DE102005021811B4 - A method of assigning communication permissions to participate in a communications service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for assigning communication authorizations for participation in a communication service in an event comprising a plurality of phases, and wherein during each of these phases a plurality of users of communication terminals (KEG1, KEG2, KEG3, KEG4) are involved in the event
From a control computer (S) from a data memory (SP) location data are read which describe the phases of the event respectively associated geographical locations,
Authorization data are read out from the data memory (SP) by the control computer (S), which describe the communication authorizations to be assigned for the phases,
Be received by the control computer user data that describe the location of the user,
Is detected by means of a comparison of the location data and the user data, the beginning of the phases, wherein the beginning of the phases is detected, when the comparison of the location data (O) and the user data (NG) shows that a predetermined proportion of users at the one Phase assigned geographic location is located ...

Description

The The invention relates to a method for assigning communication authorizations to participate in a communication service at an event which comprises several phases and wherein during each of these phases a plurality of users of communication terminals on the Event is involved.

In modern telecommunication networks become communication participants a variety of services offered, which are well above the originally used in telephone communication networks voice transmission service go out. Such modern services include, for example, e-mail services, push-to-talk services, presence services, Location services and instant messaging services. With these and others Telecommunications services are often prior to service participation Communication permissions requested by the service users or have to be entered and / or confirmed by them. With the help of this For example, communication permissions are set to whether a user may participate in a specific service and / or for which other users through this service data are provided. The possibility the assignment of communication authorizations contributes significantly to the acceptance modern services by potential service users. By such Communication privileges, in particular, the privacy needs of Service users met; This is especially important because of Such modern communication services often personal or private data of the service user is collected or stored. An example for Such sensitive data is the current location of a user with his cellphone; Such residence data are z. B. at the presence service (Presence service) collected and stored. The usual manual Issuing communication authorizations to participate in communication services for example, by the potential service user (e.g., by manual input on the Keyboard of his mobile phone) is often getting used to, cumbersome and error prone. This led in the past often even to potential service users to refrain from using a communication service because of them assigning communication permissions too cumbersome and seemed difficult.

Out International Patent Application WO 99/55102 A1 is a method in which by means of a in or at a predetermined area installed frontend device and a mobile exchange the location of a mobile phone is determined. The mobile exchange then asks contained in a database user profiles from which services the user of the mobile phone at his respective location are to be offered.

From the patent US 6,011,973 a method is known in which a mobile telephone is equipped with a device for determining the respective geographical position. By comparing the position determined with stored information in a database, it is determined whether a particular service or a specific function of the mobile phone may be performed at the respective position.

Of the Invention has for its object to provide a method with easy and reliable communication permissions can be assigned to participate in a communication service.

• – von einem Steuerrechner aus einem Datenspeicher Ortsdaten ausgelesen werden, welche den Phasen des Ereignisses jeweils zugeordnete geographische Orte beschreiben,
• – von dem Steuerrechner aus dem Datenspeicher Berechtigungsdaten ausgelesen werden, welche die für die Phasen zu vergebenden Kommunikationsberechtigungen beschreiben,
• – von dem Steuerrechner Nutzerdaten empfangen werden, welche den (aktuellen) Aufenthaltsort der Nutzer beschreiben,
• – mittels eines Vergleichs der Ortsdaten und der Nutzerdaten der Beginn der Phasen erkannt wird,
• – bei Beginn einer dieser Phasen entsprechend der ausgelesenen Berechtigungsdaten die Kommunikationsberechtigungen für diese Phase für die Mehrzahl der während dieser Phase beteiligten Nutzer vergeben werden, und
• – bei Beginn der nachfolgenden Phase entsprechend der ausgelesenen Berechtigungsdaten die Kommunikationsberechtigungen für diese nachfolgende Phase für die Mehrzahl der während dieser Phase beteiligten Nutzer vergeben werden.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a method for assigning communication authorizations for participation in a communication service in an event which comprises a plurality of phases and wherein during these phases a respective plurality of users of communication terminals is involved in the event, wherein the method

