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Method of providing services specified by feature codes based upon location of a wireless telephone unit
Assignee: Integrated Telecom Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1997-12-10
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Granted: 2000-10-10
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Expires: 2017-12-10
Abstract
Abstract A method of providing services to a wireless telephone subscriber based upon the geographic location of the wireless telephone unit associated with the wireless telephone subscriber. A feature code specifies a location based service. In response to receiving the feature code, the method sends a query to a location finding service for the current location of the wireless telephone unit. The method provides the service specified by the feature code based upon a location returned from the location finding service.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitchel L. Whitington
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/029
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of maintaining subscriber records in a location-based wireless network service, which comprises the steps of: receiving a feature request and a telephone number from a wireless telephone unit within a wireless network; querying a wireless network location finding service for a current location of said wireless telephone unit anywhere within the wireless network; updating a subscriber record associated with said wireless telephone unit according to said feature request and a location returned from said location finding service; wherein said step of updating a subscriber record includes the steps of: determining if said feature request is a location based wireless network de-provisioning feature request; if so, adding said telephone number to said subscriber record; and marking said subscriber record for de-provisioning.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of maintaining subscriber records in a location-based wireless network service, which comprises the steps of: receiving a feature request and a telephone number from a wireless telephone unit within a wireless network; querying a wireless network location finding service for a current location of said wireless telephone unit anywhere within the wireless network; updating a subscriber record associated with said wireless telephone unit according to said feature request and a location returned from said location finding service; wherein said step of updating a subscriber record includes the steps of: determining if said feature request is a location based wireless network de-provisioning feature request; if so, adding said telephone number to said subscriber record; and marking said subscriber record for de-provisioning.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said step of updating a subscriber record associated with said wireless telephone unit according to said feature request and a location returned from said location finding service includes the steps of: receiving a returned location from said location finding service; and deleting the returned location received from said location finding service in said subscriber record if said subscriber record is marked for de-provisioning.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of providing location based wireless network services, which comprises the steps of: maintaining a subscriber record for a wireless telephone unit, said subscriber record containing registered wireline telephone numbers and associated geographic locations for said registered telephone numbers; receiving a feature request and a telephone number from said wireless telephone unit within a wireless network; sending a query to a wireless network location finding service for a current location of said wireless telephone unit anywhere within the wireless network; updating the subscriber record according to said feature request and said telephone number and a location returned from said location finding service in response to said query; wherein said step of updating the subscriber record includes the steps of: determining if said feature request is a location-based wireless network de-provisioning feature request; and if so, adding said telephone number to said subscriber record; and marking said subscriber record for de-provisioning.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of providing location based wireless network services, which comprises the steps of: maintaining a subscriber record for a wireless telephone unit, said subscriber record containing registered wireline telephone numbers and associated geographic locations for said registered telephone numbers; receiving a feature request and a telephone number from said wireless telephone unit within a wireless network; sending a query to a wireless network location finding service for a current location of said wireless telephone unit anywhere within the wireless network; updating the subscriber record according to said feature request and said telephone number and a location returned from said location finding service in response to said query; wherein said step of updating the subscriber record includes the steps of: determining if said feature request is a location-based wireless network de-provisioning feature request; and if so, adding said telephone number to said subscriber record; and marking said subscriber record for de-provisioning.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said step of updating the subscriber record associated with said wireless telephone unit according to said feature request and a location returned from said location finding service includes the steps of: receiving a returned location from said location finding service; and deleting the returned location received from said location finding service in said subscriber record if said subscriber record is marked for de-provisioning.
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