CN101009930B - Method and device for controlling the information provided to the user in the network - Google Patents

Abstract

The related method to control user message from at least one message provider in telecom network with at least one type mark message comprises: determining the message type from provider to user, and using the said mark message and determined message type for controlling if it can provide message to user.

Description

In network, control the method and apparatus of the information that provides to the user

The application by Nokia in October 29 calendar year 2001 application, application number be 01823811.4, denomination of invention divides an application for " method and apparatus of the information that control provides to the user in network " a case.

Technical field

The present invention relates in network, be used to control the method for the information that provides to the user.Particularly, but not exclusively, the present invention relates to control the information that provides to mobile radio station from the service provider.

Background technology

For its user provides ambulant various communication system is known.A well-known instance of GSM is exactly public land circuit mobile network (PLMN), and cellular communications networks is exactly the instance of PLMN.Another instance is exactly at least in part based on the GSM that uses communication satellite.

Mobile network apparatus and/or the subscriber equipment as mobile radio station can be used to provide and relate to this subscriber equipment thereby also be the information in its user's geographical position.Can adopt various technology to come thereby also be that its user positions mobile subscriber equipment.For example, based on known stellar-based global-positioning system (GPS), just can obtain with the relevant accurate basically geographical location information of subscriber equipment.Just can obtain accurate more positional information through a kind of differential GPS.

Another kind of possibility just is to use the positioning service relevant with cellular communication system, in order to positional information to be provided.In this scheme, each cellular cell or similarly geographical at least one rough positional information that limited wireless access entity and follow each relevant controller of communication system to be used to produce the current location that relates to this mobile subscriber equipment are estimated.In order to improve the accuracy of positional information, this communication system can be provided with special location measurement unit, and it can provide the accurate more data about subscriber equipment in the coverage of cellular system.When mobile subscriber equipment is positioned in the overlay area of perhaps " outside " network that is inserted, also might determine its geographical position.Can make the network that inserted that the position of mobile subscriber equipment is sent back to the network of its original ownership, for example, be sent back to position-based information or be used for each item supporting business of the purpose of routing and charging.

Can in special location service entity, handle position data, said entity can be realized in cellular system, perhaps is connected to cellular system.Also can in the subscriber equipment that has the proper process ability, handle position data.The location service entity that is provided by communication system can provide service to different client via suitable interface.

Positional information can be used for various uses, for example the mobile phone that sends urgent call is positioned, various vehicles or given mobile subscriber are positioned, or the like.In general, client computer, for example subscriber equipment or another entity of hoping to receive the positional information that relates to subscriber equipment can send the request of such information to the entity that positioning service is provided.Then, provide the entity of positioning service will handle this request, obtain desired data and produce appropriate responsive.

In third generation partner program (3GPP) technical specification, the instance that positional information is provided by PLMN has been described in more detail, see for example 3GPP TS 23.271, edition 4 .2.0, title are " description of LCS second function phases ", June calendar year 2001.

According to the specification of 3GPP, the positioning service (LCS) that is called as Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC) server entity is provided, in order to the positioning service of management each item.GMLC collects and stores the various data that can be used to provide to each positioning service client computer (LCS client computer) positional information.The LCS client computer can be used for miscellaneous service/application with positional information.A kind of possible application comprises makes such arrangement to the LCS client computer: in response to calling out irrelevant location information request positional information being provided.In the 3GPP specification, a kind of like this request to positional information is called as and calls out irrelevant mobile terminating status requirement (MT-LR).

The use of so-called " user device list of having authorized " has been proposed.This part tabulation contains and is authorized to group's (ISDN-integrated services digital network) that the deactivation positional information provides mobile subscriber ISDN (MSISDN) number or each MSISDN of process.In other words, having listed the LCS client computer can send once and each MSISDN that calls out irrelevant MT-LR or the group of each MSISDN to it.Independently the tabulation of MSISDN can be got in touch with perhaps setting up with the irrelevant client identifying of calling of each unique outside.In response to from user position information request, can to the LCS client computer positional information be provided by the LSC server with Mobile Subscriber International ISDN Number (appear at said tabulation among).

Those LCS client computer beyond being in the PLMN system, have only those in " user device list of having authorized ", can find the user of its Mobile Subscriber International ISDN Number could send location information request effectively.In other words, have only those users who has subscribed the positioning service that is provided by PLMN, just its LCS client's request is responded, because not like this, their MSISDN will can not appear among this tabulation.

(for example, the client identifying among LCS client computer abridged table GMLC) and the combination of password to verifying from the LCS client's request, and are authorized according to " user device list of having authorized " based on being stored in LCS server.In other words, have only from this tabulation, to find and send requesting users equipment (UE), this LCS client computer just is authorized to receive information there from the GMLC entity.