• A location data is read out from a data store by a control computer which describes geographical locations assigned to the phases of the event,
• Authorization data which describes the communication authorizations to be issued for the phases is read out of the data memory by the control computer,
• Be received by the control computer user data describing the (current) location of the user,
• The start of the phases is detected by means of a comparison of the location data and the user data,
• At the beginning of one of these phases, according to the authorization data read out, the communication authorizations for this phase are allocated for the majority of the users involved during this phase, and
• - At the beginning of the subsequent phase according to the read authorization data, the communication authorizations for this subsequent phase for the majority of users involved in this phase are awarded.

in this connection is particularly advantageous that for the individual temporal Phases valid Communication entitlements automatically and without participation of a Service user. Furthermore, it is advantageous that for the individual temporal phases of the event different communication permissions can be awarded wherein by means of the user data and the location data of the beginning of the phases recognized becomes. This results in an extremely flexible process, at the for an event a large number taken into account at individual phases can be and for these individual temporal phases each have different communication permissions can be awarded.

The Procedure is in progress according to the invention that the beginning of the phases is recognized when comparing the Location data and the user data shows that a predetermined Proportion of users in the geographic area assigned to this phase Location is located. As a result, the beginning of the phases is advantageously carried out determines the current location of the users with their communication terminals. The proportion can be specified, for example, in percent.

The Method according to the invention can proceed in this way that the communication permissions are awarded by the control computer is created a message containing information about the always valid Communication permissions, and this message sent a service control node controlling the communication service becomes. By means of this automatically created message the Communication permissions without participation of users of the communication service forgive.

The The procedure may be such that the message from the control computer is created in a communication service-specific format. By creating the messages in a communication service-specific Format is advantageously enabled for communication permissions for different ones Services can be awarded, which are differently designed and realized.

The Procedure may also be such that the control computer after the Assigning the communication permissions a confirmation message receives the communication service, with the the control computer over informed about a successful assignment of communication authorizations becomes. This advantageously the safety of the process for giving communication permissions increased because of Control computer based on the confirmation message can immediately see if the communication permissions succeed were awarded.

The inventive method can run so that the end of the last temporal phase of the event the assigned communication authorizations are withdrawn. In order to is advantageously achieved that after the expiration of the event received no communication permissions unintentionally or valid remain, resulting in uncontrolled or unauthorized use lead the communication services could.

The The method can be designed so that the assigned communication authorizations be withdrawn by creating a message from the control computer which contains the information that there are no communication permissions, and this message to a service control node controlling the communication service is sent. As a result, the assigned communication authorizations are reliably withdrawn and thus prevents further use of the communication service.

The Method can also be designed so that the end of the last temporal phase of the event those communication permissions to be awarded, which before the event for the communication service were used.

The method according to the invention can proceed in such a way that those communication authorizations which were used before the event for the communication service are stored by storing the communication authorizations valid before the beginning of the first phase of the event, and at the end of the last phase of the event the stored communication authorizations for be assigned the communication service. By the two last-mentioned embodiments of the method is advantageously achieved that after the end of the event with respect to the communication permissions again the same situation exists as it was before the start of the event. In particular, it is achieved that before the event existing (eg manually set by users) Kom communication rights are not lost by the described method, but that such originally existing communication permissions are secured and brought back to the application after the time event. This results in a very convenient method for the user, since the users do not need to reassign the originally valid communication permissions after the event.

The The procedure may also be such that communication permissions to participate in a number of communication services be by for the plurality of communication services from the control computer authorization data are read out of the data memory which the for the Describe phases of communication permissions to be assigned, at the beginning of one of the phases corresponding to the authorization data retrieved the communication permissions for this phase for the majority of communication services and at the beginning of the following Phase according to the read authorization data communication permissions for this subsequent phase for the majority of communications services are awarded. Especially can all previously described embodiments the method according to the invention also run so that in a procedure the communication permissions not only for a communication service, but for a plurality of communication services be forgiven. Especially in the presence of multiple communication services this results in a for the user very convenient and simple method because of the particular communication service users neither for the various Communication services to be applied to communications services still with the respective communication service-specific formats the messages to be sent and / or the communication service-specific Formats of information about needs to take care of the respective applicable communication permissions. With a big one Number of different communication services increases thereby the practicability and ease of use of communications services considerably.

The The procedure may proceed in such a way that for the majority during a Phase involved users of communication terminals similar Communication permissions are awarded. This can be done the inventive method advantageously with little effort for storage and care Realize the authorization data.

