FEMTOCELL BASE STATION FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION ACCORDING TO SPECIFIED CRITERIA
First Claim
1. A femtocell base station having a communication device camped thereon, comprising:
- a device module configured to classify the communication device according to its hardware characteristics;
a geographic module configured to classify the communication device according to geographic characteristics of the communication device;
a user priority module configured to classify the communication device according to a user specification relating thereto; and
a managing module configured to manage a resource of the femtocell base station in relation to the classifications by the device module, the geographic module, and the user priority module as well as in relation to specified rules.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed to restrict access services to a communication device. The services may be restricted based upon hardware characteristics, geographic characteristics, user specifications of the communication device and/or specified rules. The method and apparatus may restrict its service to only specific applications suitable for the environment and the time. Upon a request for a service that is now restricted, the method and apparatus may notify an end user that the service was requested. Further, the method and apparatus may notify an originator of the request that the service is not available and may ask for a short message to be delivered to the end user.
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20 Claims
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1. A femtocell base station having a communication device camped thereon, comprising:
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a device module configured to classify the communication device according to its hardware characteristics; a geographic module configured to classify the communication device according to geographic characteristics of the communication device; a user priority module configured to classify the communication device according to a user specification relating thereto; and a managing module configured to manage a resource of the femtocell base station in relation to the classifications by the device module, the geographic module, and the user priority module as well as in relation to specified rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling communication within a specified area, comprising:
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establishing a femtocell base station and camping a communication device in the specified area on the femtocell base station; classifying the communication device according to its hardware characteristics; classifying the communication device according to geographic characteristics; classifying the communication device according to a plurality of user specifications relating thereto; and managing a plurality of resources of the femtocell base station in relation to the classifications and in relation to specified rules. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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12. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
notifying each communication device about its incoming calls during the time window.
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17. A femtocell base station having a communication device camped thereon, comprising:
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means for classifying the communication device according to its hardware characteristics; means for classifying the communication device according to geographic characteristics of the communication device; means for classifying the communication device according to a user specification relating thereto; and means for managing a resource of the femtocell base station in relation to the classifications by the device module, the geographic module, and the user priority module as well as in relation to specified rules. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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