Location-Based Service Control for Mobile Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for controlling service usage on mobile terminals in communication networks based on location are limited in their ability to provide extensive customization and management of service uses, particularly in grouping mobile terminals for unified service options and charging structures.
Innovation Solution
The method involves dividing the communication network's coverage area into preferred and residual areas, grouping mobile terminals with the same preferred areas for unified service management, and using database systems to store and manage group membership, service usage, and location information, enabling customizable service options and charging based on location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile terminals are managed individually with separate service options for each terminal, then service customization for individual terminals is improved, but device complexity and management overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple mobile terminals into groups that share common service options and charging structures. Instead of managing each terminal individually, the system groups terminals with similar service needs and applies unified service profiles, thereby reducing management complexity while maintaining service customization through group-based differentiation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If location-based service control is implemented for each mobile terminal, then service adaptability based on location is improved, but measurement and detection difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the service control function by grouping terminals and applying location-based rules at the group level rather than individual terminal level. This segmentation approach maintains location-based adaptability while simplifying detection and measurement processes, as the system only needs to determine which group a terminal belongs to and apply pre-defined service profiles for that group in different locations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extensive service customization options are provided for different locations, then service versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates universal service profiles that can be applied to multiple terminals within a group across different locations. These multi-functional service profiles encapsulate multiple service options and charging structures in a single reusable template, allowing the system to provide extensive customization without increasing complexity, as the same profile structure serves multiple purposes.
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AI summary
Method for controlling the use of a mobile device (B) in a communication network for communication connections depending on the location of the mobile device in the communication network (1, 920, 1020), wherein the communication network has at least one coverage area with a cellular network structure composed of radio cells, the coverage area for at least one mobile device (B) is divided into at least one priority area and a residual area, and when the mobile device (B) is located in the at least one priority area for communication connections, the use of at least one service is enabled, which differs from the use of services enabled when the mobile device (B) is located in the residual area for communication connections.In order to meet the ongoing need for a mobile device (B) in a communication network for communication connections, service uses available depending on the location of the mobile device (B) in the communication network (1, 920, 1020), and in particular to enable extensively customizable service uses as well as their setup and/or signaling, mobile devices (B) to which at least one same preferred area is assigned in the communication network (1, 920, 1020) will be grouped and managed as a group (VPN) in the communication network (1, 920, 1020).Furthermore, the present invention relates to a device for controlling the use of a mobile device (B) in a communication network (1, 920, 1020) for communication connections with regard to the services available for communication links, depending on the location of the mobile device (B) in the communication network (1, 920, 1020), which is designed and/or configured for carrying out the method according to the invention. The present invention also relates to a mobile device (B) which can be used in a communication network (1, 920, 1020) according to the method.