Patent ID: 8155629

Claim:
A mobile station for use by a subscriber for communicating with a telecommunications network comprising a plurality of distributed base station systems each configured to transmit data including both location-based data and user data within a location, the mobile station comprising: an idle mode of operation during which the mobile station has no activated data communication sessions with the telecommunications network, the mobile station being movable between the locations of the plurality of distributed base station systems; means for receiving location-based data transmitted within the locations of the plurality of distributed base station systems whereat the mobile station is located when the mobile station is operating in idle mode; and means for using the location-based data received at a present location of the mobile station to provide location-based services to the subscriber; means for activating a data communication session with the telecommunications network to obtain an identifier associated with the location-based data transmitted by one of the plurality of distributed base station systems within the present location of the mobile station; means for deactivating the data communication session after obtaining the identifier; and means for identifying the location-based data associated with the identifier within the data transmitted by the one of the plurality of distributed base station systems transmitting location-based data within the present location of the mobile station while operating in idle mode.