PCT
`WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
`International Bureau
`INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
`WO 97/44943
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`(11) International Publication Number:
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`(51) International Patent Classification 6 :
`H04M 3/42
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`Al
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`(43) International Publication Date:
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`27 November 1997 (27.1 1.97)
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`(81) Designated States: AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR,
`BY, CA, CH, CN, CU, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES. FI, GB, GE,
`HU, IL, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, L T,
`LU, LV, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, NO, NZ, PL, PT,
`RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, Sl, SK, TJ, TM, TR, TI, UA, UG,
`US, UZ, VN, YU, ARIPO patent (GH, KE, LS, MW, SD,
`SZ, UG), Eurasian patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU,
`TJ, TM), European patent (AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, Fl,
`FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT. SE), OAPI patent
`(BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD,
`TG).
`
`Published
`With international search report.
`In English translation (filed in Finnish).
`
`(21) International Application Number:
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`PCT/FI97/00299
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`(22) International Filing Date:
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`20 May 1997 (20.05.97)
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`(30) Priority Data:
`962146
`964200
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`21 May 1996 (21.05.96)
`18 October 1996 (18.10.96)
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`FI
`Fl
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`(71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): TELECOM
`FINLAND OY [FI/FI]; P.O. Box 106, FIN-00051 Tele (Fl).
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`(72) Inventors; and
`(75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): SUOMINEN, Antti-Jussi
`fFI/FI]; Jaalaranta 9 B 39, FIN-00180 Helsinki (FI). MAT(cid:173)
`TILA, Ari-Pekka [FI/FI]; Kukkumltenkuja 12 as, 4, FIN-
`02280 Espoo (FI). HOLMBERG, Andreas [FIIFI]; Gylden(cid:173)
`intie 8 B 37, FIN-00200 Helsinki (FI). TOHONEN, Harri
`[FI/FIJ; Jaakarinkatu 8 A II, FIN-00150 Helsinki (FI}.
`HALME, Petri [FI/FI]; Sturenkatu 32-34 A 5, FIN-00550
`Helsinki (FI). OLLIKAINEN, Jussi [FIIFI]; Vesakkotie 7 A
`28, FIN-00630 Helsinki (FI).
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`(74) Agent: LAHTI, Heikki; Telecom Finland Oy, P.O. Box 106,
`FIN-0005 I Tele (FI}.
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`(54) Title: SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER RELATED SERVICES WITHIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NElWORK
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`(57) Abstract
`
`The object of the invention is a novel
`system for changing and/or managing teleser(cid:173)
`vices in the telenetwork. According to the
`invention with the server assembly controlled
`by a teleoperator an opportunity is arranged
`for the subscriber to change and browse for
`instance through Internet his own subscriber
`related coupled services. Because of the in(cid:173)
`vention the control of services on one's own
`initiative by the subscriber's actions becomes
`easier than before. The invention also reduces
`and facilitates the work of the teleoperator.
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`cu
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`EE
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`Albania
`Annenia
`Austria
`Australia
`Azerbaijan
`Bosnia and Herzegovina
`Barbados
`Belgium
`Burkina faso
`Bulgaria
`Benin
`Brazil
`Belarus
`Canada
`Cemral African Republic
`Congo
`Switzerland
`COte d'Ivoire
`Cameroon
`China
`Cuba
`Czech Republic
`Germany
`Denmark
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`Liechtenstein
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`Lesotho
`Lithuania
`Luxembourg
`Latvia
`Monaro
`Republic of Moldova
`Madagascar
`The fonner Yugoslav
`Republic of Macedonia
`Mali
`Mongolia
`Mauritania
`Malawi
`Mexico
`Niger
`Netherlands
`Norway
`New Zealand
`Poland
`Portugal
`Romania
`Russian Federation
`Sudan
`Sweden
`Singapore
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`Sl
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`SN
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`TD
`TG
`TJ
`TM
`TR
`TT
`UA
`UG
`us
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`VN
`YU
`zw
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`Slovenia
`Slovakia
`Senegal
`Swaziland
`Chad
`Togo
`Tajikistan
`Turkmenistan
`Turkey
`Trinidad and Tobago
`Ukraine
`Uganda
`United States of America
`Uzbekistan
`VietNam
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`W097/44943
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`SYSTEt-1 FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER RELATED SERVICES WITHIN A
`TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
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`5
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`The present invention relates to a novel system
`modifying
`and/or managing
`teleservices within
`a
`for
`telecommunications network.
