Patents Represented by Attorney Warrington & Smith
  • Patent number: 8103243
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for handling a session setup procedure initiated by an user equipment for establishing a session of a specific type to a called entity, wherein a session setup request sent to a network entity for establishing the requested session, includes location information and an identifier for identifying the called entity. A database is provided which stores a list of location information and associated identifiers. The network entity accesses this database, wherein, when detecting that the identifier represents a session of the specific type in an area represented by the location information, the session set-up is continued in a manner appropriate for a session of the specific type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Miikka Poikselkä, Petteri Ylä-Outinen