Limiting calls at inconvenient times
Informing the caller about the roaming callee current location and the local time there
Optional service,
respecting privacy
Voice messaging the caller in the local languages
of the country the Mobile Operator is servicing
Better managing
received calls
Inviting the caller to assume roaming charges or shortening the call, rather than rejecting it.
(26 countries)
Patent filing in 4 continents
As of today, 17 Grantings / Validations
Service Description
Announced Roaming Location (ARoL) Service – its main idea is to inform a caller, calling a roaming ARoL subscriber, about the country where she/he is roaming and the local time there. Also, the caller may be offered, in a specific case, the possibility of assuming roaming charges and the called ARoL subscriber will receive a free of charge call.
ARoL Value
Proposition
Basic Level
At its basic level, the caller is simply informed about the country where the called ARoL subscriber is roaming and the local time there. It does not matter if the caller and the called ARoL subscriber are subscribers of the same Mobile Operator or not. The option of assuming roaming charges in not offered to the caller.
Advanced Level
At its advanced level, in addition to be informed about the country where the called ARoL subscriber is roaming and the local time there, the caller is offered the option of assuming roaming charges – provided that both (the caller and the called ARoL subscriber) are subscribers of the same Mobile Operator.
Benefits for an
ARoL Subscriber
Reducing roaming spending when traveling
Limiting received calls at inconvenient times when traveling
Indirectly inviting the caller to shorten his call or, if possible, assume roaming charges
Benefits for a
Mobile Operator
Generating new revenue streams
Further enhancing customer retention and loyalty
Business Agreements
Only one Mobile Operator will have the privilege to offer ARoL service in the market it operates in, after acquiring EXCLUSIVE Ownership Rights.
The Canadian IP Office (CIPO) granted a patent (CA 3,077,727) for the application filed on the 9th of April 2020 and published on the 9th of October 2021.
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The China Intellectual Property Office (CNIPA) issued a patent (CN 111316682 B) for the application filed on the 31st of March 2020 and published on the 2nd of September 2020.. More…
The European Patent Office (EPO) granted a patent (EP3701736) to the application filed on the 20th of April 2020 and published on the 19th of June 2020.More…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent (US 11,368,833 B2) for the
application filed on the 21st of April 2020 and published on the 8th of October 2020. More…
Worldwide
Patenting Process In 26 Countries
By offering this service, we are targeting worldwide:
1%
of the countries on 4 continents
1%
of the mobile network operators
1%
of the mobile subscribers
All other mobile network operators in the other countries are encoraged to offer ARoL service to their subscribers without any formal agreement with the owner.