Method and system for displaying greetings in a mobile radio communications system
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal for use in a mobile radio communication system for displaying service greetings associated with predefined services available to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including:
- first means for receiving and storing in said mobile terminal subscriber zone profile information identifying predefined location dependent services available to said mobile terminal in said communication system;
second means for receiving and storing in said mobile terminal a plurality of greetings associated with said zone profile information, each greeting being associated with a location dependent service provided to the mobile terminal within the communication system;
means for continuously receiving local zone profile information from the communication system as said mobile terminal moves within said communications system;
comparing means for comparing local zone profile information with stored subscriber zone information to determine if the local zone profile information matches the stored subscriber zone profile information; and
,display means for displaying the associated greeting of the stored subscriber zone profile information when the stored subscriber zone profile information matches the local zone profile information.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for displaying greetings to mobile terminals identifying services associated with location based services. The system identifies a plurality of service zones in the system, and also transmits predefined services to mobile terminals when located in the service zones. The system transmits from each base station local zone profile information to each of the mobile terminals located in those service zones. Each mobile terminal has stored therein subscriber zone profile information for which that mobile terminal can receive location based services. The mobile terminal also stores an associated greeting for each zone of subscriber zone profile information. The mobile terminal compares transmitted local zone information with the list of stored subscriber zone profile information, and when a match is found, the mobile terminal displays the greeting associated with the subscriber zone profile information. By storing the associated greeting in the mobile terminal, the otherwise signaling of greeting information over the air interface is avoided.
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51 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal for use in a mobile radio communication system for displaying service greetings associated with predefined services available to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including:
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first means for receiving and storing in said mobile terminal subscriber zone profile information identifying predefined location dependent services available to said mobile terminal in said communication system; second means for receiving and storing in said mobile terminal a plurality of greetings associated with said zone profile information, each greeting being associated with a location dependent service provided to the mobile terminal within the communication system; means for continuously receiving local zone profile information from the communication system as said mobile terminal moves within said communications system; comparing means for comparing local zone profile information with stored subscriber zone information to determine if the local zone profile information matches the stored subscriber zone profile information; and
,display means for displaying the associated greeting of the stored subscriber zone profile information when the stored subscriber zone profile information matches the local zone profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile terminal for use in a cellular telecommunication system for displaying service greetings associated with predefined services available to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including:
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first means for receiving and storing in said mobile terminal subscriber zone profile information identifying predefined location dependent services available to said mobile terminal in said cellular telecommunication system; second means for receiving and storing in said mobile terminal a plurality of greetings associated with said zone profile information, each greeting being associated with a location dependent service provided to the mobile terminal within the cellular telecommunication system; means for continuously receiving local zone profile information from the communication system as said mobile terminal moves within said cellular telecommunications system; comparing means for comparing local zone profile information with stored subscriber zone profile information to determine if the local zone profile information matches the stored subscriber zone profile information; and
,display means for displaying the associated greeting of the stored subscriber zone profile information when the stored subscriber zone profile information matches the local zone profile information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A cellular communication system for providing greetings of predefined services to mobile terminals operating within the cellular communications system, said system including:
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means for identifying a plurality of service zones in the system; means for transmitting mobile terminal defined location based services to mobile terminals when located in said service zones; means for transmitting local service zone profile information from each local service zone to each of said mobile terminals located in said local service zone; and
,each of said mobile terminals including; means for receiving from said system subscriber local service zone profile information; means for storing subscriber zone profile information and associated greetings indicative of the services available to the mobile terminal for the stored information; comparing means for comparing received local service zone profile information with stored subscriber zone profile information to determine if the received local service zone profile information matches the stored subscriber zone profile information; and
,display means for displaying a greeting associated with the stored subscriber zone profile information when the stored subscriber zone profile information matches the received local service zone profile. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for displaying service greetings, associated with location based services, on a display of a mobile terminal in a mobile radio communication system, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing in said mobile terminal subscriber zone profile information and associated greetings indicative of the services available to the mobile terminal for the stored zone profile information; receiving in said mobile terminal from said system local zone profile information for which the mobile terminal receives associated predefined services from the cellular system; comparing received local zone profile information with stored zone profile information to determine if the received local zone profile matches the stored zone profile information; and
,displaying a greeting associated with the stored zone profile information when the stored information matches the local zone profile information. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A mobile radio communication system for providing greetings of predefined services to mobile terminals operating within the communications system, said system including:
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means for identifying a plurality of service zones in the system; means for transmitting mobile terminal defined location based services to mobile terminals when located in said service zones; means for transmitting local service zone profile information from each local service zone to each of said mobile terminals located in said local service zone; and
,each of said mobile terminals including; means for receiving from said system subscriber local service zone profile information; means for storing subscriber zone profile information and associated greetings indicative of the services available to the mobile terminal for the stored information; comparing means for comparing received local service zone profile information with stored subscriber zone profile information to determine if the received local service zone profile information matches the stored subscriber zone profile information; and
,display means for displaying a greeting associated with the stored subscriber zone profile information when the stored subscriber zone profile information matches the received local service zone profile. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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