METHOD FOR RESETTING A NON-RESPONSIVE MOBILE UNIT THEN-CURRENTLY OCCUPYING A CELLULAR TRAFFIC CHANNEL OF A WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for resetting a non-responsive mobile unit then-currently occupying a cellular traffic channel of a wireless network, comprising:
- recognizing, at an external entity, that the mobile unit is in a non-responsive state that is occupying a voice channel of the cellular traffic channel;
over the cellular traffic channel, establishing a wireless data connection between the mobile unit and the external entity;
transmitting a data message to the mobile unit from the external entity via the wireless data connection, the data message including at least a command to reset the mobile unit; and
in response to receiving the data message from the third party facility, resetting the mobile unit via a protocol initiated by a processor operatively associated with the mobile unit.
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Abstract
A method for resetting a non-responsive mobile unit then-currently occupying a cellular traffic channel of a wireless network is disclosed herein. The method involves recognizing, at an external entity, that the mobile unit is in a non-responsive state that is occupying a voice channel of the cellular traffic channel, and establishing a wireless data connection between the mobile unit and an external entity over the cellular traffic channel. A data message is transmitted to the mobile unit from the external entity, where the data message includes at least a command to reset the mobile unit. In response to receiving the data message, the method further involves resetting the mobile unit via a protocol initiated by a processor associated with the mobile unit.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for resetting a non-responsive mobile unit then-currently occupying a cellular traffic channel of a wireless network, comprising:
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recognizing, at an external entity, that the mobile unit is in a non-responsive state that is occupying a voice channel of the cellular traffic channel; over the cellular traffic channel, establishing a wireless data connection between the mobile unit and the external entity; transmitting a data message to the mobile unit from the external entity via the wireless data connection, the data message including at least a command to reset the mobile unit; and in response to receiving the data message from the third party facility, resetting the mobile unit via a protocol initiated by a processor operatively associated with the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for resetting a non-responsive mobile unit then-currently occupying a cellular traffic channel of a wireless network, comprising:
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a mobile unit that is in a non-responsive state that occupies a voice channel of the cellular traffic channel; an external entity wirelessly connected to the mobile unit over the cellular traffic channel; a data message configured to be sent from the external entity to the mobile unit over a wireless data connection of the cellular traffic channel, the data message including a reset command; and a processor operatively associated with the mobile unit, the processor being configured to run computer readable program code for resetting the mobile unit in response to receiving the data message from the external entity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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