`Nowadays both in a fixed telephone network and in
`a mobile
`telephone network many service varieties are
`available relating to the possibilities offered by an oper-
`10 ator of a wired or a wireless telephone. These services may
`include a
`fixed or a
`remote-controllable call diversion,
`knocking,
`blocking of
`the numerical display,
`advance
`noticing of the invoicing to the subscriber and the like.
`The
`use
`of
`these
`services
`is
`selective
`from
`the
`15 subscriber's point of view or the subscriber
`may decide,
`when he shall utilise each service. It is
`possible
`to
`couple the services for operation at least
`in two ways or
`by giving
`to
`the operator a
`commission
`to couple
`the
`service or by calling a certain number, which has a menu to
`20 be controlled by
`the keyboard of
`the
`telephone and
`a
`guiding voice.
`At the present the subscriber may himself perform
`the control modes of his telecommunication services only in
`a very
`limited way
`through
`the
`telephone network
`(e.g.
`25 fixed call diversion programmed by the key combination *21
`*
`#).
`In configuration modifications
`that are even
`slightly more difficult one must call the teleoperator or
`service provider and ask him to make the desired change. In
`control solutions realised with the help of the voice fre-
`30 quency
`telephone
`(DTMF)
`and automatic
`telephone service
`( =1, 2, ... , 0, #, *) and
`systems (APJ) only telephone keys
`voice guides are available. By
`them it is difficult to
`carry out the control modes of complicated services so,
`that the final result would be ergonomic for the user. When
`the number of menus
`increases,
`the user often "drowns"
`among the menus and does not know any more (i.e. does not
`see) in which menu he/she is in any time, when the visual
`feedback from the location in the menu is lacking.
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`A further problem
`is that the teleoperator or
`provider must bind
`resources
`to
`the customer
`service
`in order to be able
`to offer to the subscribers
`service
`flexible control over their services.
`The object of the present invention is to elimina(cid:173)
`te the above-mentioned drawbacks. The object of the present
`invention is particularly to set forth a novel method and
`system enabling coupling of the services related to the
`telephone by the subscriber's own actions. A further object
`10 of
`the
`invention is to facilitate by a graphical user
`interface
`the action of subscribers when selecting and
`guiding the services.
`to
`is further on
`invention
`the
`An object of
`improve the possibilities of the customer to decide himself
`15 when and with what kind of configuration he wants to use
`his teleservices. At
`the same time the work load of the
`operator's
`customer
`service
`is
`reduced
`in
`simple
`configuration alterations.
`An object of the invention is also to make it pos-
`20 sible for a customer by a novel server platform implemented
`to a telecommunications network to get in contact with the
`teleservice
`library
`or
`-menu maintained
`by
`the
`teleoperator, and then with the help of a graphical user
`interface
`independently edit
`and control
`the desired
`teleservices.
`The system according to the invention for managing
`subscriber related services, as call diversion or knocking
`by actions of
`a
`subscriber,
`includes according
`to
`the
`invention means for identifying the subscriber and means
`30 for forming a graphic or text-based presentation from the
`subscriber information on
`the grounds of
`the subscriber
`identification.
`In one preferable embodiment
`the server
`comprises a kind of a server platform, including a network
`server understanding
`the HTML-protocol, preferably
`an
`35 Internet-server and a changing and/ or controlling server
`understanding also ~he HTML-protocol. The controlling
`server
`is preferably connected
`to
`the
`Internet-server,
`which is in connection to the teleoperator' s database. In
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`the
`interface of
`the user
`one advantageous embodiment
`changing and/or controlling server comprises
`a graphic
`operational connection of www-type. A subscriber register
`database is also preferably connected with the controlling
`5 server.
`In
`another
`advantageous
`embodiment
`both
`the
`teleoperator's
`database
`and
`the
`subscriber
`register
`database are
`in connection with
`the customer database
`transmitting the customer data to the adaptation server
`connected with the transforming and/or controlling server
`10 of teleservices.
`The system includes also a terminal device accor(cid:173)
`ding to the invention being connected by telecommunication
`connection, preferably Internet-network, to the server and
`to which device includes means to give a subscriber-related
`15 identification symbol
`to
`the server and
`a display
`to
`present subscriber-related information graphically or as
`text data.
`The
`telecommunication
`connection
`can
`be
`established also for example in the telephone network by a
`modem.