The LCS client computer typically is application service provider (ASP), and they are not the parts of PLMN system.Therefore, the operator of PLMN can not control the behavior of LCS client computer.

Another problem is exactly that each application service provider can be authorized to send information to a user.Each application service provider can provide the information that haves a wide reach.In case the user has authorized a certain applications service provider, he just can not control which kind of information that receives.This just possibly cause for example making children to remove to receive the material of adult's type.Obviously this is disadvantageous.

Summary of the invention

Various embodiments of the present invention are purpose to solve in the said problem one or several.

According to this first aspect; A kind of method of the information that control provides to the user from least one Information Provider in communication network is provided; Said network has the identification information of the information of at least a type that can provide to said user in order to definition, and said method comprises step: confirm the type of info that Information Provider's plan provides to said user; And if the information that can provide said plan to provide to said user, then use said identification information and determined information type to control.

According to a second aspect of the invention; A kind of communication network is provided; Be connected at least one Information Provider; And have at least one user, said network comprises: be used for the device of storaging mark information, the information of at least a type that said identification information can provide to said user in order to definition; Be used for confirming the device of the type of info that Information Provider's plan provides to said user; And if to the information that said user provides said plan to provide, the device that then uses said identification information and determined information type to control.

According to a third aspect of the invention we; A kind of entity that is used for communication network is provided; Said entity comprises: be used to make the user to receive the device of identification information, the information of at least a type that said identification information can provide to said user from Information Provider in order to definition; Be used for confirming the device of the type of info that Information Provider's plan provides to said user; If the information that could provide said plan to provide to said user, the device that then uses said identification information and determined information type to control.

According to a forth aspect of the invention; A kind of method of the business that control provides to the user from least one Information Provider in communication network is provided; Said network has the service identification information of at least a type that can provide to said user in order to definition, and said method comprises step: the type of confirming the business that Information Provider's plan provides to said user; And if the business that can provide said plan to provide to said user, then use said determined type of service and said identification information to control.

Description of drawings

In order to understand the present invention better, and how to realize the present invention describing now by means of instance and with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 representes that can be used a system of the present invention therein; And

Fig. 2 representes one embodiment of the present of invention.

Embodiment

With reference to Fig. 1, this is the reduced representation that the cellular system of local service is provided.Should understand; Though shown exemplary communication network with detailed description uses this term of the third generation (3G) UMTS (UMTS) public land mobile network (PLMN); But the solution that is proposed goes for to the user any system of mobile communication with certain locating information service being provided.The instance of other communication systems comprises; But be not limited to; For example global system for mobile communications (GSM) or [the for example GPRS (GPRS) of various system based on GSM; North America mobile telephone system (AMPS) or digital North America mobile telephone system (DAMPS), International Mobile Telecommunication 2000 (IMT2000)], a standard such as IP phone.

More particularly, Fig. 1 representes a kind of like this arrangement, and wherein each base station 3 of cellular system 1 (for brevity, only illustrating 3) provides each wireless coverage area, that is, and and each cellular cell 2.Each wireless coverage area typically provides service by a base station.Should understand that a cellular cell can comprise more than one base station site.Base station apparatus or website also can provide more than one cellular cell.The shape and the size of each cellular cell 2 depend on execution mode, and can be different from illustrated different shape.The shape of each cellular cell and size also can be according to the sub-district different and different.Should understand that in some system, the base station can be called as Node B.

Also show two subscriber equipmenies, for example two mobile radio stations (MS) 6.Should understand that typically, each base station all follows a plurality of subscriber equipmenies to be communicated with.Each base station is all arranged to send signal via a wave point to mobile subscriber equipment (UE) 6, and receives signal from subscriber equipment 6.Similarly, subscriber equipment 6 also can be to each base station transmit signals, and from each base station received signal.

Each base station all is connected to an access network controller, for example the radio network controller (RNC) 7 of a UMTS grounding wireless access network (UTRAN), the perhaps base station controller of the system of a GSM type.Radio network controller can be connected to the appropriate core network entity of cellular system via suitable interface arrangement, for example the universal grouping wireless business supporting node (SGSN) 11 in a mobile switching centre (MSC) 8 and/or the service.Along with subscriber equipment moves freely in the overlay area of base station and also is free to travel to another overlay area from an overlay area, the position of mobile subscriber equipment also can change in time.Modern communication system can provide the information that relates to the geographical position of subscriber equipment in the overlay area.Can define its geographical position according to the position of mobile radio station with respect to (respectively) base station of mobile communications network.

