WO2004059996A1 - Location based services for mobile communication terminals - Google Patents
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- the present inventions relate to methods of providing services in dependence on the geographical location of mobile terminals in a cellular network.
- the inventions relate further to mobile communication terminals for use with a cellular network that are able to receive or provide services in dependence of their geographical position obtained through interaction with the cellular network.
- Cellular phone networks have until recently only been able to determine in which of the cells a mobile phone is located, usually referred to as cell of origin (COO) .
- COO cell of origin
- E-OTD enhanced observed time difference
- US 2002/0137525 discloses a method of monitoring the location of a wireless terminal used to locate providers of a requested service that are proximate to the location of the wireless terminal. At least one of the providers located is selected and identified by name and/or telephone number and/or location, etc., and this information is delivered to and stored in the directory of the wireless terminal.
- WO 99/45732 discloses a method, arrangement and apparatus for providing a mobile user with information retrievable from a database.
- the method comprises the steps of establishing a communications connection between a mobile station and a base station or base stations of a mobile communications network.
- the location of the mobile station is then determined on the basis of the base station or base stations, and this identified location information is processed in the mobile communications network so as to enable a retrieval of area related information relating to the determined location from the database. Said retrieved area related information is then transmitted to the mobile station.
- the user of the requesting mobile communication terminals is informed of the distance to and in which direction to find other users or objects of interest.
- the user of the requesting mobile communication terminal is thus effectively informed of the whereabouts of the other user or object of interest.
- the other user could e.g. be a friend or colleague and the object of interest could be e.g. the car of the user, a restaurant, a museum or a cafe.
- the mobile communication terminals use, when available, E-OTD instead of cell identification for determining its geographical position.
- the request and/or geographical position are preferably sent in a text message or a multimedia message, preferably an SMS, MMS, WAP or XHTML message.
- the object or the terminal preferably include accuracy information of the sent geographical position.
- the mobile communication terminal may determine the accuracy of the determined distance and direction.
- the method may further comprise the step of prompting for user acceptance before the object replies to a request to send its geographical position.
- the user of such a terminal is able to recognize the key location data of another user at a glance.
- the mobile communication terminal may further comprise means to determining in which direction the received direction geographical location is relative to the geographical position of the mobile communication terminal.
- the user of such a terminal is able to determine in which direction to travel in order to meet the user of the sending mobile communication terminal.
- the mobile communication terminal may further comprise means to display geographical positions as geographical coordinates .
- the mobile communication terminal may further comprise means to attach geographical position information to entries in an address book or phonebook stored on the mobile communication terminal .
- said server providing a list with matching persons to said first mobile communication terminals.
- the first mobile communication terminal preferably includes its own geographical position when requesting said server to list persons.
- the mobile communication terminals send (update) their geographical position in a timed manner to said server.
- the request to the server is preferably a text message, such as an SMS, MMS, WAP or XHTML message.
- the server preferably sends the list of matching persons to the first mobile communication terminal as a text message, preferable an SMS, MMS, WAP or XHTML message.
- Characteristics that can be used as search criteria may comprise hobbies, interests, age, gender, profession, favorites, contact information, address, education, association and other personal data.
- the subscription number or other identification of the mobile communication terminal of said matching persons is included in said list.
- the geographical position of said mobile communication terminals is preferably determined via E-OTD when available and otherwise via cell identification.
- It is another object to provide a method of distributing advertisement messages in a cellular network comprising the steps of : providing an advertisement database containing location targeted advertisement messages connected to said cellular network; providing a geographical position server for mobile communication terminals in said cellular network that provides said mobile communication terminals with their geographical position upon request; and
- said server upon providing a geographical position to a mobile communication terminal said server consults said advertisement database to determine if a location targeted advisement should be delivered to the mobile communication terminal; and said server delivering a location dependent advertisement message to said mobile communication terminal if so indicated by said advertisement database .
- a method whereby advertisements are delivered when potential respondents to the advertisement at the moment that these persons are sufficiently nearby to make use of the services or goods that are offered in the advertisement.
- Conventional selection tools for sending advertisement use profiles that maximize the chance of the recipients to respond, base on habits and other factors .
- the advertisement is however likely to be ineffective because the recipient could not directly respond to it.
- Each advertisement can be assigned to a geographical scope, and an advertisement is delivered to said mobile communication terminal when said mobile communication terminal is located within the geographical scope of said advertisement .
- the geographical position of the mobile communication terminals is preferably determined via E-OTD, when available, and otherwise via cell identification.
- the advertisement message and said geographical position information can be sent as a text message, preferably as an SMS, MMS, WAP or XHTML message.
- the advertisement message and said geographical position information can alternatively be sent via WAP.
- the advertisement database can be provided with means to retrieve a marketing profile associated with mobile communication terminal or the registered user of the mobile communication terminal .
- the mobile communication terminal can be used as a distance meter and store a route that has been followed.
- distance meters are devices that measure the number of steps taken (for walking) , or devices that count wheel revolutions (biking, driving) . This kind of equipment is not always accurate and adds to the number of devices carried around.
- anyone carrying e.g. a mobile phone with these features can keep track of his or her traveled path without the need for carrying additional equipment.
- the mobile communication terminal further comprises means for determining a distance traveled by the mobile communication terminal.
- the mobile communication terminal can further comprise means for determining a direction traveled by said .mobile communication terminal .
