METHOD OF BLOCKING COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20050239482A1
• Filed: 04/19/2005
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Fan, Chen-Huang, Hsu, Chao-Yuan, Chiu, Sheng-Yi
• Application Number:
  US10/907,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20050239482A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.400
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

BCCH signals are emitted from a communication-blocking device with higher power according to system data got from base stations. TMSI of mobile subscribers is collected. Paging of the mobile subscriber is monitored. When it is determined that a mobile subscriber is to receive a call, the communication-blocking device sends blocking RA in all time slots, making the mobile subscriber fail to get the call.

Claims

1. A method of blocking communications used in a communication-blocking unit for preventing a base station from establishing communications with a mobile subscriber comprising:

(a) receiving a first BCCH signal emitted by the base station and reading system information from the BCCH signal;

(b) sending a second BCCH signal in a specific area according to the system information;

(c) collecting an identity of the mobile subscriber in the specific area; and

(d) receiving a CCCH signal, and if the CCCH signal has the identity, sending a blocking RA during a predetermined time.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein step (a) further comprises detecting the first BCCH from a plurality of BCCH in a PLMN.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein measured power of the first BCCH is stronger than that of other BCCH in the specific area.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein measured power of the second BCCH signal is stronger than that of the first BCCH signal.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein step (c) further comprises the mobile subscriber entering the specific area, detecting changes in received signals, and performing cell selection.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein step (c) further comprises performing synchronization according to a synchronous burst signal sent by the base station.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein in step (a) the system information comprises the LAI of the base station.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the second BCCH signal comprises the LAI of the base station.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein in step (c) the identity is TMSI.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein step (d) further comprises the communication-blocking unit and the mobile subscriber sending a signal at the same predetermined time.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the predetermined time comprises a plurality of RA time slots in a TDMA system.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the times for which the mobile subscriber tries to connect to the base station are fewer than the number of RA time slots in which blocking signals are sent.

13. A communication-blocking device for preventing a base station from establishing communications with a mobile subscriber, the base station emitting a first BCCH signal and a CCCH signal, the communication-blocking device comprising:

a receiver for receiving the first BCCH signal and the CCCH signal;

a transmitter for sending a blocking signal;

a list storage module for storing a blocking list; and

a processing unit;

wherein when the mobile subscriber sends a TMSI to the base station, the processing unit stores the TMSI in the blocking list, and when the CCCH signal has the TMSI, the transmitter sends the blocking signal during a predetermined time.

14. The communication-blocking device of claim 13 wherein the transmitter sends a second BCCH signal in a specific area, the second BCCH signal corresponding to the first BCCH signal.

15. The communication-blocking device of claim 14 wherein measured power of the second BCCH signal is greater than that of the first BCCH signal in the specific area.

16. The communication-blocking device of claim 15 wherein when the mobile subscriber detects that measured power of the second BCCH signal is greater than that of the first BCCH signal, the mobile subscriber sends out the TMSI.

17. The communication-blocking device of claim 15 further comprising a power detecting module for detecting power of the first BCCH signal in order to adjust power of the second BCCH signal.

18. The communication-blocking device of claim 13 further comprising a logic determining module for determining that the transmitter sends the blocking signal according to the blocking list when the CCCH signal has the TMSI.

19. The communication-blocking device of claim 13 wherein the mobile subscriber sends a connection signal in an RA time slot in a TDMA system when receiving the CCCH signal which has the TMSI, the blocking signal and the connection signal belonging to the same time slot.

20. The communication-blocking device of claim 13 wherein the blocking signal is sent in a plurality of RA time slots of a TDMA system, the times for which the mobile subscriber tries to connect to the base station being fewer than the number of RA time slots in which blocking signals are sent.