Telecommunication system, radio base station thereof, and portable telecommunication terminal thereof

• US 6,101,381 A
• Filed: 03/17/1997
• Issued: 08/08/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tajima, Mie, Nakata, Junichi, Sugita, Takehiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, DUC M
• Application Number:
  US08/819,661
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 455/517, 455/406, 455/413, 455/414, 455/88, 455/31.1-31.3, 455/32.1, 455/38.1-38.5, 455/566, 340/825.44
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/125 conditioned by the operating function of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/1875 adaptations for special effects or editing signal processing or indexing therefor G11B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/1208 for continuous data, e.g. digitised analog information signals, pulse code modulated [PCM] data
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10592 specifically adapted for recording or reproducing multichannel signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/913 Digital audio tape [DAT] format
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/032 on tapes G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/0086 using cyclically driven heads providing segmented tracks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/09 Digital recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/487 Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/23 for mobile advertising

Abstract

In a telecommunication system a service area is divided into a plurality of cells. Radio base stations are disposed corresponding to individual cells of the plurality of cells. Each radio base station stores regional information such as disaster information, advertisement information, and shopping information. When a communication is made between a radio base station and a portable telephone terminal, regional information such as disaster information, advertisement information, and shopping information is transmitted from the base station to the portable telephone terminal.

Claims

1. A telecommunication system comprising:

a plurality of radio base stations for performing telecommunication, wherein each of said plurality of radio base stations is disposed in a respective one of a plurality of cells formed by dividing a telecommunication service area; and

a plurality of portable radio telecommunication units such that a portable radio telecommunication unit positioned in one of said plurality of cells performs said telecommunication using a radio base station disposed in said one of said plurality of cells, wherein

a user of said portable radio telecommunication unit positioned in said one of said plurality of cells transmits identification information during origination of a call and said radio base station disposed in said one of said plurality of cells transmits predetermined information to said portable radio telecommunication unit when said identification information corresponds to predetermined identification information, wherein said predetermined information includes text information and/or graphic information, and

said radio base station includes means for determining a reduced communication fee associated with said predetermined information when said predetermined information includes advertisement information, said reduced communication fee being reduced from a user fee of said portable radio telecommunication unit when said predetermined information is transmitted to said portable radio telecommunication unit,

wherein said advertisement information is continuously and automatically outputted during connection of said portable radio telecommunication unit and said reduced communication fee is calculated upon disconnection of said portable radio telecommunication unit.

2. The telecommunication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said portable radio telecommunication unit transmits reply information in response to said predetermined information transmitted by said radio base station.

3. The telecommunication system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said predetermined information includes commodity information, and said reply information includes order information corresponding to said commodity information.

4. The telecommunication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said predetermined information includes audio information.

5. The telecommunication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said predetermined information includes regional information associated with said cell.

6. A radio base station for a telecommunication system having a plurality of radio base stations each disposed in a respective one of a plurality of cells formed by dividing a telecommunication service area and a plurality of portable radio telecommunication units at least one of which is located in at least one of said plurality of cells for performing telecommunication via said plurality of radio base stations respectively disposed in said plurality of cells, said radio base station comprising:

transmitting and receiving means for transmitting predetermined information to a portable radio telecommunication unit and for receiving identification information from said portable radio telecommunication unit, wherein said predetermined information includes text information and/or graphic information, and;

storing means for storing said predetermined information;

decision means for determining whether said received identification information corresponds to predetermined identification information;

control means for controlling transmission of said predetermined information via said transmitting and receiving means when said decision means determines that said identification information received by said transmission and receiving means corresponds to said predetermined identification information; and

means for determining a reduced communication fee associated with said predetermined information when said predetermined information includes advertisement information, said reduced communication fee being reduced from a user fee of said portable radio telecommunication unit when said predetermined information is transmitted to said portable radio telecommunication unit;

wherein said advertisement information is continuously and automatically outputted during connection of said portable radio telecommunication unit and said reduced communication fee is calculated upon disconnection of said portable radio telecommunication unit.

7. The radio base station as set forth in claim 6, wherein said predetermined information includes audio information.

8. The radio base station as set forth in claim 6, wherein said predetermined information includes regional information associated with a cell in which said radio base station is located.