- the mobile communication terminal is preferably provided with means to reset and or start said means for tracking changes in graphical position.
- the mobile communication terminal can also comprise a display and means for showing the geographical location coordinates .
- the mobile communication terminal may further comprise a display and means for showing the direction of travel .
- the mobile communication terminal preferably comprises a display and means for showing the traveled path on a map.
- the mobile communication terminal can further comprise means to determine the velocity at which the mobile terminal is moving.
- the mobile communication terminal preferably comprises means to determine the accumulated traveled distance.
- the geographical position of the communication terminal is preferably determined via E-OTD when available and otherwise via cell identification.
- the geographical position of the communication terminal at selected waypoints can be sent to a server connected to the cellular network, for later retrieval and display on a geographical map on another terminal, preferably a terminal with a high resolution display and relatively high graphics processing power.
- a predetermined route can be stored in the mobile communication terminal, preferably as waypoints.
- the terminal preferably comprises further means for tracking the actual route followed by said terminal and compare the actual route with the predetermined route.
- the mobile communication terminal may further comprise means to send a message to a server and/or to notify the user of the terminal when the actual route of the mobile communication terminal matches the predetermined route.
- the mobile communication terminal may comprise means to send a message to a server and/or to notify the user of the terminal when the actual route of the mobile communication terminal does not match the predetermined route.
- a group of mobile communication terminal users e.g. a sports team
- dedicated (expensive) equipment was required to set up a system in which each group member was kept informed of the position of the other team members.
- a sever connected to the cellular network keeps track of the geographical position of the mobile communication terminals in the group, whereby the server sends messages containing the geographical position data of the members of the group to each member of the group.
- the server is preferably provided with means for determining the actual speed and/or direction of the mobile communication terminals of the group, and the method preferably further comprises the step of the server including the velocity and/or direction of movement data of the members of the group in the messages .
- the mobile terminals of the group comprise- or are connected to means for determining their altitude and/or their vertical speed.
- the means for determining the altitude and/or the vertical speed preferably comprises a barometric altimeter and/or a GPS unit, either integrated or connected to the mobile communication terminal, whereby the connection could be wireless or cabled.
- the method can be carried out by at least one of said mobile communication terminals broadcasting its geographical position to the other terminals of the group.
- the mobile terminals may comprise means to determine and display their distance to the other mobile communication terminals of the group.
- It is another object to provide a mobile communication terminal for use in a cellular network comprising: a display; means for receiving data containing one ore more geographical locations via said cellular network; means for determining the geographical position of the mobile communication terminal itself,- means for displaying said received geographical locations and the geographical position of the mobile communication terminal itself on said display in a rectangular two- dimensional coordinate system.
- the geographical positions of other mobile communication terminal can be shown in an effective manner to the user of the receiving mobile communication terminal because he/she gets a geographical overview of the received positions.
- the own geographical position of the mobile communication terminal itself preferably forms the center of the coordinate system.
- the mobile communication terminal may further comprise means for determining the maximum scale for the coordinate system in which all received geographical positions can still be displayed on the display.
- the mobile communication terminal may also comprise means for assigning a different symbol to each of the received geographical positions, and means for using these symbols for displaying the geographical positions in said coordinate system.
- the mobile communication terminal may comprise means for sorting the received geographical locations into categories each having different symbol assigned thereto and means for using these symbols for displaying the geographical positions in said coordinate system.
- the geographical positions of other mobile communication terminals can be shown in an effective manner to the user of the receiving mobile communication terminal because he/she gets a geographical overview of the received positions .
- the method may further comprise the step of limiting the maximum number of geographical positions displayed at one time to a given number, which is preferably be five. preferably, a number is assigned to each received geographical position for display therewith.
- the method may further comprise the step of determining the maximum scale for said coordinate system in which all geographical positions fit within the display, and preferably using the determined scale for displaying the geographical positions.
- the method can further include the step of displaying the scale of the coordinate system on the display, and/or displaying the axes of the coordinate system, preferably at least one of the axes being provided with numeric values corresponding to the distance along the axis.
- the method can also comprise the steps of sorting the received geographical coordinates in categories each having a different symbol associated thereto, and using these symbols for showing the geographical positions on the display.
- the method may further comprise the steps of assigning different symbols to each of the received geographical positions, and using these symbols for showing the geographical positions on the display.
- the geographical positions of the other terminals can be sent to the mobile communication terminal from a server connected to said communication network, preferably in a single message.
- Fig. 1 shows the architecture of a wireless cellular communication network for use with the present inventions
- Fig. 2 shows a mobile communication terminal according to and for use with the present inventions
- Fig. 3 schematically shows the essential parts of mobile phone for communication with a cellular network
- Fig. 4 shows the major applications on the mobile phone
- Fig. 5 shows a sequence of displays illustrating a procedure for use with a person finder service
- Fig. 6 shows a sequence displays upon receipt of a geographical position
- Fig. 7 shows a sequence of displays for the procedure of registering a profile with a person finder service
- Fig. 8 shows a sequence of displays for the procedure of requesting a person finder service
- Fig. 9 shows a sequence of displays upon receipt of an advertisement
- Fig 10a shows a display for indicating north relative to the present direction of travel
- Fig. 10b shows sequence of displays used in connection with a distance meter
- Fig. 11 shows a route and a number of displays shown along the route
- Fig. 12 shows a sequence of displays used in connection with management of a soaring team
- Fig. 13 shows a sequence of displays used in connection with management of a team of cyclists
- Fig. 14 shows a display for use with a graphical position indication.
