LOCATION BASED IDLE MOBILE FREQUENCY SELECTION
First Claim
1. A mobile station for communication through a mobile network system divided into mobile network sectors, the mobile station comprising:
- a location determination device identifying a geographic location of the mobile station;
at least one mobile station antenna electrically linked to the location determination device;
a mobile transceiver electrically linked to the at least one antenna, the mobile transceiver configured to transmit and receive mobile communication signals to and from the mobile network system via the at least one antenna;
a microprocessor electronically linked to the mobile transceiver to control the transmission and reception of the mobile communication signals and communicating with the location determination device; and
a spatial database electronically linked to the microprocessor, and storing data identifying at least one or more geographic positions and geographic regions related to one or more of the mobile network sectors,wherein the microprocessor is configured to compare the geographical location of the mobile station identified by the location determination device with the one or more geographic positions in the spatial database to determine a preferred channel of one of the mobile network sectors.
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Abstract
A mobile network sector is served via at least an antenna and a mobile network base station transceiver to provide communications with a mobile station. The mobile station includes a mobile station antenna and a location determination device for identifying a geographic location of the mobile station. A transceiver in the mobile station is configured to transmit and receive signals to and from the mobile network base stations, via the mobile station antenna. A microprocessor controls the transmission and reception of the mobile communication signals and communicates with the location determination device. A spatial database identifies geographic positions related to sectors of mobile network base stations. The microprocessor compares the geographical location of the mobile station with the geographic positions of the mobile sectors to determine a preferred mobile network sector and redirect the transceiver to tune to a particular channel supported by the preferred mobile network sector.
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11 Claims
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1. A mobile station for communication through a mobile network system divided into mobile network sectors, the mobile station comprising:
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a location determination device identifying a geographic location of the mobile station; at least one mobile station antenna electrically linked to the location determination device; a mobile transceiver electrically linked to the at least one antenna, the mobile transceiver configured to transmit and receive mobile communication signals to and from the mobile network system via the at least one antenna; a microprocessor electronically linked to the mobile transceiver to control the transmission and reception of the mobile communication signals and communicating with the location determination device; and a spatial database electronically linked to the microprocessor, and storing data identifying at least one or more geographic positions and geographic regions related to one or more of the mobile network sectors, wherein the microprocessor is configured to compare the geographical location of the mobile station identified by the location determination device with the one or more geographic positions in the spatial database to determine a preferred channel of one of the mobile network sectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for location based roaming of a mobile station in a mobile network system divided into mobile network sectors,
wherein the mobile station stores a spatial database containing data identifying a plurality of geographic positions associated with a plurality of the mobile network sectors, the method comprising the steps of: -
identifying a geographic location of the mobile station using a location determination device in the mobile station; retrieving, from the spatial database, data identifying a subset of the plurality of geographic positions of the mobile network sectors; comparing, with a microprocessor located in the mobile station, the identified geographic location of the mobile station to data identifying the subset of the plurality of geographic positions of the mobile network sectors; determining a preferred mobile network sector, from the plurality of mobile network sectors, based on the comparison step; and redirecting a mobile station transceiver to a channel supported by the preferred mobile network sector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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