characteristics and located within a given geographical area, preferably within or outside a given range from the mobile communication terminal; and
said server providing a list with matching persons to said first mobile communication terminals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of distributing advertisement messages in a cellular network, comprising the steps of:
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providing an advertisement database containing location targeted advertisement messages connected to said cellular network;
providing a geographical position server for mobile communication terminals in said cellular network that provides said mobile communication terminals with their geographical position upon request; and
upon providing a geographical position to a mobile communication terminal said server consults said advertisement database to determine if a location targeted advertisement should be delivered to the mobile communication terminal; and
said server delivering a location dependent advertisement message to said mobile communication terminal if so indicated by said advertisement database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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- 24. A mobile communication terminal for use in a cellular network, comprising means to determine the geographical position of the mobile terminal via interaction with said cellular network, and means for tracking changes in graphical position.
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41. A method of distributing location information within a group of mobile communication terminals in a cellular network, comprising the steps of:
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defining a group comprising at least two mobile communication terminals of which the geographical position can be determined via interaction between the mobile terminal and the cellular network;
determining the geographical positions of all the communication terminals of the group, and sending communicating the determined geographical positions to all the terminals of the group. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A mobile communication terminal for use in a cellular network, comprising:
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a display;
means for receiving data containing one ore more geographical locations via said cellular network;
means for determining the geographical position of the mobile communication terminal itself;
means for displaying said received geographical locations and the geographical position of the mobile communication terminal itself on said display in a rectangular two-dimensional coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of displaying geographical positions on a mobile communication terminal for use in a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more geographical positions of other mobile terminals;
displaying the received geographical positions in a two dimensional rectangular coordinate system on the display of said mobile terminal with the geographical position of said mobile terminal forming the center of the coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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