Method, System and Apparatus for Contacting a Target Mobile Station Using a Secondary Connection
First Claim
1. A method of notifying a target mobile station, the target mobile station temporarily out of communication with a network device on a primary connection, the method comprising:
- receiving a notification from the network device over the primary connection, the notification indicating that data is available for the target mobile station; and
transmitting the notification to the target mobile station over a secondary connection, the notification requesting that the target mobile station establish communication with the network device over the primary connection in order to receive the data.
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Abstract
A method and system for notifying a target mobile station, which is temporarily out of communication with a network device over a primary connection, are provided. By way of example, one method includes receiving a notification from the network device over the primary connection. The notification indicates that data is available for the target mobile station. The notification is transmitted to the target mobile station over a secondary connection. The notification requests or instructs the target mobile station to establish communication with the network device over the primary connection in order to receive the data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of notifying a target mobile station, the target mobile station temporarily out of communication with a network device on a primary connection, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification from the network device over the primary connection, the notification indicating that data is available for the target mobile station; and transmitting the notification to the target mobile station over a secondary connection, the notification requesting that the target mobile station establish communication with the network device over the primary connection in order to receive the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of a target mobile station receiving notice from a neighbor mobile station, while the target mobile station is temporarily out of communication with a network device on a primary connection, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification from the neighbor mobile station over a secondary connection, the notification indicating that data is available for the target mobile station; establishing communication with the network device over the primary connection in accordance with the notification; and receiving the data over the primary connection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of using a neighbor mobile station to notify a target mobile station, the target mobile station temporarily out of communication on a primary connection, the method comprising:
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transmitting a notification to the neighbor mobile station over the primary connection, the notification instructing the neighbor mobile station to relay the notification to the target mobile station through a secondary connection and indicating that data is available for the target mobile station; and receiving a request from the target mobile station to establish communication over the primary connection in order to transfer the data, the request in accordance with the notification delivered to the target mobile station by the neighbor mobile station through the secondary connection. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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an input/output port configured to provide data to a processor; a memory configured to store the data received via the input/output port; and the processor configured to process a notification received from a neighbor device over a secondary connection and to initiate a request for communication with a network device over a primary connection in response to the notification received. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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an input/output port configured to provide data to the processor; a memory configured to store the data received via the input/output port; and the processor configured to identify a mobile station suitable for relaying a notification to a target mobile station over a secondary connection in accordance with topology information received via the input/output port and to initiate transmission of the notification to the mobile station over a primary connection. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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