GB2417165A - Method for determining the phone type of a user who is subscribing to a service delivered to a mobile phone - Google Patents

Method for determining the phone type of a user who is subscribing to a service delivered to a mobile phone Download PDF

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GB2417165A
GB2417165A GB0417960A GB0417960A GB2417165A GB 2417165 A GB2417165 A GB 2417165A GB 0417960 A GB0417960 A GB 0417960A GB 0417960 A GB0417960 A GB 0417960A GB 2417165 A GB2417165 A GB 2417165A
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Robert Culyer
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Trinity Mobile Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/20—Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W8/00—Network data management
    • H04W8/18—Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W8/00—Network data management
    • H04W8/22—Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

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Abstract

A user subscribes to a service, e.g. by sending an SMS message to a service centre and the service centre replies with a query SMS message requesting the phone type so that the service can be provided in the correct format. The query SMS message requesting the phone type may contain data which cannot be seen on some phone types. The query SMS message my include a reference to terms and conditions an may also constitute an opt-in.

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Method for determining phone type of a user who is subscribing to a
service delivered on a mobile phone.
Definitions Short messaging service (SMS): Technology that enables the sending of short text messages to/from and between mobile phones.
Enhanced messaging service (EMS): Enhancement to SMS that enables the addition of simple pictures, sounds and animations. Adopted by many major phone manufacturers Smart messaging/Picture messages (NPM). Enhancement to SMS that enables the addition of simple pictures. Generally proprietary to Nokia.
Subscriber: user with a mobile phone subscribing to a service Service Centre: central computer system receiving subscriptions and delivering content.
Service/Content: information and/or media that a user subscribes to.
Description
A user subscribes to a service (including but not limited to barcodes, pictures, animations, sounds and ringtones) by sending an SMS indicating the service reference they wish to subscribe to a service centre number. .
. :...DTD: Before the service can explicitly send proprietary content (including but not limited to NPM or....
EMS) or transcode generic content to the proprietary format it is necessary to determine the phone type (and therefore implicitly the phone content support).
- em If the subscriber has not registered for this service before the initial registration is replied to with another SMS requesting the phone type of the subscriber. Approach 1.... -
The message may be specially encoded content that cannot be seen on one of the....
phone types with a question to the subscriber if they can see that content. The reply. . . from the subscriber to the service centre will then register the phone type and transmit the requested content.
Approach 2 The message describes the appropriate responses that the service centre requires.
The subscriber replies with the appropriate answer.
The service centre registers the subscribers' phone type and delivers the requested content in the appropriate format.
If a response indicates that the phone type support is ambiguous then the service centre may send an additional message with specially encoded content that cannot been seen on one of the phone types with a question to the subscriber if they can see that content. The reply from the subscriber to the service centre will then register the phone type and transmit the requested content.
Either message may or may not include a reference to terms and conditions constituting an opt-'n of the part of the subscriber. A-. . e eve -.e .e. e .- .- . .. - -

Claims (6)

  1. Claims 1. A method for determining phone type of a user subscribing to a
    service delivered on a mobile phone.
  2. 2. A method of opting in, according to claim 1, said subscriber to said service.
  3. 3. A method of delivering, according to claim 1, terms and conditions to said subscriber.
  4. 4. The method according to claim 1 comprises of: a. Classifying mobile phone types based on their messaging, display or other functional capability; b. Creating a specially encoded data message that when received will indicate phone classification; c. When subscribing mobile phone requires classification sending said data message to said subscribing mobile phone; d. Requesting a response from the subscribing mobile phone prompted by the indication derived from claim 4b. Or
    e. Classifying mobile phone types based on their messaging, display or other functional capability; f. Creating a text message with a question and multi-choice answer; g. When a subscribing mobile phones requires classification sending said text message to said subscribing mobile phone; h. Requesting a response from the subscribing mobile phone based on one of the answers listed in the message from claim 4f. .
  5. 5. According to claim 2, adding a reference embedded in the messages according to claim 4 to information defining opt-out information which may be, but not limited to, a web- . site URL.
  6. 6. According to claim 3, adding a reference embedded in the messages according to claim 4 to terms and conditions which may be, but not limited to, a web-site URL. . . . ë . . .
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Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2453998A (en) * 2007-10-25 2009-04-29 Trutap Ltd Using telecommunication device identifiers to determine provisional device properties to allow compatible service provision.

Citations (2)

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EP1139608A2 (en) * 2000-03-31 2001-10-04 Lucent Technologies Inc. Method and system for subscriber-configurable communications service
GB2403872A (en) * 2003-07-09 2005-01-12 Argo Interactive Ltd Profiling characteristics of mobile terminals

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EP1139608A2 (en) * 2000-03-31 2001-10-04 Lucent Technologies Inc. Method and system for subscriber-configurable communications service
GB2403872A (en) * 2003-07-09 2005-01-12 Argo Interactive Ltd Profiling characteristics of mobile terminals

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2453998A (en) * 2007-10-25 2009-04-29 Trutap Ltd Using telecommunication device identifiers to determine provisional device properties to allow compatible service provision.

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