`The
`terminal device may comprise a computer,
`a
`20 portable mobile station or the like, and by it the control
`data given by the subscriber are transmitted to the server.
`Then the server relays to the subscriber according to the
`identification symbol given by the subscriber the menu of
`subscriber-related services,
`in which subscriber-related
`25 coupled services are presented, and a menu,
`from which the
`subscriber selects the service to be coupled.
`An advantage of
`the present
`invention compared
`with the prior art is, that it is possible to offer to the
`user of the teleservice a control solution, by which the
`30 subscriber can be coupled to the operator's
`information
`systems and alter or check by himself
`the
`information
`included in his services in such a way, that the solution
`is sufficiently versatile, easy-to-use and economical for
`the user and on the other hand sufficiently flexible and
`35 safe for the operator.
`following
`invention
`the
`of
`Further
`because
`the subscriber. The
`advantages are obtained concerning
`system according to the invention offers significantly more
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`to realise control solutions for
`versatile alternatives
`complicated services including many qualities by the self(cid:173)
`service principle,
`because
`the
`subscriber
`sees
`the
`respective configuration of his own services clearly in a
`5 visual way. A further advantage of the invention is that
`the subscriber may decide himself and select, when and what
`kind of service guiding he is going to use.
`Additionally
`one
`advantage
`of
`the
`present
`invention considered from the operator's point of view is
`that there is no problem concerning the distribution and/or
`updating of
`the
`customer
`application,
`because
`this
`application is updated automatically for all users, when
`the operator updates the information of the concentrated
`server
`and
`the
`service
`routines
`integrated
`into
`it.
`15 Additionally because of
`the
`invention all
`the
`system
`components requiring the maintenance are in the operator's
`and service provider's own network and control. Thus also
`the service assortment visible
`to
`the subscriber can
`flexibly be altered.
`invention the operator's
`the
`to
`Further on due
`work load is reduced in routine simple operations and the
`system is available
`from anywhere
`in
`the world
`through
`Internet. Additionally several services can flexibly be
`connected to
`the system and it can also be used as a
`25 marketing and advertising channel for new teleservices.
`In the following the invention will be described
`the help of enclosed performance
`examples
`with
`with
`reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
`figure 1 shows one system according to the present
`invention;
`figure 2 shows diagrammatic plan of the operation
`of the system according to the invention; and
`figure 3 shows as an example one graphical user
`interface according to the invention.
`The system shown in Fig. 1 includes a computer 4
`comprising the display 6 and the keyboard 18. The system
`comprises further the server platform 1, including the net(cid:173)
`work server 8 and the control server 9. The computer 4 is
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`associated through a telecommunication connection 5, 5' to
`the server 1. The
`telecommunication connection can be
`established to
`the
`Internet-network 7 or
`to any other
`corresponding network 7' transmitting the data. The server
`5 assembly 1 has been established advantageously by
`two
`server computers, of which one serves as a usual network
`server understanding the HTML-protocol for example in the
`Internet-network, and the other is also a control server
`HTML-protocol.
`In
`the computers 8,
`9
`understanding
`the
`2,
`3 has been
`sui table software
`arranged, by which
`the
`identification
`subscriber
`is
`established,
`when
`the
`is
`entering
`at
`the
`system,
`a
`graphic
`subscriber
`is made
`for
`the
`services coupled
`to
`the
`presentation
`subscriber and a service menu,
`from which the subscriber
`for himself extra services. Such a graphic
`may couple
`presentation comprises generally a WWW-page.
`The system shown in Fig. 1 includes also database
`means 10, with which the teleoperator' s database 11,
`the
`subscriber register database 12 and the customer database
`20 13 are maintained. The database means are connected to the
`server 1, whereby it is possible to obtain subscriber(cid:173)
`related information from the databases and
`the services
`coupled by the subscriber can be updated to them under the
`control of the server. In Fig. 1 it is shown an application
`25 server 15, which is coupled between the telephone network
`and the Internet-network. In Fig. 1 it is also set forth a
`service network element 17, with which an external service
`provider may connect his own service to the system.
`In the following it is presented with reference to
`30 figure 2 and figure 3,
`in which one exemplary graphical
`user interface 16 is shown, one example of the subscriber's
`login procedure.
`In Fig.