The The procedure may be such that user data is received from the control computer which are received by a location system and / or come from a location service of a telecommunications network. By means of localization systems, for example, connected to the communication terminals are, lets the current location of the communication terminals and thus accurately determine the current whereabouts of users. Using a location service of a telecommunications network (e.g. a GPRS mobile network) advantageously results in a simple to be implemented, which occasionally in telecommunications networks already implemented location determination services can be used.

to further explanation the invention is in

1 an exemplary overview of the inventive method, in

2 an embodiment of the method according to the invention, in

3 an embodiment of used in the inventive method authorization data and in

4 a further embodiment of used in the inventive method authorization data shown.

• – eine Warenlieferung mit mehreren beteiligten Personen,
• – eine Bergtour mit mehreren Kletterern,
• – ein Fußballturnier, an dem Mitglieder einer Sportgemeinschaft teilnehmen,
• – eine Konferenz mit einer Vielzahl von Konferenzteilnehmern,
• – ein Filmfestival mit einer Vielzahl von Zuschauern, Schauspielern und Regisseuren.

1 shows a schematic overview of an exemplary process flow. The method relates to events in which several users of communication terminals (for example, multiple users of mobile phones, palmtops with mobile interface or laptops) are involved. Such events may be, for example, professional, social or cultural activities involving several persons each. Examples of such events are:

• - a delivery of goods with several persons involved,
• - a mountain tour with several climbers,
• - a football tournament involving members of a sports community,
• - a conference with a large number of conference participants,
• - A film festival with a variety of spectators, actors and directors.

While a such event expires, want the persons involved in the event (which users of communication terminals are) to participate in various communication services. With help a presence service can The event participants learn, for example, where currently other participants of the event are. By means of a push-to-talk-over-cellular service can the participants easily contact other participants of the event (e.g., to all other participants) to communicate with them. As another example, by means of SMS service (Short Message Service) text messages and multimedia messages sent to event participants.

Thereby can For example, additional information about the event is transmitted to the participants, or the participants can Communicate with other participants in a simple way. This will cause the event for the participants significantly more attractive and / or participation in the Event is made easier or more rewarding.

Example becomes in 1 an event in the form of a delivery of goods in which several persons (drivers, warehouse workers) are involved.

The "goods delivery" event consists of five phases (sections, time periods, time periods):
a departure phase, a pick-up phase, a transport phase, a delivery phase and a departure phase.

The The first event phase (the departure phase) begins as soon as Mr. Müller and Mr. Meier arrived at the yard of a trucking company. Mr Müller and Mr. Meier are truck drivers who are equipped with mobile phones are and use these. The drivers Müller and Meier are the the first phase or during users involved in the first phase. So the startup phase starts, as soon as the user Mr. Müller and the user Mr. Meier (that corresponds to 100% of the during the first phase involved users) at the first event phase assigned geographical location (here: at the farm of the haulage company) have arrived. In the embodiment Mr. drives miller the truck to a company A to pick up goods there; Mr. Meier accompanies him in the same truck (would be possible also that Mr. Meier drives a second truck). At the company A expected the warehouse worker Mr. Schulz or the warehouse worker Mr. Schmidt the truck. As soon as Mr. Müller, Mr. Meier and Mr. Schulz or Mr. Schmidt at the geographical location After the arrival of the company A, the second event phase begins From holphase. The pick-up phase therefore starts as soon as the user lord Miller, the user Mr. Meier and one of the gentlemen Schulz or Schmidt (the equals 75% of during users involved in the second phase) at the second event phase assigned geographical location (here: location of the company A) arrived are. In the embodiment the goods are loaded onto the truck. As soon as Mr. Müller and Mr. Meier pass the exit of company A's premises, begins the third event phase, the transport phase (transport phase). So the transport phase starts as soon as the user Müller and the user Meier (which corresponds to 100% of the third phase involved users) are assigned to the third event phase geographical location (here: exit of the company premises A) are located. In the embodiment then drives the truck to company B to deliver the goods there. At company B is the warehouse worker Mr. Kunz or the warehouse worker Herr Krause the truck delivering the goods. As soon as Mr. Müller, Mr. Meier and one of the gentlemen Kunz or Krause at the geographical place After the arrival of company B, the fourth event phase begins Delivery phase. So the delivery phase starts as soon as the users are Lord Müller, sir Meier and one of the gentlemen Kunz or Krause (which corresponds to 75% the user) at the geographic location associated with the fourth event phase Place (here: place of company B) have arrived. In the embodiment is the truck unloaded in the yard of company B. As soon as the driver masters miller and Mr. Meier with the truck the exit of the company B happens begins the last event phase, the departure phase. Mr. Müller drives to the yard back from the trucking company. As soon as he reaches the yard of the trucking company by truck, that ends Event "delivery of goods".

