Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Usage measurement
Patent
1997-05-13
1999-11-09
Urban, Edward F.
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Usage measurement
455408, 455445, H04M 1500
Patent
active
059830921
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus enables selection a communication system when a user of a mobile unit is away from a home system to which it is registered. According to one novel aspect, the visited communication system broadcasts (402) a list of standardized type services including tariff information, which is used by the mobile unit to select a system. According to another novel aspect, the mobile initiates an outgoing call of a non-standardised type service by accessing (502) a candidate system and informing it of the location of the home network and desired service identifier. The candidate system obtains (504) the service information on this service from the home network, and then provides (546) a quotation for a required service. Also, a communication system according to the present invention minimises incoming call costs to the user wherein the home system polls (606) the communication systems within range of the mobile unit to select the best system to provide service.
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Gibbs Jonathan
Robinson William
Van den Heuvel Anthony
Whinnett Nicholas
Creps Heather L.
Motorola Inc.
Nguyen Thuan T.
Urban Edward F.
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