Abstract: A Virtual Device is described which is composed of at least one Open device, e.g. a PDA, laptop or mobile phone that can be programmed, at least one Closed device, e.g. a camcorder or digital camera with a closed inner structure, and a number of Primitive devices, e.g. a head-set or microphone. A middleware installed on one or more Open Devices or on an external server will act as an operation system getting the devices to cooperate as one Virtual Device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for accessing services and files on a computer (4) in a home network (1) from a stationary or mobile device (8, 9) outside said local network Said local network is equipped with a networked file system, and said stationary or mobile device is able to communicate with said local network over a wide area network. For any networked file system message that is to be transmitted over said wide area network, at least some fields of said networked file system message are mapped into corresponding fields in an XML message representing said networked system message. Any XML message that is received over said wide area network, said XML message is parsed, and if said XML message represents a networked file system message, a networked file system message is reconstructed by mapping each field of said XML message into a corresponding field of said reconstructed networked file message.

Abstract: A mobile commerce receipt system and method providing a user of a mobile telecommunications terminal with a reliable electronic proof of reservation, purchase and/or payment made. By e-commerce means, the user places an order with a vendor or merchant and makes electronic payment. The vendor issues an electronic contract, sending the contract to a Trusted Third Party (TTP) receipt server. The TTP validates the contract, generates an electronic, digital receipt which is to sent the vendor. The vendor sends the receipt to the mobile terminal of the user, the mobile terminal storing the receipt for subsequent presentation at the point of delivery of the ordered goods or services.

Abstract: A method is disclosed by which a user of a roaming mobile station can procure services and goods from a content provider at a visiting site. The content provider establishes contact with a mobile e-commerce server, the visited MeC server. The visited MeC server directs the request to the users home MeC server. The home MeC server performs the authentication of the user. In this way security relevant information is not revealed to the visited MeC server.

Abstract: A mobile commerce receipt system and method providing a user of a mobile telecommunications terminal with a reliable electronic proof of reservation, purchase and/or payment made. By e-commerce means, the user places an order with a vendor or merchant and makes electronic payment. The vendor issues an electronic contract, sending the contract to a Trusted Third Party (TTP) receipt server. The TTP validates the contract, generates an electronic, digital receipt which is to sent the vendor. The vendor sends the receipt to the mobile terminal of the user, the mobile terminal storing the receipt for subsequent presentation at the point of delivery of the ordered goods or services.

Abstract: A Virtual Device is described which is composed of at least one Open device, e.g. a PDA, laptop or mobile phone that can be programmed, at least one Closed device, e.g. a camcorder or digital camera with a closed inner structure, and a number of Primitive devices, e.g. a head-set or microphone. A middleware installed on one or more Open Devices or on an external server will act as an operation system getting the devices to cooperate as one Virtual Device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for simplifying the design and implementation of mobile services in a communication system, especially a telecommunications system, said system comprising distributed hardware and software components which interact in order to provide services to one or more users, and for the purpose of this improved availability it is according to the present invention suggested a solution of introducing in said system a mobility transparency, for thereby enabling facilitated application design including inter alia terminal or personal mobility. Special emphasis is made on solutions based on realising mobility transparency by in-line solution, broker solution and proxy solution.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for personalization of services and applications in telecommunication networks are disclosed. The inventive solution means that a user is able to access his/hers services and applications from any terminal in any network. The following features are included in the inventive solution: All the user's settings and preferences for all his services and applications are incorporated in a User profile. The User Profile is made available in the world-Wide-Web as an XML web service (12). The user is allowed to access and modify his/her profile via a User Profile Web Portal (10). Services and applications can access the user profile via a Web interface.

Abstract: A home WAP gateway system is disclosed that provides user selectable access from digital cordless telephone handsets adapted to WAP communications to services of a local home WAP gateway or to services of a remote WAP gateway in a public network. By a switching means responsive to a message from a handset comprising switching information, the system provides a communication path between a communicating handset and a home WAP gateway when the switching information specifies a predefined home WAP gateway path or between a communicating handset and a public or private telephone network when the switching information specifies a different path.

