Communication System

Abstract

The object of the present invention is a communication system comprising: mobile stations ( 6 ) and a service centre ( 1 ) comprising a memory ( 3 ) wherein service profiles specified by users are stored. For flexible and resource-saving transmission of betting data, the service centre ( 1 ) is arranged, on the basis of the service profiles, to transmit such betting data to mobile stations ( 6 ) that has not previously been transmitted to said mobile stations.

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       10 . A communication system comprising: 
 mobile stations,    a communication network, and    a service centre comprising a memory wherein service profiles specified by users are stored, the service centre is arranged to transmit, over the communication network, betting data selected on the basis of the service profiles to the users' mobile stations, and to receive bets transferred over the communication network from the users' mobile stations, whereby the service centre stores information user-specifically in the memory about the betting data transmitted to the mobile stations of the different users, and before transmitting betting data to the mobile station of a given user checks in the memory the betting data transmitted to said user's mobile station, and transmits only such betting data to the mobile station that was not previously transmitted to said user's mobile station on the basis of the information stored in the memory, and wherein    at least one of said mobile stations comprises a memory wherein the mobile station is arranged to store the betting data received from the service centre over the communication network, and an application, which is arranged to utilize the betting data stored in the memory and to update a display of the mobile station on the basis of the betting data for displaying up-to-date information to the user of the mobile station about available betting objects, and which, in response a selection performed by the user of the mobile station via a user interface, is arranged to control the mobile station to transmit signals over the communication network to the service centre for placing a bet concerning the betting object selected by the user.    
   
   
       11 . A system as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the betting data transmitted by the service centre includes the following, selected on the basis of the service profile: 
 permanent data having a low updating need from one betting occasion to another, and including background data concerning such betting objects in which the user is interested on the basis of the service profile, and betting scenarios, and    event data, on the basis of which said application in the mobile station retrieves up-to-date information about available betting objects from the permanent data stored in the memory for displaying on the display.    
   
   
       12 . A system as claimed in  claim 10  or  11 , wherein 
 information about a status is included in the service profiles, the status being specified by the users for the service profiles, and    the service centre is arranged to transmit betting data only to the mobile stations of such users, the status of the service profile of which users indicates that the users wish to receive betting data.    
   
   
       13 . A service centre of a communication system, the centre comprising 
 a memory wherein service profiles specified by users are stored user-specifically, and the service centre is arranged to:    check in the memory, in connection with the transmission of betting data according to the service profile, which betting data has been transmitted to a mobile station of said user, and to transmit the betting data to the mobile station only if said betting data has not previously been transmitted to the mobile station of said user on the basis of the information stored in the memory,    store information in the memory about the betting data transmitted to the mobile station for said user after transmission of the betting data, and    receive bets transferred from the mobile stations of the users.    
   
   
       14 . A service centre as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the betting data transmitted by the service centre includes the following, selected on the basis of the service profile: 
 permanent data having a low updating need from one betting occasion to another, and including background data concerning such betting objects in which the user is interested on the basis of the service profile, and betting scenarios, and    event data indicating, to the mobile station that received the betting data, which permanent data stored in the memory of the mobile station the mobile station should utilize for generating up-to-date information about betting objects.    
   
   
       15 . A service centre as claimed in  claim 13  or  14 , wherein 
 the service profiles include information about a status specified by the users for the service profiles, and    the service centre is arranged to transmit betting data only to the mobile stations of such users, the status of the service profile of which users indicates that the users wish to receive betting data.    
   
   
       16 . A method of processing betting data received over a wireless connection in a mobile station, comprising 
 storing the received betting data in a memory,    utilizing the betting data stored in the memory for updating a display of the mobile station for displaying up-to-date information to the user of the mobile station about available betting objects,    receiving a selection of a betting object performed by the user via a user interface from the available betting objects displayed on the display, and    controlling the mobile station to transmit information over a wireless connection for setting a bet regarding a betting object selected by the user.    
   
   
       17 . A computer program for executing the method of  claim 16 .  
   
   
       18 . A computer program arranged to control a mobile station to: 
 store received betting data in a memory,    utilize the data stored in the memory for updating a display of the mobile station for displaying up-to-date information to a user of the mobile station about available betting objects, receive the user's selection of a betting object via a user interface from the available betting objects displayed on the display, and    transmit information over a wireless connection for placing a bet regarding a betting object selected by the user.