US 9042910

An analysis of United States Patent 9,042,910 reveals the following details:

Title: Method and system for monitoring a mobile station presence in a special area

Assignee: The current assignee is listed as Avant Location Technologies LLC. The original assignee was AFIRMA CONSULTING & TECHNOLOGIES SL.

Inventor: Carlos A. Perez Lafuente

Filing Date: April 11, 2014

Issue Date: May 26, 2015

Abstract: The patent describes a method and system for monitoring when a mobile station is within a "special area." This is achieved by a radio communication device transmitting a distinctive signal that defines the special area. The mobile station receives and processes this signal to determine if it is the distinctive one for the special area. Upon making this determination, the mobile station sends an updating signal to the mobile telephone network. This signal is then routed to special operating means that adjust an operating parameter for the mobile device. The system's novelty lies in associating the special area with the mobile station by sending "checking data" to the mobile station, which it then uses to identify the distinctive signal.

Independent Claims Overview

This patent has the following independent claims:

Claim 1: A method for a mobile network to monitor a mobile station's presence in a special area. The process involves:

• A radio device broadcasting a signal that defines the special area.
• The mobile station listening for this signal.
• The mobile station using pre-stored "checking data" to verify if the received signal is the specific one that defines the special area.
• The mobile station sending an "updating signal" to the mobile network to report its presence in the special area.
• The mobile network then adjusting at least one "operating parameter" (such as a billing rate or a service) based on the mobile station being in that special area.
  A key aspect is that the same checking data is sent to any mobile station that needs to be monitored within that special area, and this data is transmitted to the mobile station to associate it with the special area.

Claim 11: A mobile system designed to monitor a mobile station's presence in a special area. The system includes:

• At least one radio device that repeatedly sends out a signal to define the special area.
• The mobile station, which has a receiver to observe the signal and a processor to determine if the signal is the distinctive one for the special area.
• A means for the mobile station to send an "updating signal" to the mobile network about its location.
• "Special operating means" within the network that change an operating parameter based on the mobile station's presence in the special area.
• The mobile station also has storage for "checking data," which the processor uses to identify the distinctive signal. The same checking data is provided to any mobile station being monitored in that area.

Claim 16: A server that is part of the mobile system described in claim 11. This server contains at least some of the "special operating means" that adapt the operating parameters of the mobile station based on its presence in the special area.

Claim 18: A radio communication defining device that is part of the mobile system in claim 11. This device is a wireless unit that transmits the distinctive signal to define the special area and also has a way to obtain reliable information to confirm it is located within a predetermined environment.

Claim 19: A mobile station designed to operate within the system described in claim 11.

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