`2
`in
`the block
`19
`the
`teleoperator' s home page
`in Internet is described. From
`this home page the subscriber gets the connection to other
`35 WWW-services, block 21, and to the system according to the
`invention, block 20. In this way the subscriber may select
`a link from any start page to the system in question 20.
`According
`to
`the
`invention it is possible
`to connect
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`different subscribers, as private and business customers,
`to the system. Different customers are described by the
`blocks shown by the arrow 22. The customer enters to the
`system in the block 24 and in association with the login
`the system checks the subscriber information from different
`databases. After the login, block 23, a subscriber-related
`service menu 16 is opened to the subscriber, which menu is
`shown in Fig. 3. The service menu 16 may include different
`kinds of optional services, blocks 25 - 31. In one example
`10 by selecting one block 25 -
`31 and accepting the selection
`the subscriber may couple the service in question on or off
`depending the service status at that time. Based on this
`the control server 9 updates databases according to the
`need.
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`It is also pointed out that Internet is by no
`means the only possible operational environment, but that
`any other telecommunication network system is valid. It is
`not either required that a WWW- user interface compatible
`with
`the
`IP-protocol will necessarily be used
`as
`a
`20 graphical user
`interface, but any other graphical user
`interface, e.g. MS-WINDOWS,
`is valid for realising
`the
`principal
`idea of
`the present
`invention. It should be
`observed that it is possible to use a
`traditional text(cid:173)
`based user
`interface
`to be offered via
`the
`terminal
`2 5 connection.
`As a conclusion about the invention it is possible
`to state as follows. By the invention following problems
`will be
`solved. Firstly
`the user
`identification can
`automatically be made
`in association with
`the
`login.
`30 Further on the system according to the invention offers a
`user-related and dynamically changing graphical interface
`that the teleoperator may control. The subscriber is also
`connected by the user identifier to the information used by
`the
`telephone network and only
`limited operations are
`35 permitted and only limited information is presented to the
`user. The limitation can be made relating to the subscriber
`based on the user identification. Further on the access of
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`the user to the information of other users is prevented in
`the system.
`is not
`invention
`limited only
`The
`to
`the
`embodiment examples presented above, but many modifications
`5 are possible while staying within
`the
`inventive
`idea
`defined in the accompanying claims.
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`PCTIFI97/00299
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`telephone network's
`for managing
`system
`1. A
`subscriber related services, as call diversion, knocking
`5 and the like by actions of the subscriber,
`c h a r a c
`t e r
`i z e d
`in that the system includes:
`a server (1), including means (2) for a subscriber
`identification and means
`(3) for establishing a graphic or
`text-based
`presentation
`from
`the
`subscriber-related
`information on
`the grounds of
`the subscriber
`identi(cid:173)
`fication; and
`( 4) , which is connected by a
`a
`terminal device
`telecommunication connection
`(5)
`to the server and have
`means (18) for giving the subscriber related identification
`to the server and a display (6) for the presentation of the
`subscriber related information graphically or as text data
`in order to transmit the control information given by the
`subscriber to the server,
`to the subscriber
`transmits
`whereby the server
`20 according to the identifier given by the subscriber a menu
`of subscriber related services, in which are presented the
`subscriber related coupled services, and a menu, from which
`the subscriber selects the service to be coupled.
`2. A system according to claim 1,
`( 1)
`a c
`t
`e
`r
`i
`z e d
`in that the server
`r
`25 c h a
`realised in a telecommunication network (7); and that
`server includes:
`server
`network
`for
`establishing
`a
`a
`( 8)
`( 5)
`telecornmunication connection
`to the telecommunication
`30 network and through this to the terminal device (4); and
`a control server
`( 9) , which is connected to the
`network server for controlling subscriber related services
`in the telephone network, and to which has been arranged a
`graphical user interface.
`1 or 2,
`to claims
`3.
`A
`system according
`t
`r a c
`e
`r
`i
`z e d
`in that the system includes
`c h a
`database means (10) for maintaining teleoperator's database
`
`is
`the
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`register database
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`(12}
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`and
`
`customer
`
`subscriber
`( 11) r
`database (13).
`4.
`A system according to any of the preceding
`3,
`c h a
`r
`a c
`t
`e
`r
`i
`z e d
`in that the
`claims 1
`5 system
`includes an application server
`(14), which
`is
`arranged to combine together the telephone network and the
`telecommunication network (7).
`5. A system according to claim 4,
`r a c
`t e
`r
`i z e d
`in that
`the system includes a
`c h a
`10 service network element (15) for coupling the services of a
`service provider to the system.
