VIRTUAL TERMINAL FOR MOBILE NETWORK INTERFACE BETWEEN MOBILE TERMINAL AND SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS NODE

摘要

A method and apparatus for sharing information about an end user of a mobile terminal (12 )with an applications node (18 )in a wireless network (10), in which a virtual terminal (16) arranged between the mobile terminal (12) to the applications node (18 )provides end user information about the end user of the mobile terminal (12) to the applications node (18 )from a centralized point. The mobile terminal (12) stores end user information and has a mobile terminal user interface for managing the provision of the end user information. The mobile terminal (12 )stores end user rules or preferences controlling how different types of the end user information can be used and to whom the end user information can be given in the wireless network (10). The end user of the mobile terminal requires manual confirmation so the end user is prompted each time certain end user information is requested by the applications node (18).