At the beginning of the approach phase, communication authorizations are granted for the persons involved in the departure phase and their communication terminals. It can be a relatively small group of people and communication terminals. These communication authorizations remain valid during the entire journey phase until the beginning of the pick-up phase. At the beginning of the pick-up phase, communication authorizations are granted for the persons involved in the pick-up phase and their communication terminals. These people with their communication terminals may be a larger group of users of communication terminals or a larger group of communications Acting terminals act. The communication permissions to be applied to this user group will remain in effect until the beginning of the transport phase. At the beginning of the transport phase, communication authorizations are granted to all users who participate in the transport phase. In an analogous manner, communication authorizations for the participants in the delivery phase are awarded at the beginning of the delivery phase. (For illustration: For example, neither Mr. Müller nor Mr. Meier were previously at Company B, so they do not know the locations at Company B. As service users, however, Mr. Müller and Mr. Meier receive the authorizations during the delivery phase, with their own unknown warehouse workers For example, company B can communicate via instant messaging so that they can inquire about the location of the entrance to the premises, for example.) At the beginning of the departure phase, communication rights are granted to the participants in the departure phase. At the end of the departure phase, the forgiving communication authorizations are revoked and the communication authorizations valid before the startup phase are restored. These originally valid communication authorizations were stored before they were overwritten by the assignment of new communication authorizations.

In 2 a control computer S (server) is shown, are awarded with the communication permissions for various communication services. The control computer S is equipped with an administration interface AI, via the data in the control computer S can be entered. The control computer S is connected to a data memory SP in the form of a database. The control computer S is able to send messages to service control nodes (communication service-controlling devices or communication network nodes) of various communication services or to receive from these. Exemplary is in 2 a first service control point IM for controlling an instant messaging communication service (instant messaging), a second service control point P for controlling a push-to-talk communication service, a third service control point PR for controlling a presence service and a fourth service control point L for control a location communication service (location determination service). The control computer S can also send messages to other service control nodes or receive them, which is shown symbolically in the figure by a fifth service control node X. Furthermore, in 2 four communication terminals KEG1, KEG2, KEG3 and KEG4 shown in the form of four mobile phones, wherein the first communication terminal KEG1 a first user (eg Mr. Müller), the second communication terminal KEG2 a second user (eg Mr. Meier), the third communication terminal KEG3 a third user and the fourth communication terminal KEG4 is assigned to a fourth user. The four users form a group of service users; its four communication terminals form a group G of communication terminals. Each of the communication terminals KEG1, KEG2, KEG3 and KEG4 is equipped so that each of the illustrated services (instant messaging, push-to-talk, presence and location) can be used. This possibility of use is symbolically represented by arrows which connect the respective communication terminal with the respective service control node.

The communication terminals are with location systems G1, G2, G3 and G4 in the form of GPS systems connected (GPS = Global Positioning System). The location systems G1, G2, G3 and G4 inform the control computer S about the current location of the respective communication terminal (and over it the current location of the respective user). The data can be, for example via GPRS (GPRS = General Packet Radio Service) or via USSD string (USSD = Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) to the control computer S transfer become. Alternatively or in addition the control computer S is connectable to the fourth service control node L. Alternatively or in addition to the GPS systems informs the fourth service control node L (which the location service controls or realizes) the control computer S about the current geographical location positions of the communication terminals.

