WO2000042787A1 - Services locaux sans fil - Google Patents

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WO2000042787A1
WO2000042787A1 PCT/FI1999/001054 FI9901054W WO0042787A1 WO 2000042787 A1 WO2000042787 A1 WO 2000042787A1 FI 9901054 W FI9901054 W FI 9901054W WO 0042787 A1 WO0042787 A1 WO 0042787A1
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Pasi Matti Kalevi Ahonen
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Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ)
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Priority to AU19863/00A priority patent/AU1986300A/en
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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
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • H04W4/029—Location-based management or tracking services
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/02—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
    • H04W12/06—Authentication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
    • H04W12/60—Context-dependent security
    • H04W12/63—Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
    • H04W12/64—Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent using geofenced areas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/06—Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

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  • the present invention relates to local wireless services and more particularly to the use of mobile terminals in the provision of local wireless services.
  • JP 8249530 describes the use of a mobile telephone to purchase goods from a vending machine by sending a radio signal directly to the vending machine or alternatively by placing a call to the vending machine over a telephone circuit. The cost of a purchased article or service is charged to the telephone subscriber's telephone account.
  • mobile telephones to purchase such things as train and airline tickets, as well as to remotely operate televisions, stereos, etc, can be envisaged.
  • a method of interworking between a mobile terminal and a local service in which information is conveyed between the local service and the mobile terminal over a local wireless communication channel comprising: broadcasting from the local service, over the wireless communication channel, service notification messages; and conducting a mobile terminal identification process between a mobile terminal and the local service over the wireless communication channel, said process only proceeding if the mobile terminal is present within a localised region which is a sub-region of the region over which said service notification messages are broadcast.
  • Embodiments of the present invention enable different local services in the same vicinity to have respective "identification" regions, which may be spots, sectors, or the like. These identification regions may be distinguished on the floor with different colours, text, etc.
  • the mobile terminal is a cellular radio telephone or smart phone which communicates with a cellular radio network using a communications protocol, e.g. GSM, distinct from the protocol used over said local communication channel.
  • a communications protocol e.g. GSM
  • apparatus for interworking between a mobile terminal and a local service in which information is conveyed between the local service and the mobile terminal over a local wireless communication channel comprising: a local system having transmitting means for broadcasting from the local service, over the wireless communication channel, service notification messages; and at least one mobile terminal arranged in use to conduct an identification process with the local service over the wireless communication channel, said process only proceeding if the mobile terminal is present within a localised region which is a sub-region of the region over which said service notification messages are broadcast.
  • the wireless communication channel is a radio channel
  • the local system comprises a directional radio transmitter or receiver whose transmission/reception area defines said localised region.
  • a local service for interworking with a mobile terminal wherein information is conveyed between the local service and the mobile terminal over a local wireless communication channel
  • the local service comprising: transmitting means for broadcasting, over the wireless communication channel, service notification messages; a directional transmitter or receiver for defining a localised transmission/reception region which is a sub-region of the region over which said service notification messages are broadcast; and processing means for conducting an identification process with a mobile terminal over the wireless communication channel and using said directional transmitter or receiver, said process only proceeding if the mobile terminal is present within the localised region.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically a vending machine and a mobile terminal which are able to interact with one another in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 illustrates the radiation patterns produced by a broadcasting antenna and a directional antenna of the vending machine of Figure 1 ; and
  • Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the method of operation of the system of Figure 1.
  • FIG. 1 a vending machine 1 which is one example of a local system in which the present invention may be employed.
  • Articles which may be purchased from the vending machine include the likes of soft drinks, chocolate bars, etc.
  • the vending machine has a control unit 2 which comprises a central processing unit 3 as well as a memory device 4 which stores control instructions for the central processing unit 3 as well as other data.
  • the control unit 2 is electrically connected to the mechanical selection and outlet mechanism of the vending machine 1 such that the control unit can cause specific items to be dispensed to a consumer via an outlet tray 5 of the vending machine 1.
  • the control unit 2 also comprises a radio frequency transceiver 6 which is coupled on the one side to the central processing unit 3 via appropriate interface circuitry (not shown in the Figure) and on the other side to a transmitting and receiving broadcast antenna 7.
  • the transceiver 6, antenna 7, and central processing unit 3 are arranged to communicate with mobile terminals such as mobile telephones via a standardised local radio air interface protocol RI l .
  • the range over which such communications may be carried out is relatively small, e.g. of the order of 10 metres.
  • the control unit 2 further comprises a directional transmitting and receiving antenna 8 coupled to the transceiver 6.
  • the directional antenna 8 may be for example a mechanical slot type antenna.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a typical mobile telephone 1 1 which may be thought of as a "smart phone".
  • the telephone 11 comprises a display 12 and a keyboard 13, as well as a central processing unit (or digital signal processor) 14.
  • An antenna 15 and transceiver 16 of the telephone 1 1 enable the telephone to communicate in the normal way with a cellular telephone network 14, e.g. using the GSM protocol RI2, having a number of Base Station Subsystems 15 and a Mobile Switching Centre 16.
  • the central processing unit 14 is additionally able to communicate with the control unit 2 of the vending machine 1 using the previously mentioned standardised local air interface.
  • the same antenna 15 and transceiver 16 may be used for such local communications although another antenna and transceiver may be required.
  • the telephone 1 1 is able to communicate using two different protocols, it may be considered a "dual-mode" telephone.
  • control unit 2 is arranged to broadcast at regular intervals a Service Notification message over its 10 metres broadcast range using the broadcast antenna 7.
  • Mobile terminals such as the telephone 1 1 are programmed to listen for such Terminal Alert messages and, upon receipt, to alert the telephone user that the telephone is within the coverage range of a local system to which the user has access.
  • the Service Notification message will typically contain additional information describing the service which the broadcasting system offers. This may be displayed as text or an icon on the display 12 of the telephone 1 1.
  • the central processing unit 3 of the vending machine's control unit 2 then switches the output and input of the transceiver 6 from the broadcast antenna 7 to the directional antenna 8. Assuming that the user of the mobile telephone 1 1 enters the red circle 17, he enters within the transmission/reception area 10 of the directional antenna 8. By pressing"* * ', the user causes the mobile terminal 1 1 to transmit an Identification message which is received by the directional antenna 8.
  • the Identification message contains, for example, the user's telephone number which uniquely identifies the telephone 1 1. It is noted that, in the event that the user presses"*" whilst outside the sector 10, the transmitted Identification message is not received by the vending machine 1 and the process is eventually timed-out.
  • the central processing unit 3 of the control unit 2 Upon receipt of the Identification message at the vending machine 1, the central processing unit 3 of the control unit 2 initiates a telephone call to the operator of the cellular network 14 to which the mobile telephone 1 1 subscribes, either via a fixed line connection or via the cellular network.
  • the identity of the operator, or a telephone number of the operator, may be returned to the control unit 2 in the Identification message.
  • This telephone call is used by the control unit 2 to verify the identity of the mobile telephone 1 1 and to establish a billing relationship.
  • the vending machine 1 When the identity of the telephone 1 1 has been authenticated by the vending machine 1, the vending machine 1 initiates a transaction phase with the mobile telephone 1 1. This will not be described in detail here but could include, for example, the selection at the mobile telephone 1 1 of an article to be purchased, from a list of possible articles transmitted to the telephone 1 1 from the vending machine 1.
  • the transaction phase may be conducted using either the broadcast antenna 7 or the directional antenna 8, as the interworking relationship between the telephone 1 1 and the vending machine 1 is now established.
  • the central processing unit 3 of the control unit 2 Upon receipt of a Purchase message, the central processing unit 3 of the control unit 2 instructs the vending machine to select and dispense the article identified in the Purchase message. The central processing unit 3 then redials the number of the network operator (if the previous authentication connection has been terminated) and transmits an instruction to the operator to debit the transaction cost from the telephone user's account and to credit it to an account held by the operator of the vending machine 1. It will be appreciated that other charging schemes may be used. For example, the cellular network operator may act as an electronic bank for the subscriber, holding a deposit of electronic money. Electronic money is transferred to the vending machine operator (or his bank) upon completion of the transaction.
  • FIG 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the interwoking procedure described above. It will be appreciated by the person of skill in the art that other modifications may be made to the above described embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the local radio link (RI l ) which couples the telephone 1 1 to the vending machine 1 may be replaced with an infra-red or ultra-sonic link.
  • the location of a transmitting mobile telephone may be determined by using an array of antennae at the vending machine 1 .
  • the location of a transmitting mobile telephone may be determined by using an array of antennae at the vending machine 1 .
  • the location of a transmitting mobile telephone may be determined by using an array of antennae at the vending machine 1 .
  • radio signal may be directed to (and/or from) a predefined region using a waveguide or pipe for the purpose of verifying the location of a mobile telephone.

