Patent · US Expired

Method for administration of a multicast service

US7499414B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Mark Beckmann · Braunschweig, DE
Michael Eckert · Woongarra, AU
Christina Gessner · Birkenfeld, DE
Thomas Gottschalk · Berlin, DE
Martin Hans · Hildesheim, DE
Norbert Kroth · Potsdam, DE
Dirk Langefeld · Langenfeld, DE
Andreas Otte · Celle, DE
Norbert Schwagmann · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 30, 2002
Grant date	Mar 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for the administration of a muticast service whereby mobile terminals of users who have subscribed to the multicast service receive multicast messages via a mobile communication network. The present invention seeks to use the available radio resources in a more economical manner. To this end, the mobile terminals are respectively prodied with an input unit which, when actuated, produces activation information which indicates whether the multicast service is activated or deactivated, and the activation information is transmitted to the mobile communication network.

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