- Fig. 1 illustrates a network architecture for a telecommunication system that provides • services in dependence on the geographical location of mobile terminals in a cellular network in accordance with the present invention.
- the telecommunication system includes a wireless cellular network and a data network.
- the wireless cellular network can be implemented in a conventional wireless cellular telephone network that has been enhanced to carry data.
- a wireless network capable of carrying circuit-switched data can be used for this purpose. More preferably, however, the wireless cellular network provides a packet-switched data service.
- An example of a wireless infrastructure includes UMTS
- GSM Universal Mobile Telephone System
- GSM Global System for Mobile communications
- GRPS GSM Packet Radio Service
- the mobile phone When the mobile phone (MP) is powered up, it scans for an SID (System Identification Code - a unique 5-digit number that is assigned to each carrier) on the control channel (a special frequency that the MP and base station use to talk to communicate to perform call set-up and channel changing) .
- SID System Identification Code - a unique 5-digit number that is assigned to each carrier
- the MP receives the SID, it is compared to the SID programmed into the MP. If the SIDs match, the MP recognizes that the cell it is communicating with is part of the system matching its subscription.
- the MP Along with the SID, the MP also transmits a registration request, and the mobile call center keeps track of the MP's location in a database so that the mobile call center knows in which cell a MP is located when it wants to transmit a call or message to the MP.
- the cell's base station 16 When a MP moves towards the edge of the cell in which it is registered, the cell's base station 16 notes that the MP's signal strength is diminishing. The base station in the cell 16 that the MP is moving towards (which is scanning and measuring signal strength on all frequencies) notices that the MP's signal strength is increasing. The two base stations 16 coordinate with each other through the mobile call center, and at some point, the MP receives a signal on a control channel instructing it to change frequencies. Thus, the MP 2 is switched to the new cell.
- the data network of Fig. 1 can be implemented using a conventional packet data network based on the IP
- a MP is assumed to comprise an integrated wireless transceiver for voice and data delivery, and a software-controlled data terminal that includes' a display 3.
- the MP should be capable of displaying text messages, and may also implement a graphical user interface, such as a web browser or the like.
- the MP can implement a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) micro-browser to display WML (WAP Markup Language) documents.
- WAP Wireless Application Protocol
- WML WAP Markup Language
- the MP is further assumed to be roaming in the network that is not necessarily owned by the provider from which services are subscribed.
- the wireless network comprises a plurality of base stations 16 that are connected to a mobile call center (Mobile Telephone Switching Office) .
- the mobile call center is connected to the switched network, and a number of servers are connected to the mobile call center.
- a plurality of MPs 1 is logged onto the cellular network.
- the LR maintains generalized location information about MPs under its jurisdiction (i.e., the network and vicinity of a mobile, such as the mobile's current location/routing area).
- the LR tracks intra-network (i.e.
- the LR receives the geographical location of the MPs determined with Enhanced Observed Time Difference (E-OTD) from an E- OTD position server that is connected to the mobile call center and to the LR.
- E-OTD Enhanced Observed Time Difference
- the MPs comprise an E-OTD application 34 to determine their geographical position.
- the cellular network is also set up to perform E-OTD through an application server connected to the mobile call center.
- E-OTD relies upon measuring the time at which signals from a base station 16 arrive at two geographically dispersed locations - the MP itself - and a fixed measuring point known as the Location Measurement Unit (LMU) whose location is known.
- LMU Location Measurement Unit
- the geographical position of the MP is determined by comparing the time differences between the two sets of timing measurements. To obtain accurate triangulation, OTD measurements are needed from at least three geographically distinct base stations.
- the geographical location of the MP can be calculated either by the cellular network (E-OTD stage 1) or in the MP itself, if all the needed information is available in the MP (E-OTD stage 2) .
- the LR is informed of the geographical position of the MPs in order to reduce the overall amount of messages that need to be transmitted via the cellular network, and therefore it is assumed for the embodiments described below that the position calculation is performed by the E-OTD application server associated with the mobile call center unless the contrary is indicated.
- the mobile call center sends the geographical position data to the LR.
- the geographical position is calculated by the E-OTD application server the result of position calculation is sent to the MP in a message incorporating the geographical position data.
- the term message as used here includes any text message (e.g. SMS) or any multimedia message (e.g. MMS) suitable for transmitting geographical location data via a cellular network.
- E-ODT E-ODT
- GSM 03.71 version 7.3.0 Release 1998 ETSI TS 101 724 V7.3.0 (2000-02)
- Technical Specification Digital cellular telecommunications system Phase 2+
- LCS Location Services
- the MP may also comprise software and/or hardware enabling it to use other techniques for automatic determination of its geographical position such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) using signals received from orbital satellites, or other cellular network based techniques such as Time of Arrival (TOA) , cell of origin (COO) , or time difference of arrival (TDOA, the details of which are all well-known to the skilled person) .