`6.
`A system according to any of
`the preceding
`5,
`c h a
`r
`a c
`t
`e
`r
`i
`z e d
`claims 1
`in that the
`graphical user
`interface
`includes
`subscriber-related
`15 service menu (16).
`7.
`A system according to any of the preceding
`6,
`c h a
`r
`a c
`t
`e
`r
`i
`z e d
`in that the
`claims 1
`system includes a
`teleservice library (17),
`to which has
`been deposited
`the
`information concerning
`the service
`20 provided in the telephone network, and which is maintained
`by the teleoperator and/or the service provider; and that a
`connection
`is arranged
`from
`the
`server
`( 1)
`to
`the
`teleservice library.
`8.
`A system according to any of the preceding
`25 claims 1 - 7,
`c h a r a c
`t e
`r
`i z e d
`in that the tele(cid:173)
`communication connection between the server
`( 1) and
`the
`terminal device
`(5)
`has been established by
`a HTML(cid:173)
`protocol.
`A system according to ar:y
`9.
`of the preceding
`c h a r a c
`t e r
`i z e d
`claims 1 - 8,
`in that the tele-
`communication network comprises the Internet-network or the
`like.
`
`a
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`1
`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`International application No.
`PCT/FI 97/00299
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`A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MA'ITER
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`IPCG: H04M 3/42
`Aa:ording to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and lPC
`B. FIELDS SEARCHED
`Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)
`
`IPCG: H04M
`Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched
`SE,DK,FI,NO classes as above
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`Blectronic data base consulted during the internationat search (name of data base and, where practicable, search terms used)
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`C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
`
`Category• Otation of document, with indication. where appropriate, of the relevant passages
`
`Relevant to claim No.
`
`A
`
`A
`
`A
`
`WO 9211724 A1 (BELL COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH, INC.).
`9 July 1997 (09.07.97)
`--
`WO 9613927 A1 (TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON),
`9 May 1996 (09.05.96)
`--
`US 5241588 A (BABSON, III ET AL), 31 August 1993
`(31. 08. 93)
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`A,P
`
`1-9
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`1-9
`
`1-9
`
`1-9
`
`--
`WO 9631987 A1 (NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY),
`10 October 1996 (10.10.96)
`--
`--------
`D Further documents are listed in the continuation of Box C.
`•
`Special catesones of cited documents:
`•A• doaunmt defllliu& the pncrat state of 1be art wbic:h is not considered
`10 be of paniCidar relevance
`•B• erlicr doalmeal but published on or after 1be intemational filiDB date
`•L• doaunmt wbicb may 1brow doubu on priority claim(s) or wbich is
`ciled to establish the publication date of ano1ber citation or o1ber
`special reason (as specified)
`·o· docummt refminJ 10 an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other
`mearaa
`•p- doaunmt pwlished prior to the internalioual filiog date but later tlwl
`the priority date claimed
`
`[ ] See patent family annex.
`
`"T.
`
`taler document p&mlished after the iotcrnational filing date or priority
`date and not in conflict wi1b lbe applicatioo but cited 10 undemand
`lbe principle or theory underlying the iovealion
`·x· document or partiCidar relevance: the claimed invealion (:aDDot be
`consideRd novel or CaDDOt be considered 10 involve an invenlive
`step when the doaunmt is taken alone
`•y• documeal of particular relevance: the claimed invention cannot be
`c:onsideRd 10 involve an inventive step wbeu the document is
`combined with one or more other such documents, such combination
`beiDJ obvious 10 a penon skilled in the art
`·&· doCW!leot member or the same patell1 family
`
`Date of the actual completion of the international search
`
`3 Seot 1997
`Name and mailing address of the ISA/
`Swedish Patent Office
`Box 5055. S-102 42 STOCKHOLM
`Facsimile No. +46 8 666 02 86
`Form PCTJISAf210 (second sheet) (July 1992)
`
`Date of mailing of the international search report
`04 -D9- 1997
`
`Authorized officer
`
`Friedrich Kuhn
`Telephone No. +46 8 782 25 00
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`06/08/97
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`Patent family
`member(s)
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`AU
`CA
`EP
`JP
`us
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`SE
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`AU
`CA
`CA
`CA
`CA
`EP
`JP
`wo
`AU
`FI
`
`9177791 A
`2098607 A,C
`0563319 A
`6502752 T
`5323452 A
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`9701566 A
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`9173391 A
`2098608 A,C
`2190888 A
`2190889 A
`2190890 A
`0572439 A
`6502751 T
`9211603 A
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`5149696 A
`951602 A
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`I
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`Publication
`date
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`22/07/92
`19/06/92
`06/10/93
`24/03/94
`21/06/94
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`25/06/97
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`22/07/92
`19/06/92
`19/06/92
`19/06/92
`19/06/92
`08/12/93
`24/03/94
`09/07/92
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`23/10/96
`05/10/96
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
`Infonnation on patent family members
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`International application No.