For example, can define the geographical position of subscriber equipment according to X and Y coordinate or according to longitude and latitude.A kind of possibility just is to use based on the relation between each radius that has defined and each angle, for example, and based on spherical coordinate system and so on.Also might define the position of each base station and/or each mobile radio station according to each vertical direction.For example, when the positional information that provides in vertical direction, can use the Z coordinate.For example perhaps have in the city of high-lager building, possibly need the upright position at the mountain region environment.

With reference to Fig. 2, this figure is each position key element of a communication system of expression in detail.Each base station and each radio network controller have defined a wireless access network 14.Variant network all has each key element of equivalence.

Positioning service (LCS) function of communication system is provided by a Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC) entity 10.GMLC location service node 10 is used for collecting and being stored as the data that provide positional information required.Location service node 10 is arranged to go to receive the information from the position that relates to this mobile subscriber equipment of cellular system via suitable interface arrangement.

Cellular system can have various device, in order to handling the information of collecting from each cellular cell, and/or some other parameter, and/or carries out suitable calculating by processor device, so that confirm the geographical position with the export target subscriber equipment.Can obtain positional information through using one or more suitable location technologies.Can for example by means of global positioning system (GPS) or similar system, at least a portion of positional information be provided based on by the system that is independent of beyond the communication system.Owing in cellular system, how realize existing various possibilities aspect the positioning service, and confirm technology, so in this article, this is not carried out any more detailed explanation because the present invention does not rely on employed position.

In order to distinguish subscriber equipment mutually, location service entity 10 can be handled the identifier of at least a form.For example; Can be by means of a mobile subscriber's ISDN number (MSISDN); An international mobile subscriber identity code (IMSI), perhaps mobile subscriber equipment interim identifier (interim international mobile subscriber identity code for example: TIMSI), password; Perhaps can be used to discern the identifier of any other form of a subscriber equipment and/or a user reliably, identification information is provided.

GMLC server 10 is arranged via suitable controller entity, and for example MSC 8 and/or be connected to the SGSN of Access Network through suitable interface arrangement goes to receive the positional information from wireless access network 14.

GMLC 10 can provide positional information to a positioning service (LCS) client computer 12 according to a kind of mode of predefined.LCS client computer 12 can be to utilize any entity of positional information.LCS client computer 12 can be regarded as a functional entity in logic, and it can be filed a request to location service entity 10 with regard to the positional information of one or more target UEs.LCS client computer 12 can be an entity beyond the communication network 1, in the territory 4 of an application provider (ASP), client entities 12 is provided.The instance of application provider is Yahoo and Aktivist.The LCS client computer also can be internal customer's machine (ILCS), promptly resides among any entity or node (comprising mobile radio station) of communication system 1 inside.

Each LCS client computer is endowed the information that qualification receives the position (or position history) that relates to a target UE at least to a certain extent.Typically, the positioning service server of communication system is subscribed specific (special) requirements and each item characteristic that file just can be known a LCS client computer through its LCS client.This point will be discussed hereinafter in more detail.

GMLC 10 can be included as LCS client computer 12 provides service required various parts and carrying person.GMLC 10 can provide a platform, make location-based each item business with the parallel mutually condition of other telecommunication services (for example voice, data, message, other teleaction services, user's application item and each item supplementary service) under supported.Therefore, GMLC 10 can be as required or the current or up-to-date geographical position (if available words) of target UE is provided to client computer 12 termly, perhaps, if lost efficacy in this position, the indication that makes mistakes then is provided, and failure reasons is provided alternatively.For example, from third generation partner program (3GPP) the technical specification 3GPP of top institute reference TS23.271 number, just can find the more detailed explanation of a LCS entity that is applied to various embodiments of the present invention.

A home location register 20 is provided.Home location register is arranged to go to relate to this user position information for each user storage of this network about whether providing to a client computer.If of course, then list each client computer that this user can receive information from it there.In addition, mobile radio station 3 can all have a type of service identifier alternatively from each client computer 12 that it receives information there.The type of service that therefrom receives information that this type of service identifier designated user 3 has been subscribed or glad.In this linguistic context, STID confirms to be allowed to locate this user's concrete business.Can not need subscribe or use this business (business that this user not necessarily needs instructions for use that he is positioned is for example sought your friend).The type of service identifier can for example be confirmed various data services, various recreation, various chatroom business, various adult's business, various entertainment services, various operational travel or any other miscellaneous service.Should understand professional just some instances of cited these.The number of the type of service that can provide can be less to having only two kinds, also can be very many.Actual business classification can be taked any suitable form.

