US 6,606,481 B1Granted

System at telecommunications network

AssigneeTelia AB

InventorsSusanne Tegler, Johan Wickman, Roger Bengtsson

Life of this patent

Estimating the term…

Loading patent…

Abstract

A system provides interactive control of broadband services. There are today systems which offer distributive services, for instance analog cable-TV, analog satellites and acting terrestrial TV-networks. A paradigm shift, however, has been initiated in connection with that digital transmissions have started, which make possible a more spectrum efficient transmission. This means, for instance, that a broadband service such as digital transmission of video channels can be developed by making it interactive. One solution can be to use the GSM-system. For example, services which require low capacity in uplink can utilize the SMS-function is GSM. At larger demand of bandwidth GSM's data services can be utilized, which however prevents calls when the telephone is used for interactive communication. The invention solves this problem by interactive traffic between the transmitting and receiving equipment being managed by an interactive center (IC) which is arranged to execute wanted broadband service. IC in addition is in connection with a distributive centre (DC) for distribution of the broadband signals out on the telecommunications network.

Claims1

Dependent claims

A system for filling subscriber orders for broadband services to be received by a broadband receiver at a subscriber station, the system comprising:

a base station configured to communicate with the subscriber's station to receive said subscriber orders for broadband services therefrom;
and
a central control and distribution unit configured to communicate with the base station and to provide broad band services to the broadband receiver at the subscriber station on a broad band network not associated with the base station, said broad band services being provided in accordance with said subscriber orders for broadband services relayed from the base station after receipt from the subscriber station, said subscriber station including,
a global system for mobile communications (GSM) unit including an SIM card unit and GSM radio equipment configured to communicate with the base station, and
a control unit configured to communicate with a subscriber order input device providing said subscriber orders for broadband services and to forward said subscriber orders for broadband services to the GSM unit to be relayed to the base station by the GSM radio equipment in the GSM unit,
wherein the SPA-card unit is configured to debit an associated SIM-card for the value of the broadband services included in said subscriber orders for broadband services.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/424,856Filed 29 Feb 2000
Priority: SE 97021465 Jun 1997
Granted: 12 Aug 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04N 21/6181
Specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network: involving transmission via a mobile phone network
H04N 7/17309
With two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal: transmission or handling of upstream communications
H04N 21/2543
Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server: billing , e.g. for subscription services
H04N 21/25816
Management of client data: involving client authentication