To Beginning of the procedure are in the data memory SP location data and authorization data stored. The location data describe the phases of the event each associated geographic locations that each involved during the phases Users and (optionally) a share of the users involved. This (predetermined) Share indicates how many of those involved in each phase Users need to be at the location associated with this phase so that the beginning of the phase is detected. The proportion may e.g. as a percentage be saved. In the embodiment are stored as location data, the information that the first Phase of the event (the approach phase) is assigned to the geographical location "Hof des Fuhrunternehmens", that the second phase of the event (the pick-up phase) is the geographical one Location "warehouse of the company A "is assigned, that the third phase of the event (the transport phase) of geographical location "exit of the company premises assigned to the company A " is that the fourth phase of the event (the delivery phase) of the geographical location "camp assigned to the company B " is that the fifth Phase of the event (the departure phase) the geographical location "exit of the company B "is assigned, and that the geographic location "yard of the trucking company" is assigned to the end of the "goods delivery" event.

The geographic data of these locations may e.g. be stored in the form of length and latitude, in the form of an identifier of the mobile radio cell, in whose sphere of influence the place is located, in the form of a mark one for the place competent Visitor register or in the form of GPS data). Optionally, to these Geographic data may also be stored in tolerance data For example, specify which latitude and longitude area for the each geographical location (unlike one punctate linear and latitude value).

In addition, it is stored in the location data that the users Müller and Meier are involved in the first phase (approach phase) and that the approach phase begins when 100% of the users involved in the approach phase arrive at the geographical location assigned to the approach phase (cf. 1 ). In the exemplary embodiment, therefore, the start-up phase begins when both users Müller and Meier (which corresponds to 100% of the users involved) arrive at the location of the yard of the trucking company.

Farther is stored in the location data that at the second phase (pick-up phase) the users Müller, Meier, Schulz and Schmidt are involved and that the pick-up phase then starts when 75% of the users involved in the pickup phase arrive at the geographic location associated with the pickup phase. In the embodiment so the pickup phase starts when three out of the four users Miller, Meier, Schulz and Schmidt (that's 75% of the pick-up time) participating users) arrive at the location of the company A warehouse. For the others Phases are stored in an analogous way location data.

The Authorization data describes those for the temporal phases granting communication permissions, i. the communication permissions, the while the temporal phases valid are or are to be applied. The location data and the authorization data can be kept in the data memory SP by one to the respective Event matching "template" (empty record, Pattern record, template record, here a template "delivery of goods") with the concrete Data filled and is stored.

• – Kommunikationsdienst IM: Instant-Messaging-Dienst
• – Kommunikationsdienst PTT: Push-To-Talk-Dienst
• – Kommunikationsdienst Tel: Mobiltelefondienst
• – Kommunikationsdienst Content: Bereitstellung von Daten zum Herunterladen von sogenannten Content-Servern
• – Kommunikationsdienst Presence: Präsenz-Dienst
• – Kommunikationsdienst Location: Ortsbestimmungsdienst
• – Kommunikationsdienst Email: Übertragung von Emails.

In 3 is shown in tabular form an example of authorization data. In the rows of the table, the individual phases of the event "delivery of goods" and a "post-delivery phase" are shown; The columns of the table show the communication authorizations assigned to the various communication services during the individual phases. Specifically, the authorization data for the following phases of the event "goods delivery" are stored in the table columns for the following communication services:

• - Communication service IM: instant messaging service
• - Communication service PTT: push-to-talk service
• - Communication service Tel: Mobile phone service
• - Communication service Content: Provision of data for downloading so-called content servers
• - Communication Service Presence: Presence Service
• - Communication Service Location: Location Service
• - Communication service Email: Transmission of emails.

One horizontal stroke means that during the appropriate phase for the corresponding communication service no communication permissions be forgiven. If communication permissions are granted, then assign the table entries the format "x: By "on Colon are categories of communication terminal users indicated, for which in the appropriate phase communication permissions for the appropriate communication service to be awarded.