`PCT/FI 97/00299
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`Patent document
`cited in search report
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`9211724 A1
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`I Publication
`
`date
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`09/07/97
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`I
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`9613927 A1
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`09/05/96
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`5241588 A
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`31/08/93
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`wo
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`WO
`us
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`WO
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`9631987 A1
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`10/10/96
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`Form PCTJISA/210 (patent famdy annex) (July 1992)
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`PCT
`WORLD INTELLEcnJAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
`International Bureau
`INTERNATIONAL APPUCATION PUBLISHED UNDER TilE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PC1)
`WO 98100988
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`(11) International Publication Number:
`
`(51) International Patent Classiftcation 6 :
`H04Q 7/22,7138
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`A2
`
`(43) International Publication Date:
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`8 January 1998 (08.01.98)
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`(21) International Application Number:
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`PCT/US97111656
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`(2.2) International F11ing Date:
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`30 June 1997 (30.06.97)
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`(30) Priority Data:
`08/677,048
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`1 July 1996 (01.07.96)
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`us
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`(71) Applicant: ERICSSON INC. [US/US]; 7001 Development
`Drive, P.O. Box 13969, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
`(US).
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`(81) Designated States: AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR,
`BY,CA,CH,CN,CU,CZ,DE,DK,EE,ES,A,GB,G~
`GH, HU, IL, IS, IP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ. LC, LK, LR,
`LS, LT, LU, LV, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, NO, NZ.
`PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, S~ SG, SI, SK, SL, TJ, TM, TR,
`TI, UA, UG, UZ, VN, YU, ZW, ARIPO patent (GH, KE,
`LS, MW, SD, SZ, UG, ZW), Eurasian patent (AM, AZ, BY,
`KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), European patent (AT, BE, CH,
`DE, DK, ES, A, FR. GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT,
`SE), OAPI patent (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, ML,
`MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
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`(72) Inventors: BOLlZ, David; 901 Loch Ness Lane, Garland, Published
`TX 75044 (US). MAUPIN, Alain, Guy; 1133 Lookout
`Without intt!rnational search report and to be republished
`Drive, Richardson, TX 75080 (US). MAO, Xiaohong; 2400
`upon reaipt of that report.
`Waterview Parkway #424, Richardson, TX 75080 (US).
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`(74) Agents: MOORE, Stanley, R. et al.; Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.,
`Suite 3200, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202 (US).
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`(54) Title: METIIOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION ON MOBILE STATION POSIDON WITHIN A
`CELLULAR TELEPHONE NE1WORK
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`60
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`requesting
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`requesting
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`target
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`(57) Abstract
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`Position information regarding a mobile station is determined and provided upon request. In one situation, mobile station position is
`determined in response to a request from another mobile subscriber (10, 40) and displayed (226} on the requesting mobile station display.
`Mobile station position is also determined in response to a request from a land line user (70) and provided through either a synthesized voice
`communication (233), a data message (225) or a facsimile message (237). Mobile station positions are further provided in response to law
`enforcement (320) and other public service entity (422) requests. This information is useful in tracking a mobile station (312, 412) either
`during a call or when the mobile station is idle. In another instance mobile station location information is used to insure routing ( 434) of
`emergency (9 I 1) calls ( 424) to the proper public safety answering point ( 422). 1be system further has the capability of being programmed
`with certain response criteria applicable to the determination of mobile station position. Such criteria inc1ude accuracies, confidence factors,
`periods between location reports. and location determination technique.
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`Codes used to identify States party to the Per on the front pages of pamphlets publishing international applications under the Per.