Abstract: A method is disclosed by which a user of a roaming mobile station can procure services and goods from a content provider at a visiting site. The content provider establishes contact with a mobile e-commerce server, the visited MeC server. The visited MeC server directs the request to the users home MeC server. The home MeC server performs the authentication of the user. In this way security relevant information is not revealed to the visited MeC server.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing mobility to a user in a telecommunication system composed of different sites. Each site has a Site Agent (SA). The user is represented by a User Agent (UA) which controls three tasks agents, an Application Agent (AA) in charge of the user applications, a Data Agent (DA) in charge of the user data (document files) and a Profile Agent (PA) in charge of the user's profiles. When the user visits a new site, the visiting site agent (SAV) retracts his home UA, causing it to move to the visiting site. The UA investigates the resources available and the users work preferences at the visiting site. UA retracts the tasks agents from the home site, and the tasks agents collect the files that are necessary to implement the requested services.

Abstract: A mobile commerce receipt system and method providing a user of a mobile telecommunications terminal with a reliable electronic proof of reservation, purchase and/or payment made. By e-commerce means, the user places an order with a vendor or merchant and makes electronic payment. The vendor issues an electronic contract, sending the contract to a Trusted Third Party (TTP) receipt server. The TTP validates the contract, generates an electronic, digital receipt which is to sent the vendor. The vendor sends the receipt to the mobile terminal of the user, the mobile terminal storing the receipt for subsequent presentation at the point of delivery of the ordered goods or services.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an arrangement for extending service support in a communications system, especially a telecommunications system, said system comprising distributed hardware and software components which interact in order to provide services to one or more users, and the improvement is primarily implemented by introducing in said system an interface which also provides services to mobility-based applications. More specifically there is according to the present invention introduced a service interface for mobility-based applications for thereby providing the applications in question with location information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for improving the architecture of mobile communication systems, especially a telecommunications system, said system comprising distributed hardware and software components which interact in order to provide services to one or more users, and according to a main aspect of the present invention, this improvement is realized by letting said arrangement comprise a mobility layer grouping all the mobility mechanisms and functions. More specifically the present invention defines a functional separation architecture for supporting mobility in communication systems.

Abstract: A communications systems, e.g., a telecommunications system, includes distributed hardware and software components which interact to provide services to one or more users. Mobile terminal communications with the distributed components are supported (1) by dividing a kernel transport network (kTN) into a fixed part and a mobile part, and (2) by using two agents. One terminal agent on the fixed part represents the mobile terminal, and another agent on each mobile terminal represents the fixed part of the kernel transport network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for improving availability of services in a communications system, especially a telecommunications system, said system comprising distributed hardware and software components which interact in order to provide services to one or more users, and primarily the invention suggests that this improvement can be implemented by introducing in said system a user mobility support, for thereby enabling application availability including personal mobility. More specifically, the present invention suggests the introduction of user mobility support in distributed systems, and specifically by using agent technology which allows modification of internal implementation of agents without effecting the rest of the system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for improving availability of services in a communication system, especially a telecommunication system, said system comprising distributed hardware and software components which interact in order to provide services to one or more users, and in order to facilitate the designer's tool when preparing such communications systems for enhanced mobility, it is according to the present invention suggested an improvement by introducing in said system a Generic Mobility System, for thereby enabling facilitated application design including inter alia terminal or personal mobility. More specifically the present invention suggests that a module of package called Generic Mobility System is introduced to give such mobility support in distributed system.

Abstract: A home WAP gateway system is disclosed that provides user selectable access from digital cordless telephone handsets adapted to WAP communications to services of a local home WAP gateway or to services of a remote WAP gateway in a public network. By a switching means responsive to a message from a handset comprising switching information, the system provides a communication path between a communicating handset and a home WAP gateway when the switching information specifies a predefined home WAP gateway path or between a communicating handset and a public or private telephone network when the switching information specifies a different path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for improving security in a communications system, especially a telecommunications system, said system comprising distributed hardware and software components which interact in order to provide services to one or more users, and for the object of implementing this improvement this can according to the present invention be done by introducing in said system a generic access control. In a specific embodiment the invention suggests three types of access control especially related to access to the terminal in question, to the telecom system and to the requested services.