- GPS Global Positioning System
- TOA Time of Arrival
- COO cell of origin
- TDOA time difference of arrival
- the LR communicates the MP location information to servers connected to the data network (IP) , and maintains an interface with a person finder server (PFS) a location base advertisement server (LBAS) , a route server and a team coordination server (TCS) , that are all connected to the data network. Via this interface, the home LR sets a location update notification flag at the request of the different application servers (PFS, LBAS, TCS and route server) and notifies the application servers whenever there is a change of geographical location of an MP.
- PFS person finder server
- LBAS location base advertisement server
- TCS team coordination server
- Fig. 2 shows an MP according to a preferred embodiment of the present inventions .
- the MP comprises a user interf ce having a keypad 2, a display 3, an on/off button 4 on the top of the MP (hidden in Fig. 1) , a speaker 5 (only openings are shown in Fig. 1) , and a microphone 6 (only opening is shown in Fig. 1) .
- the MP is adapted for communication via a cellular network.
- the keypad 2 has a first group 7 of alphanumeric keys. Furthermore, the keypad includes a second group of keys including an "on-hook” key 22, an "off-hook” key 23, a first softkey 24, a second softkey 25 and a navigation key 10.
- the present functionality of the softkeys 24,25 is shown in a separate field in the display 3 just above the softkeys 24,25.
- Fig. 3 schematically shows the most important parts of a preferred embodiment of the MP, said parts being essential to the understanding of the invention.
- the preferred embodiment of the MP of the invention is adapted for use in connection with the GSM 900MHz and GSM 1800 MHz network, but of course, the invention may also be applied in connection with other MP networks.
- the processor 18 controls the communication with the network via the transmitter/receiver circuit 19 and an antenna 20 that will be discussed in details below.
- the microphone 6 transforms the user's speech into analog signals, the signals formed thereby are A/D converted in an A/D converter (not shown) before the speech is encoded in an audio part 14.
- the encoded speech signal is transferred to the processor 18, which i.e. supports the GSM terminal software.
- the processor 18 also forms the interface to the peripheral units of the apparatus, including a RAM memory 17a and a Flash ROM memory 17b, a SIM card 16, the display 3 and the keypad 2 (as well as data, power supply, etc.).
- the audio part 14 speech- decodes the signal, which is transferred from the processor 18 to the earpiece 5 via a D/A converter (not shown) .
- the MP further comprises a universal serial bus such as an e2c-bus or an F-Bus that can be used for (data) cable connection with devices such a GPS units or barometric altimeter.
- the MP main control circuit including the processor 18 (can be implemented as several micro-controllers) comprises blocks 30-33 for controlling transmission of data via infrared communication (IRDA) , via high intensity RF communication (WAP, SMS, MMS, XHTML) and via low intensity RF communication (Bluetooth) .
- IRDA infrared communication
- WAP high intensity RF communication
- MMS mobile phone
- XHTML low intensity RF communication
- Bluetooth Bluetooth
- the system comprises a WAP-SMS-MMS-XHTML controller 30, a WAP-SMS-MMS-XHTML transmission driver 31, and IrDA controller 32 and a Bluetooth controller 33, and a file manager 29.
- the blocks 30-33 can be interpreted as data processing units of the terminal, which can be formed in full by programming the processor 18.
- Data received via SMS, MMS, XHTML or WAP is received and processed by the file manager 29.
- the file manager detects the type of data received e.g. profile, language set, geographical location etc. and stores the data properly to the flash ROM 17b.
- the system comprises further a E-OTD application 34 as described above.
- the E-OTD application carries out an E- OTD positioning at regular intervals and stores the determined geographical position together with the accuracy and time of determination in the flash ROM 17b.
- the MP further comprises a geographical distance and direction application (GDDA) .
- the GDDA compares the latitude and longitude of the received geographical position with the last determined latitude and longitude of the MP itself .
- the GDDA then calculates the sum of the latitude difference to the power of two and the longitude difference to the power of two.
- the GDDA then calculates the square root of the sum to arrive at the distance between the received and own geographical position and sends the result to the display manager 28 for showing on the display 3.
- the GDDA then calculates the Azimuth (compass bearing) between the horizontal north and the received geographical position using the latitude difference and the longitude difference.
- the GDDA sends the direction to the display manager 28 to display the determined direction as a digital azimuth or as an arrow in a compass rose (Fig.6) .
- the GDDA further sends the received geographical position as geographical coordinates to the display driver for showing them as digits on the display 3.
- the GDDA is capable of storing geographical position information with entries in the phonebook 45 of the MP.
- the GDDA will check the identity associated with the received geographical position and compare it with the entries in the phonebook 45. If there is a positive match e.g. for entry "Filip", the MP will prompt for attaching the geographical position to the entry in the phonebook by displaying the message "Attach to entry Filip" on the display.
- the GDDA attaches the geographical position to the phonebook entry if the user accepts. Normally, the user will only attach geographical positions to entries in the phonebook that relate to stationary, or at least temporary stationary objects.
- the GDDA can determine the distance of the MP direction (azimuth) to the objects in the phonebook that have a geographical location attached thereto, without needing to request a position from another MP or from a server, as it can compare its present, E-OTD determined position with the geographical position in the phonebook
- the MP further comprises a universal serial bus such as an e2c-bus or an F-Bus that can be used for (data) cable connection with devices such a GPS units or barometric altimeter
- a plurality of MPs is logged onto the cellular network.
- Each of the MPs can determine its geographical position by requesting through E-OTD by requesting its geographical position from the O-ETD position server via WAP or by sending a message.
