Motorola Corporation

Bernard Joseph Burg

Philippe J Sartori

William Neil Robinson

Abdelkrim Benamar

Ronnie Taib

Alan Schmitt

Nicolas Dubois

David T L Bonnefoy Cudraz

A data handling system comprising a terminal ( ) and a communications network ( ), the terminal ( ) being capable of communicating with the communications network ( ), the network ( ) comprising a host platform ( ) for receiving an agent ( ) associated with the terminal ( ), the agent ( ) being adapted to communicate, at the platform ( ), with the at least one other agent.

Data handling system and method therefor

A radio telecommunications network for providing information services to a mobile subscriber ( ) includes a distributed arrangement of Agent Transceiver Systems ( ), each associated with a base station ( ) serving a respective geographical area, and each acting as a host platform for local information services. This distributed arrangement keeps the transmission loads due to accessed information which is added to the radio communications system to a minimum. A further feature of the invention allows mobility of a subscriber's personalised details to be moved around from platform to platform as he moves from one location to another, without interfering with the usual operation of the telecommunications system. Links ( ) to a global services platform also provide access to Internet-type services.

Information services provision in a telecommunications network

Data delivery in GSM and UMTS co-existing networks is controlled by apparatus located within the network infrastructure which predicts the trajectory of a moving mobile station ( ) requesting transmission or reception of data. By knowing the trajectory of the mobile station ( ), the transmission can be made in an optimum manner by setting an appropriate transmission rate or delaying transmission until the mobile station ( ) reaches a cell ( ) able to accommodate faster data rates than its neighbours ( ). The trajectory prediction is based on a learning process whereby a large population of mobile stations' behaviour in a designated zone ( ) is monitored over a period of time. Mobile stations with like behaviourial characteristics are grouped together. A mobile station ( ) requesting a service for data transmission is matched to one of the recorded groups from which its trajectory can be predicted. The invention has been shown to be able to cut down the transmission times and improve the call drop rate.

Apparatus and method for delivering data in a cellular communications network

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Paris, France

Bernard Joseph Burg