Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080224830 | Method for gaining access to a communication network, and a communication system - Method for gaining access to a communication network via a network access point, the method comprising providing a communication device, the communication device being configured communicate with the network access point for gaining network access, wherein the communication device is also configured to read information from RF-ID tags; providing the network access point with an RF-ID tag comprising information the communication device reading the information from the RF-ID tag of the network access point and the communication device utilizing the information, received from the RF-ID tag of the access point, to gain access to the network via the access point. The invention also provides a communication system, an access point, and a communication device. | 09-18-2008 |
20080225813 | Personal network, and method to secure a personal network - Personal network, being associated with a user, the personal network comprising a plurality of personal devices associated with the user, wherein the personal devices are configured to be interconnected with each other via one or more communication connections, to allow datacommunication there-between; and at least one personal network control unit and/or service configured to control access to the personal network, wherein the control unit and/or service is operable to be in at least a first mode to allow access of all of the personal devices to the personal network, and a second mode to restrict the access of at least one of the personal devices to the personal network. Also, there is provided a method to secure a personal network of a user. | 09-18-2008 |
20090144771 | Electronic service guide broadcaster and method of processing an electronic service guide - The invention relates to a method of processing an ESG of a mobile device is proposed. The method includes the step of storing ESG data for the ESG. The ESG data contains service information data. The service information data comprises location dependent service information data. The method also involves receiving mobile device location data. The received mobile device location data is suitably ready for further processing or may comprise information from which the location data can be determined and/or calculated. The processing of the location dependent service information data is dependent on the received mobile device location data. | 06-04-2009 |
20090163170 | Emergency system and method - A system and a method for receiving local emergency information on a mobile device in a system having a telecommunication network and at least one local communication network having one or more wireless access points. The mobile device receives a general emergency signal over a broadcast channel of the telecommunication network. In response to the general emergency signal, the mobile device connects to one of the wireless access points and transmits a request for transmitting the local emergency information to the mobile device. The mobile device then receives the local emergency information from one of the wireless access points. | 06-25-2009 |
20090176505 | Identification of proximate mobile devices - A method for a first mobile device to identify a second mobile device. The method comprises a) detecting at least one sensory identifier (ID | 07-09-2009 |
20100027792 | Virtually Increasing the Number of Content Broadcast Channels - The invention mostly uses conventional procedures with regard to enabling specific end-user to decrypt encrypted content information, but supplies the decryption keys, which are identical for all end-users, only after the end-user has received the encrypted content information and after the end-user has received the subscription information comprised in the specific entitlement management data that specifies the individual rights to access the content information. This approach provides additional control over the conditions under which the content information is played-out by the end-user, and enables to temporally better manage the communication bandwidth available to the service provider. | 02-04-2010 |
20100159884 | Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method - The invention relates to a method of determining a location of a mobile device for use in a first communication network and a second communication network. The mobile device is camped on a cellular base station in the second communication network. According to the method, a list of records of communication units within the first and/or second communication network that are located within a predetermined geographical area is obtained. A communication unit record contains information representative of the identity of the respective communication unit and information representative of the position of the respective communication unit. Additionally, with the mobile device, communication units within the first and second communication network are detected. Finally, the location of the mobile device is determined based on the information representative of the position of the detected communication units. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159885 | Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method - The invention relates to a method of determining a location of a mobile device for use in a first communication network and a second communication network. The mobile device is camped on a cellular base station in the second communication network. According to the method, a list of records of communication units within the first and/or second communication network that are located within a predetermined geographical area is obtained. A communication unit record contains information representative of the identity of the respective communication unit, information representative of a position of the respective communication unit, and a reliability indication of the respective communication unit. Additionally, with the mobile device, communication units within the first and second communication network are detected. Finally, the location of the mobile device is detected based on the information representative of the position, the reliability indication, and an accuracy indication of the detected communication units. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159949 | Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method - Methods of determining a location of a mobile device in a first communication network are presented. The mobile device is in communication with a cellular base station in a second communication network. First, access points within the first communication network are detected with the mobile device. Then, one or more of the detected access points is selected based on information provided by the cellular base station. Finally, the location of the mobile device is determined based on the selected access points. | 06-24-2010 |
20110296494 | Service-Based Authentication to a Network - A method and a system for service-based authentication of a terminal to a network is described, wherein the terminal comprises a number of communications interfaces, each communications interface allowing the terminal to set-up a predetermined communication channel with the network. The method comprises the steps of: sending a service request for access to a network service; receiving in response to the service request an authentication request from the network; identifying the communication channel through which the authentication request was received; and, sending an authentication response RES to the network, wherein the authentication response depends on the identified communication channel. | 12-01-2011 |
20120029988 | Method and System for Triggering Network Access - The present invention makes it possible that devices are triggered by RF signals and the owner of the RF chip responsible for the triggering can receive a financial compensation for this. Hereto a method and a system for triggering a first-device by a RF signal and logging the triggering are presented. The system comprises a RF chip of a first party. The first device comprises communication means for receiving a RF signal from the RF chip and communication means for communicating with a network or server of a second party. | 02-02-2012 |
20120214508 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING THE LOCATION OF A MOBILE STATION - The present invention provides a solution for providing the location of a mobile device connected to a first mobile network to a second mobile network. A mobile device receives information about the geographic location of the base stations in its neighborhood. Based on the identity of the base station the device is connected to the device can determine its geographic location and provide that to the second mobile network. | 08-23-2012 |
20130337833 | Method of Determining A Location Of A Mobile Device And Method Of Managing A List For Use In Such A Method - Methods of determining a location of a mobile device in a first communication network are presented. The mobile device is in communication with a cellular base station in a second communication network. First, access points within the first communication network are detected with the mobile device. Then, one or more of the detected access points is selected based on information provided by the cellular base station. Finally, the location of the mobile device is determined based on the selected access points. | 12-19-2013 |
20140323179 | Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method - The invention relates to a method of determining a location of a mobile device for use in a first communication network and a second communication network. The mobile device is camped on a cellular base station in the second communication network. According to the method, a list of records of communication units within the first and/or second communication network that are located within a predetermined geographical area is obtained. A communication unit record contains information representative of the identity of the respective communication unit, information representative of a position of the respective communication unit, and a reliability indication of the respective communication unit. Additionally, with the mobile device, communication units within the first and second communication network are detected. Finally, the location of the mobile device is detected based on the information representative of the position, the reliability indication, and an accuracy indication of the detected communication units. | 10-30-2014 |