Patent ID: 7120466
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: G06Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for accepting on a network sign-up applications from applicants who desire to utilize wireless communication services upon requests from the applicants by means of a server of a wireless communication service provider that provides wireless communication services between one of antennas installed at a plurality of wireless base stations and an antenna installed at the user side, and a database containing at least map information and base station information relating to the emplacements and heights over the ground of the antennas installed at each of the plurality of wireless base stations, said method is characterized by comprising: a step for receiving by the server data relating to the emplacement decision information transmitted from the applicant who desires to utilize wireless communication services via the network, a step for reading map information from the database on the basis of the data relating to the emplacement decision information and deciding one wireless base station out of a plurality of wireless base stations, a step for reading map information from the database on the basis of the data relating to the emplacement decision information and acquiring emplacement position information relating to at least the height over the ground and the direction of the antenna to be installed at the side of the applicant who desires to utilize the wireless communication services, a step for making a decision as to whether communication between the antenna at the side of the applicant who desires to utilize the wireless communication services and the antenna at the decided wireless base station based on the acquired emplacement information of the antenna at the side of the applicant and the base station information of the antenna at the decided wireless base station, a step for transmitting information of accepting the sign-up application to the applicant who desires to utilize the wireless communication services when it is decided that the communication is executable in the decision as to whether communication is executable or not, and wherein the step for acquiring the emplacement information, map information is read from the database on the basis of the data relating to the emplacement decision information and the emplacement information is acquired from the applicant who desires to utilize the wireless communication services by transmitting to the applicant the map information and a message that requests production of the emplacement information relating to at least the height over the ground and the direction of the antenna to be installed at the side of the applicant.