WO2002023926A2 - Automated location based configuration of portable phone - Google Patents
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- WO2002023926A2 WO2002023926A2 PCT/US2001/029156 US0129156W WO0223926A2 WO 2002023926 A2 WO2002023926 A2 WO 2002023926A2 US 0129156 W US0129156 W US 0129156W WO 0223926 A2 WO0223926 A2 WO 0223926A2
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- H04W8/00—Network data management
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
- H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
- H04M1/72448—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
- H04M1/72457—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions according to geographic location
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
- H04M2250/58—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a multilanguage function
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- the present invention relates generally to mobile radio communication systems. More particularly the present invention relates to mobile radio communication systems where the position of a mobile radio unit is tracked as the unit moves about the system. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to a method which uses positioning information from a global position satellite (GPS) system or system infrastructure equipment. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for determining the position of the mobile unit and dynamically selecting at least one telephone parameter in accordance with the determined position.
- GPS global position satellite
- a mobile unit to dynamically select an encryption scheme that is approved for use in the geographical location of the mobile unit.
- the mobile unit it would be desirable for the mobile unit to have the ability to dynamically select an encryption level approved by the NSA for the geographical location in which the mobile unit is positioned.
- the present invention is directed to a method for tracking a position of a mobile radio unit within a communication system.
- the mobile unit uses information from earth orbiting satellites and/or information received from infrastructure of the system to dynamically select alternative operating parameters.
- the method includes providing a controller and storing a look-up table in a memory coupled to the controller.
- the method further includes calculating a position of the mobile unit using measurements from the earth orbiting satellite system and/or the system infrastructure. Position values from the look-up table are compared with that of the position of the mobile radio unit in order to determine the geographical location of the mobile unit from the look-up table. At least one operating parameter is then dynamically selected based upon the determined geographical location.
- the mobile radio unit dynamically selects either a specific language in which to display menu options or an encryption scheme based on the determined geographical location.
- Fig. 1 illustrates how a language used for displaying menu options to a mobile phone user is dynamically selected in accordance with the present invention.
- Fig. 2 illustrates how an encryption scheme used in a mobile phone is dynamically selected in accordance with the present invention.
- Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the components of an exemplary mobile radio unit used for implementing the menu language and encryption scheme selection systems of the present invention.
- Fig. 4 is an illustration of a mobile unit in accordance with the present invention.
- step 202 the position of the mobile unit is determined using GPS measurements and/or infrastructure measurements.
- Methods for calculating the position of a mobile unit from GPS measurements are well known in the art.
- Step 204 the position of the mobile radio unit (as determined in step 202) is compared with that of values of latitude and longitudes from a stored look-up table.
- Step 206 the geographic location of the mobile unit (e.g., the country or area in which the mobile unit is located) is determined from the look-up table.
- Step 208 the language which corresponds to the geographical location of the mobile radio unit is dynamically selected for use on the mobile unit display.
- Step 210 it is determined whether the dynamically selected language is the same as that which is currently displayed in the menu window or user interface (OH) 25 of the mobile unit 30, as shown in Figure 4. If the language displayed in the menu window is the same as that of the dynamically selected language, then the method stops as shown in Step 212. If the language displayed in the menu window of the mobile unit is different than the dynamically selected language (and no override has been activated by the user), then in step 216, the menu is displayed to the user in the language selected in step 208.
- the look-up table used in step 204 can be configured as a relational database.
- a message table can also be implemented using offsets output from the look-up table.
- Each of the offsets points to a block in the message table that contains all the possible words to be displayed on the system U/I for a given language selection.
- there is one look-up table containing, among other things, ranges of latitudes and longitudes corresponding to each country in the world, the language corresponding to each of those countries, an offset value (associated with the message table described above) corresponding to each country, and approved encryption levels corresponding to each country or geographical area.
- step 2114 it is desirable to incorporate an override (step 214) to allow a user to manually set the language displayed in the menu to a desired language irrespective of the location of the mobile unit.
- a vendor can manufacture a phone with one software package containing multiple languages. As the phones are shipped to other countries, the language contained in the menu window or user interface dynamically displays that country's language, thus reducing production costs and eliminating the need for separate the mobile units according to language or country.
- Steps 402, 404 and 406, are performed in the same manner as discussed above with respect to Steps 202, 204 and 206 respectively.
- an encryption level is dynamically selected which corresponds to the location of the mobile radio unit from the look-up table, and in Step 410, the appropriate encryption level is invoked with respect to the mobile unit's geographical location.
- the encryption method is selected such that while the mobile is in U.S. territory, the mobile unit uses a full 128-bit encryption capability.
- the mobile unit uses a different encryption level, for example 48 bits, that is authorized for the mobile unit's geographical location, as determined by NSA.
- a vendor can realize savings in production as the vendor can build one mobile unit, gain NSA approval one time and then ship the mobile unit worldwide
- FIG. 3 there is a block diagram showing the components of an exemplary code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile station 300 used for implementing the methods shown in figures 1 and 2.
- the mobile station includes an antenna system 330, which is coupled through diplexer 332 to analog receiver 334 and transmit power amplifier 336.
- Antenna system 330 and diplexer 332 are of standard design and permit simultaneous reception and transmission through one or more antennae.
- Antenna system 330 optionally includes one antenna for voice traffic, and a separate antenna for receiving GPS signals.
- Antenna system 330 collects signals transmitted to the mobile station from one or more base stations and/or the GPS system, and provides the signals through diplexer 332 to analog receiver 334.
- Receiver 334 is also provided with an analog to digital converter (not shown).
- Receiver 334 receives RF signals from diplexer 332, amplifies and frequency downcoverts the signals, and provides a digitized output signal to digital data receivers 340, 342 and to search receiver 344. It will be understood that, although in the embodiment in Figure 3 only two digital data receivers are shown, a low performance mobile station might have only a single digital data receiver while higher performance units will have two or more digital data receivers to permit diversity reception.
- the outputs of receivers 340 and 342 are provided to diversity and combiner circuitry 348 which time adjusts the two streams of data received from the receivers 340 and 342, adds the streams together and decodes the result.
- An output signal is provided from the decoder 348 to control processor 346.
- the output signal from the decoder will include, for example, any pilot signals from the base stations that will be used for making positional measurements, and/or timing signals received from the GPS system.
- the control processor 346 determines the display language and encryption level parameters in accordance with the methods shown in Figures 1 and 2. All the steps shown in Figures 1 and 2 are preferably implemented in software on control processor 346; however, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that many of these steps could alternatively be implemented in the system infrastructure.
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