F

= Fahrer

LA

= Lagerarbeiter bei Firma A

LB

= Lagerarbeiter bei Firma B

In the exemplary embodiment, the following categories (groups) of users are used:

F

= Driver

LA

= Warehouse worker at company A

LB

= Warehouse worker at company B

F

= „Müller", „Meier"

LA

= "Schulz", „Schmidt"

LB

= "Kunz", „Krause"

For each of these categories of users, a list is created with the respectively associated users and stored in the data memory SP. The following are examples of such lists "F", "LA" and "LB":

F

= "Müller", "Meier"

LA

= "Schulz", "Schmidt"

LB

= "Kunz", "Krause"

Address information is stored in the data memory SP for the individual users. By way of example, an address information for the user "Müller" is shown below:

In the table in 3 In the second part of a table field (behind the colon) the concrete communication authorizations are given which are to be assigned during the corresponding phase for the corresponding communication service. For example, it is stated that the authorization B1 must be granted in the start-up phase for the communication service "Instant Messaging IM." The abbreviation B1 stands symbolically for the information that all users of the category F (driver) are in the approach phase for the instant messaging service For the users Müller and Meier, who represent a majority of users of communication terminals, the same type of communication permissions are assigned.

alternative can but also for the users Müller and Meier (i.e. the plurality of users of communication terminals) various Communication permissions are awarded. It can be considered be that for individual users (e.g., prior to the start of the procedure by the users themselves) or by a service operator set or preselected) permission restrictions can exist, and that such permission restrictions in the data store SP can be stored. For example, in another embodiment, only for the user miller a communication authorization to participate in the location service be forgiven, for the user Meier but not, although both users Müller and Meier belong to the category / group "driver".

In an analogous way, the other fields of the table are in 3 filled. As a further example, the communication authorizations that are to be assigned in the transport phase for the "Presence" communications service are explained below: The corresponding table field has the entry:
"F / LB: B13"

This means that in the transport phase the users of category F and the users of category LB have an authorization to use the Presence service. The abbreviation B13 stands for the information that only presence data of the presence category "online / offline" are transmitted to the users allowed to, i.e. Data describing whether the user is up to date with his communication terminal attainable ("online") is or not ("offline").

in the embodiment are during the first phase of the event (start-up phase) users of the category "driver F "involved in the event" delivery of goods ". During the second event phase (pick-up phase) are the users of the categories "driver F "and" Warehouse workers LA "at the event involved. During the third event phase (transport phase) are the users of the categories "driver F "and" Warehouse workers LB "at the event involved etc.

By means of 2 the assignment of communication authorizations is now explained:
The control computer S reads from the data memory SP the location data OD, which describe the geographic locations respectively associated with the phases of the event. Furthermore, the control computer S reads from the data memory SP the authorization data BD, which describe the authorizations to be issued at the respective time phases.

In addition, the receives Control computer S from the location systems G1, G2, G3 and G4 user data, describing the current location of the users (example a message NG is shown, with the user data to the Control computer S transferred become. Alternatively or in addition can user data also from the fourth service control point L (location service a GPRS Kommunikationsnnetzes) to the control computer S. become; this is shown by a message NL). In the embodiment contain the read by the control computer S from the data memory SP Location data the information that the approach phase of the geographical Place "Hof of the trucking company" is assigned. Continue to receive the control computer S from the location system G1 user data, which include Mr. Müller already located in the yard. However, the control computer S receives from the location system G2 user data, which include that Mr. Meier is not yet in the yard, but that Mr. Meier currently approx. 2 km away from the farm. In the location data is in addition the formation that the startup phase starts when 100% of the Driver Müller and Meier are located at the geographical location "Hof des Fuhrunternehmens" assigned to the journey phase, i. If both drivers Müller and Meier are located at the geographical address "Hof des Fuhrunternehmens" assigned to the journey phase. The control computer S compares the location data with the user data and determines that currently only 50% of the amount of users {Müller, Meier} located at the farm. From this, the control computer determines that the startup phase does not start. In the embodiment After a few minutes driver Meier has left the yard of the trucking company reached. The control computer S leads Continuously further comparisons of continuously updated user data with the location data. The control computer S now compares the Location data with the newly obtained from the location systems User data and notes that now 100% of the amount of User {Müller, Meier} are in the yard, so that both drivers Müller and Meier are in the yard. From this, the control computer determines that now starts the journey phase.

The control computer reads from the data memory SP the communication authorization associated with the starting phase (cf. 3 ) and receives the information that, with regard to the instant messaging service in the start-up phase, only those users who belong to the categories "F" should receive communication authorizations, which should receive the communication authorizations to send each other messages in the form of "instant messages". to send and receive. The control computer S then generates a message N1 which contains information about the above-mentioned information authorizations valid during the start-up phase. This message N1 is created by the control computer S in a format which is specific to the instant messaging communication service or to the first service control point IM. The message N1 is thus created in a format which the first service control node IM is able to receive and process. Information about the format to be used for the respective services or service control nodes is also stored in the data memory SP as format data FD. The control computer S then sends the message N1 to the first service control node IM.