When receiving LCS request there from a LCS client computer, this request comprises the information of confirming this client computer and specific type of service.In fact, STID is optional.Concerning a given user, in mobile switching centre/connector's location register (MSC/VLR), carry out an inspection, see whether user 3 need receive this information.Service provider and/or traffic type information all are stored in home location register (HLR) the inside, and are sent to this MSC/VLR.If check result is for affirming that then Location Request is accepted.If this service is that the user does not subscribe or unwanted, then this Location Request is terminated.

Should understand, in the time of among user 3 roams into a various network (so-called " by the network that inserted "), just copy connector's location register of the network that is inserted to from home location register 20 with this user-dependent information.In the MSC of the network that is inserted, use temporarily is stored in the information among connector's location register (VLR), carries out whether receiving about this user the inspection of this information.Therefore, the information that identifies this LCS client computer is used to according to the sign of client computer each item request from client computer shielded.So, this user just can control the Location Request which LCS of client computer can propose to relate to this user.

In the embodiments of the invention of having explained, home location register is listed those LCS client computer that its Location Request can be accepted.In each embodiment that supplies to substitute of the present invention, home location register can be listed does not have Location Request can supply those LCS client computer of accepting.In other words, if receive request there from a LCS client computer of not included in home location register, then this request is off the docket.

The type of service identifier can therefrom receive the type of service of positioning service to given service provider's indication.So, the user just can avoid inappropriate or unwantedly obtain Location Request aspect professional.Such as the LCS client information, the type of service identifier can be pointed out a given LCS client computer is unwanted and relates to those types of service that its any Location Request all should be terminated.In each preferred embodiment of the present invention, some type of service identifier can be realized standardization in the world at least.

In current each item suggestion, there is a MAP that customer position information is provided, it comprises the LCS client identifier.In each preferred embodiment of the present invention, this can be modified, and makes it also to comprise the type of service identifier.GMLC uses client identifier to shield unwanted service provider, blocks each item Location Request from the service provider who verifies without GMLC operator thus.Typically, between GMLC operator and service provider, need to sign a commercial agreement.Mobile services switching centre uses client identifier to protect its user not accept each item business of invalidated.In fact, when reception comprised the information of identifier, MSC was mapped to it among security parameter of user who is stored in the home location register the inside, to shield unwanted location Calculation.And GMLC can use the type of service identifier to specify application/LCS client computer shielding more accurately, can not only shield specific service provider thus, and can also shield concrete type of service.In MSC, might carry out more detailed user cipher device Content inspection.Particularly, the user can assigned address information be only applicable to certain type of service that the service provider provided, but is not suitable for other types.

Should understand that GMLC or other suitable entity can replace or additionally make the practiced inspection of mobile switching centre.In this case, the type of service identifier can be used to transmit this result (for example pass through, send notice etc.) to mobile switching centre.So just can use more senior abridged table based on approximate location of the time in one day, user etc.For example, GMLC carries out an inspection, if this inspection is passed through, then the type of service identifier will be set to a given numerical value.J$ can watch the numerical value of this type of service identifier attentively in the mobile exchange, and, if it has given numerical value, positioning service then is provided or specified business is provided.Therefore, in certain embodiments of the present invention, the type of service identifier can be used to transmit the result of the inspection of having been done by GMLC etc.

In each embodiment that supplies to substitute of the present invention, specified services type only.In other words, for a kind of type of service of appointment, no matter the identifier of LCS client computer how, every any request that relates to this type of service all will be accepted.In other words, in home location register, can omit the information of this LCS client computer of sign.

Various embodiments of the present invention can be additionally or alternatively are applied to the various abridged tables that occur.Having service is that other users or business provide the available access to Presence information.Presence information is one group of attribute, and the current characteristic of characterization information provider (or user) is like state, an optional mailing address and other optional attributes etc.For example, Presence information possibly be following state: " meeting ", the position: " Ace Pu ", voice mail " are activated " etc.

Noun in Presence information " observer " expression on simple meaning is asking one of Presence information to use or a user." Information Provider " has people's (" storekeeper " is exactly the owner of information) that preparation offers the Presence information of an observer.

The storekeeper who is controlling Information Provider can define access rules, is that observer is used so that how control makes the Presence information of Information Provider.These access rules will define

Be allowed to access the portion tabulation of each observer of the Presence information of Information Provider.The tabulation of this part observer allows the Presence information of access information provider.Can define this part tabulation according to multiple mode.For example observer x and y are allowed to, and perhaps each observer except that observer z all is allowed to.