- the O- ETD position server returns a message containing the requested geographical position in response to such a request. If E-OTD should not be available, the MP can use the cell identification as its geographical location.
- the location server keeps track of the most recently determined position.
- An object position server is connected to the data network and comprises a database that contains geographical positions of fixed objects and is updated with geographical positions of moveable objects via the data network.
- the fixed objects could e.g. be buildings, structures or geographical landmarks such as lakes, mountains peaks, etc.
- Movable objects could e.g. be a car, a ship, an airplane or a train.
- a first MP requests a geographical position of another MP or of an object in the database of the OPS. If the request concerns another MP the request is sent as an SMS or MMS, WAP or XHTML message to the location register (Fig. 5) .
- the user presses the left softkey 24 "Menu” and selects "Search Friend” form the list of scrollable menu items .
- the "Search Friend” submenu comprises the menu items "Phonebook”, “Address book”, and "Manual Input” .
- the desired name or phone number can be entered or selected and a message including a service request is send to the provider (location register) .
- the location register Upon receipt of the request, the location register checks if the user of the MP to which the request relates has given consent to communicate its geographical position to other MPs (users) , and if a consent has been given, the location register checks if the consent is limited to a particular requesting MP (user) . If there is consent, the location register sends a message containing the requested geographical position to the first (requesting)
- the display of the receiving MP will change from the idle menu to display a text: "1 message received” .
- the softkey 24 By pressing the softkey 24 "View” the message is content is displayed.
- the message can include the phone number associated with the received geographical position.
- the left softkey 24 changes to "More” and by pressing it the display shows any further information received in the message, such a geodata (street address) and the phone number of the located person.
- the left softkey 24 has changed to "Call” and by pressing it a call to the located person is initiated.
- a new E-OTD positioning request is sent by the location register to the E-OTD position server.
- the location register includes also the newly determined geographical position and when available, its accuracy in the message sent to the requesting MP.
- the response of the MP to the message is as follows (Fig. 6) :
- the first (requesting) MP shows a notification on the display 3: "MP position of +49173.... received” and preferably produces a tone to attract the attention of the user of the first (requesting) MP.
- the display 3 will further show the text "View” above softkey 24 and a text "Discard” above softkey 25.
- the GDDA of the first (requesting) MP compares its own geographical position with the received geographical position and determines the distance and direction to the received geographical position, as well as their accuracy.
- the distance and direction to the received geographical position and their accuracy are shown on the display 3.
- the distance is preferably shown in accordance with the units used at the location of the MP, e.g. meters and kilometers or yards and miles.
- the direction is preferably displayed in a compass format as a needle in a compass circle or as the number of degrees of deviation to the nearest wind direction.
- the requesting user can be informed of the distance to the other user and in which direction to find him or her and the requesting user is thus effectively informed of the whereabouts of the sender.
- the request concerns an object that is stored on the database associated with the OPS
- the request is sent as a message to the mobile call center and via the data switching node to the OPS.
- the OPS looks up the position of the object for which the geographical position is requested and sends as message containing the retrieved position to the first (requesting) MP, eventually including the accuracy of the geographical position.
- the first (requesting) MP responds in the same manner as described above when the request concerns a position of another MP by the GDDA determining distance and direction. Instead of the user of the other MP, the name of the object is displayed together with the distance and direction.
- a plurality of MPs is logged onto the cellular network.
- Each of the MPs can determine its geographical position by requesting an E-OTD positioning from the O-ETD position server via WAP or by sending a message.
- the O-ETD position server returns the geographical position of the MP via WAP or sending a message and updates the location register with the most recently determined geographical position of the MPs. If E-OTD should not be available, the MPs will use the cell identification for determining their geographical location.
- a person finder server (PFS) with an associated personal characteristics database (PCD) is connected to the data network.
- the PCD contains characteristics of the MP users (subscribers) . These characteristics are related to the MP subscription and may include hobbies, interests, age, gender, profession, favorites, contact information, address, education, association, and other personal data.
- the persons registered in the PCD have given consent to their personal data and characteristics to be searchable by the PFS.
- the persons registered in the PCD can control the search ability of their personal data via WAP or by sending a message to change the status to the PFS .
- Fig. 7 gives an example of the procedure to register in the PCD.
- the user logs onto the PFS via WAP and selects "Get profile template" in the phone menu.
- the PCD returns a template to the requesting MP. After filling out the template the requesting Mp sends the completed form back to the PCD and the subscriber is registered.
- the PFS retrieves the geographical position of the MPs from the O-ETD position server.
- the MPs have a person finder application (PFA) that is capable of requesting a search in the PCD by sending a text message (SMS/MMS/WAP/XHTML) or by logging onto the PFS via WAP.
- PFA person finder application
- the PFA enables the user to create a search profile that includes at least one personality characteristic and a maximum distance to the present geographical position of the MP.
- the PFA places the search profile in a message and sends the message to the PFS .
- the PFS retrieves the MPs that fulfill the personality criterion that are located within the indicated distance from the first MP and that presently consent to their data being searched.
- the PFS sends the result of the search to the first MP as a text message or via WAP.
- the search result includes the subscription number, geographical location (latitude and longitude, possibly converted to geodata (street address format)) and the personal data of the retrieved
- Fig. 8 shows a sequence of displays on the requesting MP that illustrates the procedure.
