CA2309654A1 - Procedure and system for modifying the impulse of terminal equipment - Google Patents

Procedure and system for modifying the impulse of terminal equipment Download PDF

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CA2309654A1
CA2309654A1 CA002309654A CA2309654A CA2309654A1 CA 2309654 A1 CA2309654 A1 CA 2309654A1 CA 002309654 A CA002309654 A CA 002309654A CA 2309654 A CA2309654 A CA 2309654A CA 2309654 A1 CA2309654 A1 CA 2309654A1
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Abstract

Procedure for processing the impulse of terminal equipment prior to execution of the function purported by the impulse, such as connection setup. According to the invention, the terminal equipment is connected to a processing module for processing of the impulse and the impulse is processed in the processing module on the basis of information supplied into the processing module and/or information existing in the processing module and an impulse processing algorithm present in the processing module.

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WO 99129132 . PCT/F198rooss9 PROCEDURE AND SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING THE IMPULSE OF TER-MINAL EQUIPMENT
The present invention relates to a procedure as defined in the preamble of claim 1 for processing the impulse of terminal equipment prior to execution of the function purported by the impulse, such as con-nection setup.
The present invention further relates to a system as defined in the preamble of claim 10 for processing the impulse of terminal equipment prior to execution of the function purported by the impulse, such as connection setup.
In prior art, a procedure is known in which an application stored on the SIM card (subscriber identi fication module) of a mobile station in a mobile com munication network, especially a GSM network, can mod-ify the impulse, preferably telephone number, input by the user.
Previously known is also a location-dependent price setting system for a GSM operator. In this sys tem, pricing is based on cell data obtained from a connection label, to which data the price of the con nection is linked in subsequent processing. Informa tion regarding the connection price level is transmit ted to the connectioner by using the Cell Broadcast service of the GSM network before the connection.
A problem with the above-mentioned price set-ting system is heavy post-processing of billing infor-mation. The system requires many special features, which, from the operator's point of view, are expen-sive to implement.
Another problem is uncertainty in the pricing applied to the user. The mobile station may have changed its~location regarding the cell of the mobile communication network between the CB (Bell Broadcast) message last received and the instant of connection of
2 PCT/F198/00859 the connection. If this is the case, the mobile sta-tion may have moved from a cheaper cell in the mobile communication network to a more expensive cell, and therefore the user of the mobile station finds that he/she is getting excessive bills.
The object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks described above.
A specific object of the present invention is to disclose a procedure and a system in which a loca tion-dependent price setting system for mobile sta tions is simple and cheap to implement.
The procedure of the invention is character-ised by what is said in claim 1.
In the procedure of the invention, the impulse is processed prior to the execution of the function purported by it, such as connection setup. The impulse may be a telephone number, command string or an equivalent quantity controlling the telecommunication terminal, which has been input either by keying in, dictating or by any corresponding method.
According to the invention, the terminal is connected to a processing module for processing of the impulse. The impulse is processed in the processing module on the basis of information supplied into the processing module and/or information existing in the processing module and an impulse processing algorithm present in the processing module.
In an embodiment of the procedure, the infor mation supplied into and/or existing in the processing module comprises location data indicating the location of the terminal equipment, on the basis of which the impulse is processed in the processing module.
In an embodiment of the procedure, the im pulse input into the processing module is preserved as it is and a function consistent with the original im pulse is executed. Alternatively, the impulse supplied WO 99/29132 FCT/P'I98/00859 __ into the processing module is modified and a function consistent with the modified impulse is executed. As a further alternative, the impulse is suppressed and the function corresponding to the impulse is terminated.
In an embodiment of the procedure, a data com-munication connection is set up between the processing module and an external system and a decision regarding processing of the impulse is made by means of the processing module and the external system.
In an embodiment of the procedure, a data com-munication connection is set up between the processing module and the application in the terminal. Further, a data communication connection is set up between the processing module and an external system. A decision regarding processing of the impulse is made by means of the processing module, the application in the ter-minal equipment and the external system.
In an embodiment of the procedure, a data com munication connection is set up between the processing module, the application in the terminal equipment and an external system. A decision regarding processing of the impulse is made by means of the processing module, the application in the terminal equipment and the ex-ternal system.
In an embodiment of the procedure, the impulse is processed using a location-dependent algorithm.
In an embodiment of the procedure, a location dependent connection price setting system is estab lished by processing the impulse by means of the proc essing module.
In an embodiment of the procedure, a modified impulse is routed via a control system and the person who entered the impulse is presented a message con-cerning e.g. a cheaper tariff.
The system of the invention is characterised by what is said in claim 10.