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`FOR THE PURPOSES OF INFORMA.TION ONLY
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`AL
`AM
`AT
`AU
`AZ
`BA
`BB
`BE
`BF
`BG
`BJ
`BR
`BY
`CA
`CF
`CG
`CH
`Cl
`CM
`CN
`cu
`cz
`DE
`DK
`EE
`
`Albania
`Annenia
`AliSiria
`Allltl'lllia
`Azerbaijan
`Bomia ud Henegovina
`Barbados
`Belgium
`Bwtina Paso
`Bulpria
`Benin
`Brazil
`Bellll'US
`Canada
`Ceatral Africu Republic
`Conao
`Switzeri8Dd
`ate d'lvoire
`Cameroon
`auu
`Cuba
`Czech Republic
`Germany
`Denmadl:
`Bllonia
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`ES
`Fl
`FR
`GA
`GB
`GE
`GH
`GN
`GR
`HU
`IE
`IL
`IS
`IT
`JP
`KE
`KG
`KP
`
`KR
`KZ
`LC
`Ll
`LK
`LR
`
`Spain
`Finland
`Prance
`Gabon
`United Kingdom
`Ocorgia
`Gt.na
`Guinea
`Greece
`Hungary
`Ireland
`Israel
`Icei8Dd
`Italy
`Japan
`Kenya
`Kyrgyzstan
`Democratic People's
`Republic of Korea
`Republic of Korea
`Kuabtan
`Saint Lucia
`Liechtenatein
`Sri Lanka
`Liberia
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`LS
`LT
`LU
`LV
`MC
`MD
`MG
`MK
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`ML
`MN
`MR
`MW
`MX
`NE
`NL
`NO
`NZ
`PL
`PT
`RO
`RU
`so
`SE
`SG
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`Lesolho
`Lllhumlia
`Lwt:embourg
`Latvia
`Monaro
`Republic of Moldova
`Madqucar
`The former Yug011Iav
`Republic of Macedonia
`Mali
`Monaolia
`Mauritania
`Malawi
`Mexico
`Niger
`Netherlands
`Norway
`New Zealand
`Poland
`J>ortucal
`Romania
`RuaiiD Fedel"'llion
`Sudan
`Sweden
`Singapore
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`SI
`SK
`SN
`sz
`TD
`TG
`TJ
`TM
`TR
`TT
`UA
`UG
`us
`uz
`VN
`YU
`zw
`
`Slovenia
`Slovlkia
`Senepl
`Swaziland
`Chad
`Togo
`1iljikiltaD
`TurbncDiataD
`Tultey
`Trinidad and Tobago
`UkraiDe
`Upnda
`United Stan of America
`Uzbetiltan
`Viet Nun
`Yugoalavia
`Zimbabwe
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`W098/00988
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`PCTIUS97/11656
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`METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING
`INFORMATION ON MOBILE STATION POSITION
`WITHIN A CELLULAR TELEPHONE NETWORK
`
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`Technical Field of the Invention
`the
`locating
`to
`The present
`invention relates
`geographic position of a mobile station operating within
`a cellular telephone network and, in particular, to the
`provision
`of
`the
`determined
`geographic position
`information in response to requests from, for example,
`other subscribers and public service agencies, and further
`to the use of mobile station location information to
`direct the routing of emergency cellular telephone calls
`and the rendering of emergency assistance.
`Description of Related Art
`include a
`typically
`Cellular
`telephone networks
`plurality of base stations connected to a centrally(cid:173)
`located switch commonly referred to as a mobile switching
`center. Base stations may be spaced apart from each other
`by distances of between one-half and twenty kilometers.
`Each base station is assigned a number of two-way voice
`channels and control channels.
`The voice channels are
`used to transmit voice signals to and from proximately
`located mobile stations. The control channels are used
`for the transmission of control information to and from
`those mobile stations, usually for
`the purpose of
`establishing a voice communications link.
`The control channels used for transmissions from a
`base station to a mobile station are called the "forward"
`control channels.
`The
`forward control channel
`is
`generally a common channel, which means that any mobile
`station may access the channel and listen for messages
`transmitted by the base station. Conversely, the control
`channels used for transmissions from the mobile station
`to the base station are referred to as ureverse" control
`channels. The reverse control channels may be common, in
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`which case there may be contention for access, or may be
`dedicated, which means that they are reserved or assigned
`for the use of a single mobile station in making a
`transmission to a base station.
`include a
`typically
`Cellular
`telephone networks
`plurality of interconnected mobile switching centers,
`including a gateway mobile switching center through which
`the network interconnects with the conventional public
`switched telephone network. At least one home location
`register is included within a cel