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Geographical database for radio system

CA 2299278 A1 · Owner: Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson · Inventors: Brohoff, Hakan

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A geographical database connected to a mobile radio network (10) contains information about consumer services within the network (10) and about a plurality of geographic areas into which the service area of the network (10) is divided. When a mobile station (19) seeks to obtain information from the database by entering one or more search key words the network (10) determines , the current geographic location of the mobile station (19) within the network (10). Both the search keys and the mobile station's current location are used to search the database and return to the mobile station (19) information about available consumer services in different zones made up of geographic areas …

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  • Filed August 7, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 7, 2018.
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FiledAugust 7, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedAugust 7, 2018
Patent numberCA 2299278 A1
Classification (IPC)H04W4/02 +1 more

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