Patent ID: 9485621
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method associated with a provider of presence related services in connection with the use of a mobile station that is operable within a mobile telephone network, and at least a first radio communication defining device that transmits a first distinctive defining signal, the first distinctive defining signal at least partly defines a special area by its coverage, the provider of presence related services having one or more servers, the method comprising: electronically storing in the one or more servers of the provider of presence related services data capable of linking the mobile station to the special area, the data including a checking data of the first radio communication defining device and an identifier related to the mobile station, the provider of presence related services being different than the mobile telephone network, receiving in the one or more servers of the provider of presence related services from the mobile station via the mobile telephone network an updating signal uncorrelated to any mobile station phone call establishment that identifies the mobile station's presence in the special area, the one or more servers of the provider of presence related services deriving from the updating signal by one or more processing devices having access to at least a portion of the data whether or not the mobile station is present in the special area; and enabling or disabling by use of the one or more processing devices a presence related service based upon the mobile station's presence or non-presence in the special area.