According to the invention, the system com-prises a processing module, which is connected to the terminal equipment to allow processing of the impulse on the basis of information supplied into the process-ing module and/or information existing in the process-ing module and an impulse processing algorithm present in the processing module.
In an embodiment of the system, the processing module is connected to an application in the terminal and/or to an external system for inputting of informa tion into the processing module, said information be-ing used in conjunction with the processing of the im-pulse.
In an embodiment of the system, the terminal is a mobile station comprising a subscriber identity module.
In an embodiment of the system, the processing module is disposed in the subscriber identity module.
Thanks to the invention, the terminal impulse can be modified in any terminal or in any part of a terminal or in an external system with which the ter minal is communicating at the instant of setup of the connection purported by the impulse. The procedure and system according to the invention for modifying the impulse of a terminal enable a simple and advantageous location-dependent price setting system for mobile stations. The price setting is based on a modified im-pulse and no extra billing logic is needed.
In the following, the invention will be de scribed in detail by the aid of a few examples of its embodiments.
The drawing represents a system according to the invention. The terminal 1 is a digital mobile sta-tion. The mobile station 1 comprises an application 3.
For example, location-dependent information can be processed in the application 3 and the decisions can be made based on location-dependent information. The mobile station 1 also comprises a subscriber identity module 5 and an impulse processing module 2. The ap-plication 3 and the processing module 2 may be physi-5 connectiony disposed in the subscriber identity module 5, although the figure shows the application 3 in separation from the subscriber identity module 5. The mobile station 1 has a data communication connection to a base transceiver station 7, which is connected to a telecommunication network 6. The mobile station 1 communicates with an external system 4 via the tele-communication network 6.
The invention can be implemented especially in a GSM network. The SIM card of a GSM mobile station contains an application 3 that uses commands consis tent with the SIM Application Toolkit specification.
The user of the mobile station enters e.g. the impulse 09-123456 into the mobile station. The impulse is transferred to the SIM card by a special application 3 using the Connection Control by SIM function comprised in the SIM Application Toolkit. The application checks the current location of the mobile station 1 in rela-tion to the mobile communication network. The locating function can be carried out by utilising the PROVIDE
LOCAL INFORMATION command defined in the TS GSM 11.14 specification or some other method that utilises the functions of the telecommunication network 6 and/or external systems 4. If the mobile station 1 is not currently located in a special area, then the impulse is passed unaltered into the mobile communication net-work. If the mobile station 1 is located in a special area, then the impulse is modified by the processing module 2. The impulse may be changed e.g. into the form 0800XYZ123456KLMN. In the telecommunication net-work 6, the impulse is routed on the basis of the first seven digits to a special server 4 in the intel-. ~ WO 99129132 PCT/F198/00859 ligent network service control point SCP of the tele-communication network 6.
The price of the connection is based on the use of the number 0800XYZ in conjunction with connec tion setup. Connections addressed to the 0800 number range can be defined as special-rate connections, e.g.
as gratuitous connections, so this allows local price setting. The last four digits KLMN are used for authentication of the connection. The impulse pre-sented above is encoded by a method acceptable to the SIM and the intelligent network server. Thus, the server makes sure that the connection to be set up has been originated by a SIM card. The digits in between carry the actual connectioned subscriber number.
The invention is not restricted to the exam-ples of its embodiments described above, but many variations are possible within the scope of the inven-tive idea defined by the claims.

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1. Procedure for processing the impulse of terminal equipment prior to execution of the function purported by the impulse, such as connection setup, that the method comprising the following steps of:
- forming of the impulse to the command for the function and - transmitting of the command to the data communication network in order to execute the functionality, characterised in that the method further comprises steps of - connecting the said terminal equipment to a processing module for processing of the said impulse, - processing the said impulse in the processing module on the basis of information supplied into the processing module and/or information existing in the processing module and an impulse processing algorithm present in the processing module before the forming of the said command, and - connecting the authentication number, that confirms the correctness of the said impulse, to the said impulse.
2. Procedure as defined in claim 1, characterised in that the information supplied into and/or existing in the processing module comprises data indicating the location of the terminal equipment and the impulse is processed on the basis of the location data.
3. Procedure as defined in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that - the impulse input into the processing module is preserved as it is and a function consistent with the original impulse is executed, - the impulse supplied into the processing module is modified and a function consistent with the original impulse is executed, or - the impulse is suppressed and the function consistent with the impulse is terminated.
4. Procedure as defined in any one of claims 1 - 3, characterised in that a data communication connection is set up between the processing module and an external system and the decision regarding processing of the impulse is made by means of the processing module and the external system.
5. Procedure as defined in any one of claims 1 - 4, characterised in that a data communication connection is set up between the processing module and an application in the terminal equipment and a data communication connection is set up between the processing module and an external system and the decision regarding processing of the impulse is made by means of processing module, the application in the terminal equipment and the external system.
6. Procedure as defined in any one of claims 1 - 5, characterised in that a data communication connection is set up between the processing module, the application in the terminal equipment and an external system and the decision regarding processing of the impulse is made by means of the processing module, the application in the terminal equipment and the external system.
7. Procedure as defined in any one of claims 1 - 6, characterised in that the impulse is processed using a location-dependent algorithm.
8. Procedure as defined in any one of claims 1 - 7, characterised in that a location-dependent price setting system is established by processing the impulse by means of the processing module.
9. Procedure as defined in any one of claims 1 - 8, characterised in that a modified impulse is routed via a control system and the person who entered the impulse is presented a message preferably concerning a cheaper tariff.
10. System for processing the impulse of terminal equipment (1) prior to execution of the function purported by the impulse, such as connection setup, characterised in that the system comprises a processing module (2), which is connected to the terminal equipment to allow processing of the impulse on the basis of information supplied into the processing module and/or information existing in the processing module and an impulse processing algorithm present in the processing module, and the authentication number to be included to the impulse.
11. System as defined in claim 10, characterised in that the processing module (2) is connected to an application in the terminal equipment and/or to an external system (4) to allow input of information into the processing module, said information being used in conjunction with the processing of the impulse.
12. System as defined in claim 10 or 11, characterised in that the terminal equipment (1) is a mobile station comprising a subscriber identity module (5).
13. System as defined in any one of claims 10 - 12, characterised in that the processing module (2) is disposed in the subscriber identity module (5).
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