SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SCHEDULED DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting data messages in a communication system comprising:
- receiving, at a communication unit, a data message from a mobile device;
determining that the data message comprises a header of a predetermined format, wherein the header comprises an hour field comprising information indicative of an hour during which the data message should be transmitted, a minute field comprising information indicative of a minute during which the data message should be transmitted, and a slot field comprising information indicative of a slot number during which the data message should be transmitted; and
transmitting the data message from the communication unit to a fixed network on a controlled access channel at a transmission time based on information provided in the hour field, the minute field, and the slot field.
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling scheduled data messages to be transmitted within a communication system on a controlled access packet data channel. When a scheduled data message is to be transmitted, a mobile device generates the data message, appends a predetermined type of header to the data message, and passes the data message to a communication unit. The header comprises an hour field, a minute field, and a slot field indicative of a specific time when the data message is to be transmitted on the controlled access packet data channel. After receiving a data message from the mobile device, the communication unit parses the received data message to determine whether the received data message should be processed as a scheduled data message on the controlled access packet data channel, and transmits the data message to a fixed network at a specific time based on the hour, minute, and slot fields in the header.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting data messages in a communication system comprising:
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receiving, at a communication unit, a data message from a mobile device; determining that the data message comprises a header of a predetermined format, wherein the header comprises an hour field comprising information indicative of an hour during which the data message should be transmitted, a minute field comprising information indicative of a minute during which the data message should be transmitted, and a slot field comprising information indicative of a slot number during which the data message should be transmitted; and transmitting the data message from the communication unit to a fixed network on a controlled access channel at a transmission time based on information provided in the hour field, the minute field, and the slot field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for transmitting data messages in a communication system comprising:
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generating, by a mobile device, a scheduled data message, the scheduled data message comprising a payload field comprising message information that is to be transmitted to a fixed network, a destination address field comprising information indicative of a destination address to which the scheduled data message is to be transmitted, and a header comprising time information indicative of a time when the scheduled data message is to be transmitted, wherein the time information in the header comprises an hour field comprising information indicative of an hour during which the data message is to be transmitted, a minute field comprising information indicative of the minute during which the data message is to be transmitted, and a slot field comprising information indicative of a slot number during which the scheduled data message is to be transmitted; and sending the scheduled data message to a communication unit; whereby the communication unit is configured to transmit the scheduled data message to the fixed network at the time indicated by the time information in the header. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A communication system comprising:
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a fixed network a plurality of communication units synchronized in time with one another, each of the plurality of communication units being capable of communicating with the fixed network via a controlled access channel, the controlled access channel being delineated into a plurality of slots and a plurality of microslots; and a plurality of mobile devices, each of the plurality of mobile devices being coupled to one of the plurality of communication units; wherein each of the plurality of mobile devices comprises at least one application capable of generating a scheduled data message, the scheduled data message having a message payload, destination information, and a header having an hour field comprising information indicative of an hour during which the data message is to be transmitted, a minute field comprising information indicative of the minute during which the data message is to be transmitted, and a slot field comprising information indicative of a slot number during which the scheduled data message is to be transmitted; and wherein each of the plurality of communication units is configured to receive data messages from an associated device, determine that a received data message is a scheduled data message, and transmit the scheduled data message at a transmission time based on information in the hour field, the minute field, and the slot field of the header. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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