- the list of selectable items in the menu is displayed as a scrollable list.
- the navigation key 10 By pressing softkey 24, the selectable menu items "Hobbies”, “Time” and “Area” are displayed. In this example the user selects "Area” .
- the MP now displays a list of selectable menu items "Less than 1 km", “less than 5km” and “More than 50km”. The user selects less than 5 km, and presses softkey 25 "Back”.
- the user selects the menu item "Time”, and the time for the search is set to 15 minutes.
- the request message is now send to the PFS. Within 15 minutes the PFS has found a friend within the selected area and sends a message to the requesting MP.
- the MP Upon receipt of the message result, the MP shows the text "1 Message received” on the display 3 and can sound a tone to attract the attention of the user to the event .
- Softkey 24 will have the functionality “View” whilst softkey 25 will have functionality “Exit”.
- the message content is displayed "Person matching your profile at longitude, latitude” .
- the message can include the name of the subscriber, local information and the subscribers phone number.
- the message When the message contained more than one retrieved geographical position (not shown) , the message will be split up accordingly and the corresponding number of messages will be saved in the inbox.
- the retrieved MPs will be shown as a scrollable list of objects. The user can select one of them and view the details of the MP in question.
- the display for softkey 24 will show “Options” and by selecting "Options” the MP will show a list of functions including "Store in phonebook", "Send message",
- the selected MP can be contacted by pressing the off-hook key 30, or by selecting "Send message” under "Optiqns”.
- the first mobile communication terminal may include its own geographical position in the request that it sends to the PFS . This will ensure that the most recent position of the first MP is used by the PFS for determining the distance to the other MPs .
- a plurality of MPs 1 is logged onto the cellular network.
- Each of the MPs can determine its geographical position by requesting an E-OTD positioning from the O-ETD position server via WAP or by sending a message.
- the O-ETD position server returns the geographical position of the MP via WAP or sending a message and updates the location register with the most recently determined geographical position of the MPs. If
- a location based advertisement server with an associated advertisement database (AD) containing location targeted advertisement messages is connected to the data network.
- the AD contains advertisements, in the form of text, speech or other audiovisual media and a geographical area associated with each advertisement.
- the AD may further have other profiles attached to the advertisement, such a target consumer groups, etc.
- the E-OTD position server consults the LBAS to check if the requesting MP is within the geographical area associated with any of the advertisements in the AD. When affirmative, the LBAS retrieves the advertisement or advertisements and sends a message containing the advertisement together with the requested geographical position to the MP.
- the advertisement is preferably sent as an MMS or other multimedia type message.
- the advertisement can be sent as a text (SMS) message.
- SMS text
- the advertisement message and the geographical position information can be sent via WAP.
- the geographical position and the advertisement can be sent separately in different formats if preferred.
- the LBAS can be connected to a database containing marketing profiles associated with MP subscriptions and combine the marketing profile with a profile associated with a retrieved advertisement to determine if the profiles match before sending the advertisement to the MP.
- the MP Upon receipt of the message with the advertisement and the geographical position, the MP displays the message "Geographical location received” and sounds a tone to attract the attention of the user to the event (not shown) .
- Softkey 24 will have the functionality “Open geographical position” whilst softkey 25 will have the functionality “Discard” .
- the message is opened and the advertisement is displayed (for text based advertisements) or played (for multimedia based advertisements) .
- the received geographical position shown on the of is display 3. The geographical position can now be used by the other applications on the MP such as the GDDA, the TRA, etc.
- an advertisement may be send to an MP that has not made any request for its position from the E-OTD position server.
- Fig. 9 shows a sequence of displays upon receipt of the advertisement. The display shows a message "Advertisement received” . By pressing the left softkey 24 "View” the advertisement is shown. The functionality of the left softkey 24 has changed to “Location” and by pressing it the coordinates of the advertising service as well as the relative distance and direction to the service (using the GDDA) are displayed. The functionality of the left softkey 34 has changed to "More” and by pressing it an image relating to the advertising service is displayed.
- the functionality of the left softkey 24 has changed to "Options” and by pressing it a list of selectable menu items including “Booking” , “Show road map”, and “Call” are displayed (not shown). By selecting "Show road map” a road map is shown in which the position of the advertising service and the position of the MP are marked.
- the MP for use in the cellular network comprises an E-OTD application, to determine its geographical position via E-OTD at regular intervals .
- the MP is further provided with a tracking and routing application (TRA) .
- the TRA stores the geographical positions after each determination for a given period.
- the geographical positions are stored as latitude and longitude.
- the TRA can be set by the user to show the latest E-OTD position on the display 3.
- the user can indicate a starting point of a route via the user interface.
- the TRA stores the starting position and time and each following geographical position in a route buffer.
- the TRA determines and calculates after each E- OTD update the distance traveled from the starting point and the time passed since the setting of the starting point. From these data, the TRA calculates the average traveling speed.
- the geographical position is determined at closely spaced time intervals, and therefore it is advantageous that the E-OTD position calculation is carried out on the MP (E-OTD phase 2) to avoid excessive amounts of messages back and forth between the MP and the E-OTD server.
- the TRA also calculates the distance traveled between the two last E-OTD updates, and determines the time span between them. From these data the TRA calculates the actual traveling speed.