The service control node IM then sends an approval message N2 to the first communication terminal KEG1 (ie to the communication terminal of the user Müller). On the basis of this approval message N2, a text is output on the display of the first communication terminal KEG1, with which the user of the communication terminal is asked if he / she agrees to participate in the communication service "Instant Messaging IM." If agreed, the user presses a corresponding key on the After this, an approval message N3 is sent back to the first service control node IM Such a request for permission to participate in a communication service can also be made to the other users of the corresponding category, for example Meier, thus terminating the optional request for consent In particular, provision can be made for the majority of the users of the communication terminals (which is regarded as a group of users) to participate in the communication service before the communication permissions are granted.

There the approval is given in the first service control node IM with the message N1 transmitted Communication permissions for the instant messaging communication service stored. In order to have while During the entire journey the users of category "F" have the right to participate in the instant messaging service IM. (If not present Consent would who sent the message N1 Communication permissions from the service control node IM ignored and the service control node IM would receive a corresponding information message to the control node S.)

To The first is sent to the storage of the communication authorizations Service control node IM an acknowledgment message N4 to the control computer S. With this confirmation message N4 is the Control computer S above informs that the communication permissions described above for the Communication service "Instant Messaging "successfully were awarded.

In analogously, by means of a message N6 the communication permissions for the Telecommunication service "push-to-talk", by means of a message N7 the communication authorizations for the telecommunications service "Presence" and by means of a Message N8 assigns the communication authorizations for the telecommunications service "Location." The communication authorizations for the Instant messaging communication service, the push-to-talk communication service, the presence service and the location communication service then remain during the Arrival phase unchanged.

The Procedure can optionally proceed as follows: If a user before the start of the procedure already communication permissions for the communication services owns and if those communication permissions over the while of the procedure to be assigned to him communication authorizations go out, then it will be ensured by the procedure the communication authorizations of the user are not restricted. So it will be during of the procedure the communication authorizations of the user if necessary extended, but the user's communication permissions not limited.

Based the read from the data memory SP location data and constantly at the user receives the user data, the control computer S recognizes the time when the truck with the drivers Müller and Meier arrives at the geographical location of company A, where already the warehouse worker Mr. Schmidt is located. The control computer calculates that at that time, 75% of the User {Müller, Meier, Schulz and Schmidt}, namely the users Müller, Meier and Schmidt, located at the geographical location of the company A. Therefore determines the control computer that at this time the startup phase ends and the pick-up phase begins.

Furthermore, the control computer reads from the data memory SP the authorization data which describe the authorizations to be used during the pickup phase (cf. 3 . 2 , Row of the table). Analogously to the method steps described above in connection with the approach phase, the control computer S then sends a message N11 to the first service control node IM, a further message N12 to the second service control node P, a further message N13 to the third service control node PR and a further message N14 the fourth service control point L, and thus assigns the corresponding communication authorizations for the respective communication services controlled by these service control nodes. Since in the pickup z. B. for the communication service "Presence" no communication permissions should be assigned (see the corresponding table entry in 3 ), z. B. transmitted with the message N13, the information to the service control node PR that are awarded to the presence service no communication permissions for the pickup phase.

On analogous ways become at the beginning of each temporally subsequent phase according to the authorization data read out for this temporally subsequent phase valid Communication permissions for award the appropriate communications services.

Before the start of the first phase, the start-up phase, the communication authorizations valid for all service control nodes were queried by the control computer S and stored in the data memory SP. At the end of the last phase of the delivery of goods (at the end of the departure phase), these stored communication authorizations are read from the data memory SP and assigned again for the respective communication services. Thus, with respect to the communication permissions, the state that existed before the goods were started is restored. This is stored in the authorization data in the form that no entries are contained for the post-delivery phase (cf. 3 , last table line). (If in another embodiment for this post-delivery phase se is stored in the authorization data that at the end of the last phase of the event the assigned communication permissions are to be withdrawn again, then would be created by the control computer S at the end of the last phase of the event messages containing the information that no communication permissions and these messages would be sent to the service control nodes. This case would be present if in the last table line the 3 for the communication services with horizontal bars symbolizes that in this post-delivery phase no communication authorizations are to be assigned. In a further embodiment, authorization data could also be stored for the post-delivery phase; for example, for the post-delivery phase for the service "Content", authorization data for users of the category "driver F" could be stored (F: B26).)

