US6603969B1 — Subscriber service profiles in telecommunication …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 104 words

A telecommunication system comprising: subscribers, a subscriber network, terminals for connecting the subscribers with the subscriber network, a set of services containing services provided by the network and supplementary services transmitted by the network, memory means including for at least one network subscriber not less than two different subscriber-specific service profiles including services defined for the subscriber from the set of services, changing means for changing the service profile being used by the subscriber to another service profile, and update means responsive to the changing means for sending the service settings of the service profile to units comprising information needed for providing the services.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 104 words

A telecommunication system comprising: subscribers, a subscriber network, terminals for connecting the subscribers with the subscriber network, a set of services containing services provided by the network and supplementary services transmitted by the network, memory means including for at least one network subscriber not less than two different subscriber-specific service profiles including services defined for the subscriber from the set of services, changing means for changing the service profile being used by the subscriber to another service profile, and update means responsive to the changing means for sending the service settings of the service profile to units comprising information needed for providing the services.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 44 words

A telecommunication system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a time counter for changing the subscriber service profile to a predetermined service profile at a predetermined point of time, wherein the changing means is arranged to be responsive to the time counter.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 32 words

A telecommunication system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the subscriber network is a mobile communication network, the terminal is a mobile station user, and the set of services includes terminal setting.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 27 words

A telecommunication system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the changing means is arranged to change the service profile in response to a terminal location change.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 166 words

A mobile station comprising: a transceiver for establishing a network connection, the transceiver being arranged to send and receive messages, identification means for identifying a subscriber using the mobile station, message composing means for providing an inquiry message for detecting at least one subscriber-specific service profile of the subscriber, the service profile including services defined for the subscriber and settings which are defined from the network-specific services, the supplementary services transmitted by the network and the settings specific for the mobile station, the inquiry message indicating the subscriber and the service profiles to be detected, reception means for receiving an acknowledgement message including all subscriber service profiles and their contents inquired in the inquiry message, a user interface for displaying each received service profile to the subscriber, changing means for changing a first available service profile used to a second service profile, and setting means responsive to the changing means for changing the values of the mobile station settings in accordance with the second service profile.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 166 words

A mobile station comprising: a transceiver for establishing a network connection, the transceiver being arranged to send and receive messages, identification means for identifying a subscriber using the mobile station, message composing means for providing an inquiry message for detecting at least one subscriber-specific service profile of the subscriber, the service profile including services defined for the subscriber and settings which are defined from the network-specific services, the supplementary services transmitted by the network and the settings specific for the mobile station, the inquiry message indicating the subscriber and the service profiles to be detected, reception means for receiving an acknowledgement message including all subscriber service profiles and their contents inquired in the inquiry message, a user interface for displaying each received service profile to the subscriber, changing means for changing a first available service profile used to a second service profile, and setting means responsive to the changing means for changing the values of the mobile station settings in accordance with the second service profile.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 105 words

A mobile station as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the message composing means is arranged to detect a service profile basis as the service profile in the inquiry message, the service profile basis including all the services and setting defined for the subscriber, the user interface is arranged to receive instructions from the subscriber, and the mobile station includes composing means for forming a third service profile by selecting from the service profile basis the services and settings of the third service profile in response to the instructions of the subscriber, and by setting to them set values in accordance with the subscriber instructions.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 51 words

A mobile station as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the reception means is arranged to receive a change message indicating at least the change of the first service profile to the second service profile, and the changing means is arranged to be responsive to the reception of the change message.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 39 words

A mobile station as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the message composing means is arranged to be responsive to the changing means and to provide update messages for the units including the information needed in providing the services.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 126 words

A subscriber register being a part of a telecommunication network and offering the network subscribers a set of services including network-specific services and supplementary services transmitted by the network, the subscriber register comprising: a subscriber-specific service profile list for at least one network subscriber, the list including not less than two different service profiles, the service profiles containing at least a part of the services that are defined for the subscriber from the set of services, reception means for receiving an inquiry message indicating the subscriber and at least one service profile, message composing means responsive to the reception means for providing an acknowledgement message including all subscriber service profiles and their contents indicated in the inquiry message, and transmission means for sending the acknowledgement message.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 126 words

A subscriber register being a part of a telecommunication network and offering the network subscribers a set of services including network-specific services and supplementary services transmitted by the network, the subscriber register comprising: a subscriber-specific service profile list for at least one network subscriber, the list including not less than two different service profiles, the service profiles containing at least a part of the services that are defined for the subscriber from the set of services, reception means for receiving an inquiry message indicating the subscriber and at least one service profile, message composing means responsive to the reception means for providing an acknowledgement message including all subscriber service profiles and their contents indicated in the inquiry message, and transmission means for sending the acknowledgement message.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 65 words

A subscriber register as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the reception means is arranged to receive a profile change message indicating a new profile, the message composing means is arranged to provide update messages for service units including information needed for providing services in response to the reception of a profile change message, and the transmission means is arranged to send the update messages.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 122 words

A subscriber register being a part of a telecommunication network and offering the network subscribers a set of services including network-specific services and supplementary services transmitted by the network, the subscriber register comprising: a subscriber-specific service profile list for at least one network subscriber, the list including not less than two different service profiles, the service profiles containing at least a part of the services that are defined for the subscriber from the set of services, reception means for receiving a profile change message indicating the subscriber and at least one service profile, message composing means responsive to the reception means for providing update messages for service units including information needed for providing services, and transmission means for sending the update messages.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 122 words

A subscriber register being a part of a telecommunication network and offering the network subscribers a set of services including network-specific services and supplementary services transmitted by the network, the subscriber register comprising: a subscriber-specific service profile list for at least one network subscriber, the list including not less than two different service profiles, the service profiles containing at least a part of the services that are defined for the subscriber from the set of services, reception means for receiving a profile change message indicating the subscriber and at least one service profile, message composing means responsive to the reception means for providing update messages for service units including information needed for providing services, and transmission means for sending the update messages.

Claim 16

Independent Claim 133 words

A method for controlling subscriber-specific service profiles in a telecommunication network providing network-specific services and transmitting supplementary services, the method comprising: defining a set of services for each network subscriber, the set of services including services defined for the subscriber from the network-specific services and supplementary services and subscriber terminal settings if the terminal can change its settings, forming for at least one subscriber not less than two different service profiles both including at least one service from the set of services, storing each formed service profile in a subscriber-specific service profile list, changing a first service profile used by the subscriber to a second service profile and, in response to the service profile change, updating the subscriber-specific values of the units needed in providing services associated with the subscriber service profile to

Claim 17

Independent Claim 133 words

A method for controlling subscriber-specific service profiles in a telecommunication network providing network-specific services and transmitting supplementary services, the method comprising: defining a set of services for each network subscriber, the set of services including services defined for the subscriber from the network-specific services and supplementary services and subscriber terminal settings if the terminal can change its settings, forming for at least one subscriber not less than two different service profiles both including at least one service from the set of services, storing each formed service profile in a subscriber-specific service profile list, changing a first service profile used by the subscriber to a second service profile and, in response to the service profile change, updating the subscriber-specific values of the units needed in providing services associated with the subscriber service profile to

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2006-08-04	2007-02-03	2007-08-05	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2010-08-04	2011-02-03	2011-08-05	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2014-08-04	2015-02-03	2015-08-05	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Subscriber service profiles in telecommunication system

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