SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA CALLS

• US 20130237198A1
• Filed: 03/06/2012
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Anantharaman, Karthik, Vashi, Prashant, Yerrabommanahalli, Vikram B., Chaudhary, Madhusudan
• Application Number:
  US13/413,587
• Publication Number:
  US 20130237198A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/36 for reassigning the resources associated with the released connections

Abstract

A wireless device described herein may be configured to wait for a period of time before originating a data call after receiving a data call termination request from another device. The period of time may be selected to ensure that a page request, such as for a voice call, is received by the wireless device before attempting to originate the data call.

Claims

1. A method of communicating in a wireless network, the method comprising:

receiving, at a first unit, a data call termination request from a second unit; and

waiting, by the first unit, for a time period before attempting to place a data call based on receipt of the data call termination request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, at the first unit, a page request for a voice call from the second unit during the time period, and accepting the voice call.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a code division multiple access network and wherein the data call termination request comprises a release order.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the time period is one or two time slots.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising transitioning from a first state where a page request is not accepted to a second state where the page request is accepted based on receiving the data call termination request.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first state comprises at least one of the following:

mobile station origination attempt substate, page response substate, and update overhead information substate.

7. A method of communicating in a wireless network, the method comprising:

receiving, at a first unit, an indication of a pending voice call from a second unit; and

transmitting, by the first unit, a data call termination request to a third unit based on the received indication.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data call termination request is configured to cause a recipient of the data call termination request to wait for a period of time before attempting to place a data call based on receipt of the data call termination request.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting a page request for the pending voice call during the time period to the recipient.

10. A wireless device configured to communicate in a wireless network, the wireless device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a data call termination request; and

a processor configured to wait for a time period before attempting to place a data call based on receipt of the data call termination request.

11. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a page request for a voice call during the time period, and the processor is further configured to accept the voice call.

12. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the wireless network comprises a code division multiple access network and wherein the data call termination request comprises a release order.

13. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to transition from a first state where a page request is not accepted to a second state where the page request is accepted based on receiving the data call termination request.

14. A wireless device configured to communicate in a wireless network, the wireless device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive an indication of a pending voice call; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a data call termination request based on the received indication.

15. The wireless device of claim 14, wherein the data call termination request is configured to cause a recipient of the data call termination request to wait for a period of time before attempting to place a data call based on receipt of the data call termination request.

16. The wireless device of claim 14, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a page request for the pending voice call during the time period to the recipient.

17. An apparatus for communicating in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a data call termination request; and

means for waiting for a time period before attempting to place a data call based on receipt of the call termination request.

18. An apparatus for communicating in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving an indication of a pending voice call; and

means for transmitting a data call termination request based on the received indication.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when executed by one or more processors, causes an apparatus to:

receive a data call termination request; and

wait for a time period before attempting to place a data call based on receipt of the call termination request.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when executed by one or more processors, causes an apparatus to:

receive an indication of a pending voice call; and

transmit a data call termination request based on the received indication.