In 4 In another table, another embodiment of authorization data is shown, which relates to the event "migration." In this table, only the categories of the users for whom communication authorizations that can be used for the respective phases are assigned, in which case categories are "organizers O "," Interested I "and" Participant P. "The specific communication permissions for each phase and each service are also stored, but not shown separately.

It a method has been described with which several temporal Phases comprehensive event automatically communication permissions for one Variety of communication services can be awarded. Especially can advantageously for a plurality of users of communication terminals similar Communication permissions are awarded. The majority of users the communication terminals is considered as a group of users in which all group members have the same communication rights are assigned. At the event participating users will be enabled on an extremely comfortable Way to participate in the communication services, without going for everyone single communication service to the often complicated allocation to care about the communication permissions. This will be for this Users simplified the communication service usage and therefore attractive.

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Method for assigning communication authorizations to participate in a communication service at an event which comprises several phases and wherein during each of these phases one Majority of users of communication terminals (KEG1, KEG2, KEG3, KEG4) involved in the event, being in the process - of a Control computer (S) from a data memory (SP) location data read out which are assigned to the phases of the event respectively geographic Describe places - from the control computer (S) from the data memory (SP) authorization data be read, which for Describe the phases of communication permissions to be granted - of the Control computer user data is received, which is the whereabouts describe the user - by means of a comparison of the location data and the user data the beginning of Phase is detected, wherein the beginning of the phases is detected, if the comparison of the location data (O) and the user data (NG) yields, that a predetermined proportion of the users at the one phase assigned geographic location, - at the beginning of one of these phases according to the authorization data read the communication authorizations for this Phase for the majority of during This phase involved users will be awarded (N1), and - at the beginning the subsequent phase according to the read authorization data the communication permissions for this subsequent phase for the Majority of during This phase involved users will be awarded (N11). Method according to claim 1, characterized, that the communication permissions are awarded by - of the Control computer (S) a message (N1) is created, the information about the always valid Contains communication permissions, and - these Message to a service control node controlling the communication service (IM) is sent. Method according to claim 2, characterized, that - from the control computer (S) the message in a communication service-specific Format is created. Method according to one of the preceding claims, thereby marked that - of the Control computer (S) after the assignment of the communication authorizations an acknowledgment message (N4) receives the communication service, with the control computer (S) via informed about a successful assignment of communication authorizations becomes. Method according to one of the preceding claims, thereby marked that - to the End of the last phase of the event the assigned communication permissions be withdrawn. Method according to claim 5, characterized, that the assigned communication authorizations are withdrawn, by doing - from the control computer (S) creates a message containing the information contains that there are no communication authorizations, and - these Message to the service control node controlling the communication service is sent. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized, that - to the End of the last phase of the event those communication permissions to be awarded, which before the event for the communication service were used. Method according to claim 7, characterized, that those communication permissions are awarded, which before the event for the communication service were used by - the before Start of the first phase of the event valid communication permissions be saved, and - to the End of the last phase of the event the stored communication permissions for the communication service be forgiven. Method according to one of the preceding claims, thereby marked that Communication permissions to participate at a plurality of communication services by - for the majority of communication services from the control computer (S) from the data memory (SP) authorization data are read, which are the for the phases describe communication permissions to be assigned, - at the beginning one of the phases according to the authorization data read out the communication permissions for this phase for the majority of communication services (N1, N6, N7, N8), and - at the beginning the subsequent phase according to the read authorization data the communication permissions for this subsequent phase for the Allocate a majority of communications services (N11, N12, N13, N14) become. Method according to one of the preceding claims, thereby marked that - for the majority while a user of communication terminals (KEG1, KEG2, KEG3, KEG4) assign similar communication authorizations (N1). Method according to one of the preceding claims, thereby marked that - from the control computer (S) receive user data (NG, NL), which from a location system (G1, G2, G3, G4) and / or from one Location service (L) of a telecommunications network originate.