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L'invention concerne un procédé d'interconnexion entre un téléphone mobile (11) et un service local (1), selon lequel les informations sont acheminées entre le service local (1) et le téléphone mobile (11) via une voie locale de communications sans fil (RI1). Les messages de notification du service sont émis, via la voie de communications sans fil, du service local (1) à destination de téléphones mobiles (11) en écoute. Un processus d'identification est réalisé entre le téléphone mobile (11) et le service local (1) via la voie de communication sans fil, le processus ne démarrant que si le téléphone mobile (11) est situé dans une région localisée (10), soit une sous-région de la région (9) dans laquelle les messages de notification du service sont émis.
PCT/FI1999/001054 1999-01-11 1999-12-17 Services locaux sans fil WO2000042787A1 (fr)

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EP99963622A EP1142368A1 (fr) 1999-01-11 1999-12-17 Services locaux sans fil
JP2000594268A JP2002535897A (ja) 1999-01-11 1999-12-17 ローカルワイヤレスサービス
AU19863/00A AU1986300A (en) 1999-01-11 1999-12-17 Local wireless services

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FI990037A FI108506B (fi) 1999-01-11 1999-01-11 Paikallisia langattomia palveluita
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FI108506B (fi) 2002-01-31
CN1132455C (zh) 2003-12-24
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