- the TRA also calculates the direction of travel from the last two E-OTD updates by calculating the latitude difference and the longitude difference. The TRA uses these data to calculate the actual azimuth.
- the user can reset the TRA and at any time to create a new starting position and time.
- the TRA buffer can be output to the display manager to show the traveled route on the display.
- detailed map data may be stored on the MP, so that the route is plotted on a geographical map. It is however also possible to merely plot the traveled route on a plain background or on a grid. Alternately, the geographical position data of the route can be listed in a digital format on the display 3.
- the TRA can further send the present azimuth to the display driver to show the horizontal north relative to the present direction of travel.
- the TRA displays the horizontal north as an arrow that points correctly when the display is held horizontally and the top of the display is directed in the present traveling direction (indicated by the large arrow) .
- the present position of the sun relative to the horizontal north is also shown on the display to provide a double check on the correct direction for north.
- the geographical position of the MP is determined via E- OTD when available. If E-OTD should not be available, the TRA relies on cell identification data.
- the TRA is can further store a planned route.
- a planned route can be received via a text or multimedia message or via WAP, cable Bluetooth IrDA or other link.
- the TRA can be set to check during a trip if the planned route is followed.
- the TRA calculates the distance between the planned and the actual route and when the distance raises above a given (programmable) threshold the TRA issues a warning in the form of a tone and a text message on the display 3 : "Route deviation" .
- the predetermined route can be stored as a detailed chain of geographical positions or as more geographically spread waypoints .
- the TRA can send a traveled route to a route server.
- the route server can plot the route on a map.
- the user can then retrieve the traveled route on the map by accessing the server via a PC or other computer terminal .
- the user can download a route stored in the MP to his/her PC via a cable- IrDA- or RF (Bluetooth) link.
- a PC provided with geographical map data and display software can than plot the traveled route on a geographical map.
- the TRA of an MP carried by the child can compare the programmed route and the programmed route progress with the actual route and actual route progress .
- the MP sends a message to a server (e.g. a PC at the school) and/or to another MP, e.g. an MP belonging to a parent of the child.
- the MP of the child can be programmed to send a message to the parent's MP when the actual route of the child' s MP has been correctly completed and/or partially completed.
- Fig. 10b shows a sequence of displays, starting with the display shown upon entering the distance meter function.
- the display shows a scrollable list with the selectable menu items "1 Main", “2 Distance”, “3 Show position”, “4 Show saved position”, “5 Delete saved position”, “6 Transfer to Club Nokia", and “7 Settings”.
- “1 Main” a graphical two-dimensional representation of the traversed route is shown on the display. An indication of the horizontal north is also displayed.
- By selecting "2 Distance” the display shows the distance and direction to the last waypoint in when the setting is point to point, or the direction and distance to the start point when the setting is up from start.
- "3 Show position” in the distance meter menu the current geographical position is shown as latitude and longitude.
- Fig. 11 shows a traversed route with a start point and waypoints A,B and C.
- a walker starts walking towards waypoint A and resets the start point in the TRA.
- the walker After walking a part of the way towards waypoint the walker has a look at the display of the MP an sees that he traveled 5.4 km, at an average speed of 6.1 km/h and sees where the horizontal north is relative to the last direction of travel (given that the walker holds the display in a horizontal orientation, and keeps the top of the display in the last traveled direction) .
- the walker turns right and heads for waypoint B.
- the walker has a look at the display while walking to waypoint B to see his/her traveled distance, average speed and the horizontal north.
- the walker turns right again to waypoint C and checks his/her traveled distance, speed and the horizontal north while walking towards waypoint C.
- the walker can trigger the TRA to display the distance and direction to the start point (not shown) .
- the traveled route is displayed in a graphical two- dimensional representation (Fig 11a) .
- a position of an object of interest, such as the users' car is marked with a "+".
- a plurality of MPs 1 is logged onto the cellular network.
- Each of the MPs determines its geographical position via requests to the E-OTD position sever. If E-OTD should not be available, the MPs will use the cell identification for determining their geographical location.
- a group or team is managed using a team server.
- a group or team is managed via a team server connected to the data network.
- a group of MPs can be formed for this purpose.
- the users of the MPs of the group are e.g. a sports team that wishes to coordinate its Georgia activities .
- Each MP of the group is provided with a team coordination application (TCA) .
- TCA team coordination application
- the team leader, or the first team member to initiate the formation of the group of MPs enters the team members in his/her MP through a user interactive menu controlled by the TCA or from any other terminal provided with a TCA that is connected to the data network.
- the team members can be entered by entering their subscription numbers, or by retrieving them from the phonebook that is stored on the MP.
- the user indicates to the TCA that the team is complete.
- the TCA sends a message containing the team members to the team server.
- the team server After receiving the message from the team leader, the team server sends a message containing the team data and an invitation to join the team to the other MPs of the team, or via WAP when a team member is logged on to the team server.
- the message contains a request to join the team and a complete list of the team members.
- Each of the team members can accept or decline the invitation.
- the MP in question sends a message with the corresponding information to the team server.
- the TCA creates a list with all of the team members that have accepted the invitation to join the team.
- the list is stored on the team server and a message with the final team members is sent to each team member.
- At least one but often more or all team members activate the E-OTD application on their MP to determine their position art regular intervals. If the E-OTD position is calculated on the E- OTD position server the team server, uses the location register to retrieve the latest position of the MPs of the team members at regular intervals . The team server collects the position information of all the team members and send this date in a message of each of the team members at regular intervals.
