Mobile terminal and network unit for multi-wireless technologies

• US 20060153209A1
• Filed: 12/19/2005
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Venken, Kristiaan Johan Hubert Ghislanus
• Granted Patent: US 8,023,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0245 according to signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Mobile terminals (2) for transmitting first signaling signals (11) according to first wireless technologies to first networks (3) and for transmitting second signaling signals (12) according to second wireless technologies to second networks (4), which first signaling signals (11) comprise first information for informing the first networks (3), which second signaling signals (12) comprise second information for informing the second networks (4), and which first and second wireless technologies are different from each other, get a better efficiency by letting the first signaling signals (11) comprise the first information and the second information. This way, the power consumption of the mobile terminals (2) is reduced and the signaling efficiency is increased. The first/second information comprises first/second location information and/or comprises first/second paging-response information.

Claims

1. Mobile terminal (2) for transmitting a first signaling signal (11) according to a first wireless technology to a first network (3) and for transmitting a second signaling signal (12) according to a second wireless technology to a second network (4), the first signaling signal (11) comprising first information for informing the first network (3), the second signaling signal (12) comprising second information for informing the second network (4), and the first and second wireless technologies being different from each other, characterized in that the first signaling signal (11) comprises the first information and comprises the second information.

2. Mobile terminal (2) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the first information comprises first location information and the second information comprises second location information.

3. Mobile terminal (2) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the first information comprises first paging-response information and the second information comprises second paging-response information.

4. Mobile terminal (2) as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the mobile terminal (2) comprises a terminal controller (21) for selecting the first signaling signal (11) carrying the first and second information.

5. Network unit (5) for use in combination with a mobile terminal (2) for transmitting a first signaling signal (11) according to a first wireless technology to a first network (3) and for transmitting a second signaling signal (12) according to a second wireless technology to a second network (4), the first signaling signal (11) comprising first information for informing the first network (3), the second signaling signal (12) comprising second information for informing the second network (4), and the first and second wireless technologies being different from each other, characterized in that the first signaling signal (11) comprises the first information and comprises the second information, the network unit (5) forming part of the first network (3) and being arranged to extract the second information from the first signaling signal (11) and to relay this second information to the second network (4).

6. Network unit (5) as defined in claim 5, characterized in that the first information comprises first location information and the second information comprises second location information.

7. Network unit (5) as defined in claim 5, characterized in that the first information comprises first paging-response information and the second information comprises second paging-response information.

8. Network unit (5) as defined in claim 5, characterized in that the network unit (5) comprises a network controller (55) for selecting the first signaling signal (11) carrying the first and second information.

9. Method for transmitting a first signaling signal (11) according to a first wireless technology to a first network (3) and for transmitting a second signaling signal (12) according to a second wireless technology to a second network (4), the first signaling signal (11) comprising first information for informing the first network (3), the second signaling signal (12) comprising second information for informing the second network (4), and the first and second wireless technologies being different from each other, characterized in that the first signaling signal (11) comprises the first information and comprises the second information.

10. Processor program product for transmitting a first signaling signal (11) according to a first wireless technology to a first network (3) and for transmitting a second signaling signal (12) according to a second wireless technology to a second network (4), the first signaling signal (11) comprising first information for informing the first network (3), the second signaling signal (12) comprising second information for informing the second network (4), and the first and second wireless technologies being different from each other, characterized in that the first signaling signal (11) comprises the first information and comprises the second information.

11. First signaling signal for use in combination with a mobile terminal (2) for transmitting the first signaling signal (11) according to a first wireless technology to a first network (3) and for transmitting a second signaling signal (12) according to a second wireless technology to a second network (4), the first signaling signal (11) comprising first information for informing the first network (3), the second signaling signal (12) comprising second information for informing the second network (4), and the first and second wireless technologies being different from each other, characterized in that the first signaling signal (11) comprises the first information and comprises the second information.