Mobile communications system, mobile communications network controller, mobile communications terminal, and method of controlling mobile communications network
First Claim
1. A mobile communications system comprising an information communications terminal and a network controller;
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a resource management unit configured to obtain and manage an ID of each available device, a function of each available device, and a location of each available device, in association with one another, based on information obtained from each available device via a radio interface; and
an information provision unit configured to obtain a location of an inquiring information communications terminal in accordance with a request for provision of information transmitted from the inquiring information communications terminal, to extract an ID of a suitable device which is associated with a particular function included in the request and a location of the suitable device with the extracted ID located in a vicinity of the location of the inquiring information communications terminal, and to provide the location of the suitable device with the extracted ID to the inquiring information communications terminal; and
the information communications terminal comprising;
an information provision request transmitter configured to transmit the request; and
an indicator configured to indicate the location of the suitable device provided from the network controller.
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Abstract
A mobile communications system of the present invention obtains in advance information on communications environments in a mobile communications system and provides users with the information on communications environments. The mobile communications system also predicts the movement of users and provides seamless services based on the predictions.
A mobile communications system of the present invention includes an information acquisition unit for obtaining information regarding resources of a given object, an information memory for storing the obtained information on resources of a given object, and an information provision unit for searching the information memory in response to a request for provision of the information on resources of a given object transmitted from a mobile communications terminal, and providing the information on resources of a given object found in the search to the mobile communications terminal.
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1. A mobile communications system comprising an information communications terminal and a network controller;
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the network controller comprising; a resource management unit configured to obtain and manage an ID of each available device, a function of each available device, and a location of each available device, in association with one another, based on information obtained from each available device via a radio interface; and an information provision unit configured to obtain a location of an inquiring information communications terminal in accordance with a request for provision of information transmitted from the inquiring information communications terminal, to extract an ID of a suitable device which is associated with a particular function included in the request and a location of the suitable device with the extracted ID located in a vicinity of the location of the inquiring information communications terminal, and to provide the location of the suitable device with the extracted ID to the inquiring information communications terminal; and the information communications terminal comprising; an information provision request transmitter configured to transmit the request; and an indicator configured to indicate the location of the suitable device provided from the network controller. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A mobile communications system comprising an information communications terminal and a network controller;
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the network controller comprising; a resource management unit configured to manage ID of available radio communications channels, a sensing area of each radio communications channel associated with each respective ID, and a radio bandwidth assigned to each radio communications channel associated with each respective ID based on information obtained via a radio interface; and an information provision unit configured to obtain a location of an inquiring information communications terminal in accordance with a request for provision of information transmitted from the inquiring information communications terminal to extract an ID of a suitable radio communications channel which is associated with a particular radio bandwidth included in the request and the sensing area of the suitable radio communications channel with the extracted ID located in a vicinity of the location of the inquiring information communications terminal, and to provide the sensing area of the suitable radio communications channel associated with the extracted ID of the suitable radio communications channel; and the information communications terminal comprising; an information provision request transmitter configured to transmit the request; and an indicator configured to indicate the sensing area of the suitable radio communications channel provided from the network controller. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method of controlling a mobile communications network comprising:
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transmitting a request for provision of information from an inquiring information communications terminal; obtaining and managing an ID of each available device, a function of each available device, and a location of each available device, in association with one another at a network controller; obtaining a location of the inquiring information communications terminal in accordance with the request transmitted from the inquiring information communications terminal at the network controller; extracting an ID of a suitable available device which is associated with a function included in the request and a location of the suitable available device with the extracted ID located in a vicinity of the location of the inquiring information communications terminal at the network controller; providing the location of the suitable available device with the extracted ID at the network controller; and indicating the location of the suitable available device with the extracted ID provided from the network controller.
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6. A method of controlling a mobile communications network comprising:
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transmitting a request for provision of information from an inquiring information communications terminal; obtaining and managing an ID of each available radio communications channel, a sensing area of each available radio communications channel associated with each respective ID, and a radio bandwidth assigned to each available radio communications channel associated with each respective ID at the network controller; obtaining a location of the inquiring information communications terminal in accordance with the request transmitted from the inquiring information communications terminal at the network controller; extracting an ID of a suitable radio communications channel which is associated with a particular radio bandwidth included in the request and the sensing area of the suitable radio communications channel with the extracted ID located in a vicinity of the location of the inquiring information communications terminal at the network controller; providing the sensing area of the suitable radio communications channel associated with the extracted ID of the suitable radio communications channel at the network controller; and indicating the sensing area of the suitable radio communications channel provided from the network controller.
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