Enabling and/or Inhibiting an Operation of a Wireless Communication Unit
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system for dynamically enabling and/or inhibiting an operation of at least one wireless communication unit operating in the wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising:
- a communication network to facilitate wireless communication to and/or from a wireless communication unit; and
at least one wireless communication unit comprising a processor for selectively enabling and/or inhibiting an operational condition of said at least one wireless communication unit;
wherein said wireless communication network transmits operation enabling and/or inhibiting information to the at least one communication unit and in response to said information, said processor selectively enables or inhibits transmission and/or reception of wireless signals to and/or from the at least one wireless communication unit in;
(i) A frequency band selected from a plurality of selectable multi-band frequencies, or (ii) a signal format selected from a plurality of selectable multi-formatted signal types.
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Abstract
A wireless communication network (222) transmits (232) operation enabling and/or inhibiting information to a wireless communication unit (100, 210). In response to the information, a processor (108) of the wireless communication unit (100, 210) selectively enables or inhibits transmission and/or reception of wireless signals to and/or from the at least one wireless communication unit (100, 210) in a frequency band selected from a plurality of selectable multi-band frequencies or a signal format selected from a plurality of selectable multi-formatted signal types. This provides the advantage that an operation of a communication unit with respect to frequency bands or signal formats can be configured and re-configured, even after the communication unit has been sold to an end user. Such a reconfiguration can be at the request of the end user, or alternatively can be performed independently by the network operator or manufacturer of the communication unit.
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29 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system for dynamically enabling and/or inhibiting an operation of at least one wireless communication unit operating in the wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising:
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a communication network to facilitate wireless communication to and/or from a wireless communication unit; and
at least one wireless communication unit comprising a processor for selectively enabling and/or inhibiting an operational condition of said at least one wireless communication unit;
wherein said wireless communication network transmits operation enabling and/or inhibiting information to the at least one communication unit and in response to said information, said processor selectively enables or inhibits transmission and/or reception of wireless signals to and/or from the at least one wireless communication unit in;
(i) A frequency band selected from a plurality of selectable multi-band frequencies, or (ii) a signal format selected from a plurality of selectable multi-formatted signal types. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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13. A method for dynamically enabling and/or inhibiting an operation of at least one wireless communication unit operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a wireless information message to said at least one wireless communication unit to enable or inhibit an operation of the at least one wireless communication unit;
enabling and/or inhibiting transmission and/or reception of wireless signals to and/or from the at least one wireless communication unit, in response to said information message, in;
(i) A frequency band selected from a plurality of selectable multi-band frequencies, or (ii) a signal format selected from a plurality of selectable multi-formatted signal types. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 29)
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