- the TCA on the receiving MPs Upon receipt of the message with the locations of the team member the TCA on the receiving MPs lists the team members and their position on the display as a scrollable list.
- the TCA instructs the display manager 28 to display the name or subscription number of each team member followed by their geographical position, distance to the receiving MP and the direction in which the received geographical position is relative to the receiving MP.
- the azimuth and the speed of travel of the other team members are displayed.
- the TCA of the receiving MP calculates the azimuth and speed of the other team member from the last two received geographical positions of this team member.
- the message broadcasted by the team server does not need to include more than the present geographical position and corresponding identity (subscription number) .
- the team server calculates the azimuth and speed for each team member and includes these data in the messages that are broadcasted to the team members .
- the team could e.g. be a team of mountaineers or soarers
- the TCA includes in a further preferred embodiment the vertical position and vertical speed data in the broadcasted messages and displays these data as well .
- the MPs according to this embodiment have either an inbuilt barometric altimeter or the like or they are linked to such a device (by cable or Bluetooth) .
- the altitude data is provided by an inbuilt GPS unit, or by a GPS linked to the MP.
- Fig. 12 shows a sequence of displays illustrating the soaring team management procedure.
- the main menu of the soaring team application lists the selectable menu items "Team", “Graphic” and “Turning points”. After selecting "Team" a list of team members is shown as a selectable list of menu items .
- a team could alternatively be a group of bicycle riders .
- Fig. 13 shows a sequence of displays illustrating the biking team management procedure.
- the main menu of the soaring team application lists the selectable menu items "Team", “Overview”, “Check points”, “Graphic” and “Course Counter” .
- After selecting "Team” a list of team members is shown as a selectable list of menu items.
- By selecting any particular team member the absolute distance, time difference and the distance of the difference of the team member concerned are displayed.
- By pressing softkey 24 "More” the pedaling frequency, the speed and the altitude of the team member concerned are displayed.
- menu item “Overview” from the biking team management menu the relative position in time of the team members is displayed.
- a team is managed without using a team server.
- the MPs preferably carry out their own E-OTD calculation without using an E-OTD position server.
- the team leader or the first team member to initiate the formation of the group of MPs enters the team members in his/her MP through a user interactive menu controlled by the TCA. After entering the team members, the user indicates to the TCA that the team is complete. Thereupon the TCA invites the other team members to join the team by sending a text or a multimedia message to all the other members in the team. The message contains a request to join the team and a complete list of the team members. Each of the team members can accept or decline the invitation. Upon accept or decline, the MP sends a text or multimedia message to the team leader.
- the team After each of the MPs of the team has accepted or declined the team is set up and the TCA on each of the MPs a list with the other team members is stored. When one or more of the team members has declined, they are left out of the team list.
- the received positions are treated by the TCAs of the respective MPs of the team in the same manner as described for team management using a team server.
- a plurality of MPs 1 is logged onto the cellular network.
- the geographical position of each of the MPs is determined via E-OTD and stored in the location register. If E-OTD should not be available, the MPs will use the cell identification for determining their geographical location.
- a first MP comprises a graphical location displaying application (GLDA) for displaying geographical positions on the display of the MP in a rectangular two-dimensional coordinate system.
- the coordinate system is normally set with the y-axis corresponding to the geographical north south line, and the z axis corresponding to the line from east to west.
- the first MP requests the geographical positions of a number of MPs by sending a message to the E-OTD server.
- the E-OTD server retrieves the requested positions from the location register and determines the position of the first MP. Then the E-OTD server returns a message to the first MP containing the requested geographical positions and the geographical position of the requesting MP itself.
- the MP Upon receipt of the message the MP displays a message on the display: "Geographical positions received" and sounds a tone to attract the attention of the user. The user can either open or discard the message.
- the GLDA When the user opens the message he/she has the choice to save, list or display the geographical positions.
- the GLDA is started and the position data is transferred thereto.
- the GLDA determines the relative difference in longitude and latitude between each of the received geographical positions and the receiving MP.
- the GLDA selects the nearest given number of geographical positions for displaying. The given number will depend on the resolution and size of the display, and is presently preferably five.
- the E-OTD position server could not retrieve any MPs that fulfill the criteria of the request the E-OTD position server sends a message without position data containing the text "No geographical positions retrieved" .
- the GLDA determines the maximum scale in which all (or the given number) received geographical positions can still fit in display 3.
- the GLDA then creates an image file containing the positions of the received geographical positions in a rectangular two- dimensional coordinate system with the center of the coordinate system, i.e. the position with the latitude and longitude zero corresponds to the location of the receiving MP.
- the X- and Y- axes of the coordinate system are contained as lines in the image file.
- the GLDA adds the distance along the Y-axis to the image file, together with an indication of north by including an "N" next to the Y-axis.
- the received geographical positions are divided into categories in accordance with their categorization on the phonebook, i.e.
- the GLDA assigns a different symbol to each of the categories, i.e. "+” "D", "*", etc.
- the GLDA assigns a different symbol to each geographical position.
- the GLDA sends the image file to the display manager for showing it on the display 3.
- the display will correspond to the image of Fig. 14 when five or more geographical positions were retrieved.
- geographical positions 1 and 4 belong to one category
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