Patent ID: 9392400
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B64C,H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for performing location-specific services of a broadcasting unit, comprising: receiving by a mobile receiving device, geographic area data transferred from the broadcasting unit, the geographic area data defining a plurality of geographic areas by coordinates as partial areas of a service area covered by a broadcast transmitter of the broadcasting unit, the plurality of geographic areas being setup for the location-specific services, and by: storing the geographic area data in the mobile receiving device, determining in the mobile receiving device a current geographic position of the mobile receiving device, determining by the mobile receiving device a current presence of the mobile receiving device in a geographic area from the plurality of geographic areas by determining whether the current geographical position is located in the determined geographic area defined by the geographic area data, and performing a service that is assigned to the determined geographic area in the mobile receiving device in an event of a positively determined presence of the mobile receiving device in the determined geographic area; and wherein: the geographic area data define a three-dimensional regional geographic area; a current three-dimensional position of the mobile receiving device is determined; and the current presence of the mobile receiving device in the three-dimensional regional geographic area is determined on a basis of the current three-dimensional position.