Authorize the validity of the insertion authority of a given observer.Access to the Presence information of Information Provider can be limited in the regular hour, perhaps was limited in several periods of appointment in a day.

Each item attribute of the Presence information of a given observer information available provider.

The ability of different Presence information is provided based on observer and storekeeper's hobby (for example, its availability).For example, observer x receives " Online/Instant Messaging/im:athere.com ", and observer y receives " Offline/Instant Messaging/im:athere.com ".

The storekeeper will define one group of default access rules.

In case of necessity, the home subscriber environment can surmount security requirements (restriction).

Various embodiments of the present invention can be used to define information to be supplied or professional type.Various embodiments of the present invention can be used to manage other various aspects that have service.

Various embodiments of the present invention can additionally maybe can supply alternatively to be applied to user profile.User profile relates to one group of information of a given user from logic.In various embodiments of the present invention, have only some application to be endowed the service profile that qualification goes to insert this user.

As long as user profile access-in management person allows, an application just can insert the user profile data.User profile access-in management person can accomplish:

Concerning a given application and user, checking inserts the mandate of institute's requested part of user profile,

Confirm requested access style,

Specify access authority to this request,

Allow special access,

The access that checking has been authorized, and

Refusal each item inserts request.

Before the licensing scheme that starts user profile access-in management person, using for one must be through each item framework functions.

The type that inserts be following one of them:

Read subscriber profile information; Under the situation that the each several part of user profile is read, it will in so many words be confirmed by this application item,

Add information to user profile,

In user profile, revise existing information.

The principle that the control of access authority is freely made a decision based on the user.The user might go to allow or limit and the retrieval and the demonstration of the data that this is subscriber-related.

Various embodiments of the present invention are arranged to go to define business to be supplied or type of info.Various embodiments of the present invention can be used to manage other various aspects that have service.

Should understand, in the linguistic context of Location Request, various embodiments of the present invention are illustrated.Yet in each embodiment that supplies to substitute of the present invention, service provider's identifier and/or type of service identifier can be used to shield and be sent to an information that has no the mobile radio station of Location Request.

In each embodiment that supplies to substitute of the present invention, the user can define some groups of type of service identifiers, and they can be with one one or multi-section positioning service client contacts together.

In each embodiment that supplies to substitute of the present invention, the user can define some groups of type of service identifiers, and they can link together with one or how tame information provider.

In each embodiment that supplies to substitute of the present invention, each item business can be divided into some service groups.Under those situation, the type of service identifier will be confirmed a given group.Should understand that in various embodiments of the present invention, the various functions relevant with each entity of having explained can be provided, and perhaps can be assigned with in different entities.

Should understand that when combining subscriber equipment (for example each mobile radio station) that various embodiments of the present invention are described, various embodiments of the present invention also can be applicable to the subscriber equipment of any other suitable type.

In the linguistic context of third generation communication system, various embodiments of the present invention are illustrated.But the present invention also can be applicable to any other communication system.

Here also to point out, when each exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described in front, under the prerequisite that does not deviate from like the defined scope of the present invention of institute's claims, can make some changes and modification.

Claims (3)

1. one kind offers the method for the user's the communication network information from the control of at least one location service client; Said network has the identification information that definition can be provided for said user's at least a information; Said identification information comprise definition can be provided for said user information at least one the service identity identification information, said method comprises step:

Confirm that said location service client plan offers the service identity of said user's information; And

Use the said identification information of at least one service identity of definition and the service identity of said definite information; The information whether control can provide said plan to provide to said user, and whether control and said user-dependent positional information can be provided for said location service client.

2. one kind offers the method for the user's the communication network information from the control of at least one location service client; Said network has the identification information that definition can be provided for said user's at least a information; Said identification information comprises the identification information that is allowed to provide to said user at least one location service client of information, and said method comprises step:

Confirm the identity of location service client; And

Use the identification information of said at least one location service client and the identity of said definite location service client; Control the information that said location service client plan provides to said user, and whether control can provide and said user-dependent positional information to said location service client.

3. one kind offers the method for the user's the communication network information from the control of at least one location service client; Said network has the identification information that definition can be provided for said user's at least a information; Said identification information comprise definition can be provided for said user information at least one the service identity identification information, said method comprises step:

Receive and said user-dependent location service request from said location service client, wherein said request is used to discern the service identity of said location service client in response to the information of planning to provide with said user-dependent positional information;

Confirm that said location service client plan offers the service identity of said user's information;

Use the said identification information of at least one service identity of definition and the service identity of the information that said definite location service client plan provides; The information whether control can provide said plan to provide to said user, and whether control and said user-dependent positional information can be provided for said location service client.

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