Patent ID: 6337981
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method to provide a service to a user (U) in a universal personal telecommunication network, wherein said method includes the step of requesting access by said user to said telecommunication network via a terminal (T) and via an access subnetwork (SUB-M2-H) of said telecommunication network in order to provide thereby an access request (R), characterized in thatsaid method further includes the step of upon receiving of said access request (R), providing by a notifying service provider (SP-H) to said user (U) via said access subnetwork (SUB-M2-H) a notification (N(SP-V)) which includes a capability to accept a service of an offered service provider (SP-V), and in the event that said notifying service provider is a home service provider of said user (U), said offered service provider is different from said notifying service provider, and said service is a virtual visited environment (VVE) similar to a virtual home environment (VHE) but identified by said user (U) and said offered service provider (SP-V).