Methods and apparatus for communicating data via a cellular network control channel
First Claim
1. In or for a cellular mobile radiotelephone (CMR) system having an array of cells for communicating with cellular radiotelephones within coverage areas of said array of cells, a data message system for communicating selected data collected from a plurality of remote data sources, said data message system comprising:
- a plurality of data reporting means, each of said data reporting means operative for monitoring a corresponding one of said remote data sources to obtain said selected data and for transmitting a data message containing said selected data, said data message formatted as an identification signal transmitted by one of said cellular radiotelephones when said cellular radiotelephone identifies itself to said CMR system;
at least one mobile switching center (MSC) for receiving said data message via a cellular network control channel from each of said data reporting means operating within said coverage areas of said array of cells; and
means for collecting said selected data in response to receiving said data message from said MSC via a first communications link.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for communicating data via a cellular network control channel of a cellular mobile radiotelephone system (CMR) data. A data message system for communicating data sources includes sets reporting devices, at least one mobile switching center (MSC) of a CMR system, and a data collection system connected to said MSC via a first communications link. Each recording device monitors a remote data source to obtain selected data and thereafter transmits a data message containing the selected data. The MSC receives data messages via the cellular network control channel from reporting devices operating within coverage areas of the array of cells and forwards the data messages via the first communications link to the data collection system. In response, the data collection system stores the data messages and processes the selected data.
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77 Claims
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1. In or for a cellular mobile radiotelephone (CMR) system having an array of cells for communicating with cellular radiotelephones within coverage areas of said array of cells, a data message system for communicating selected data collected from a plurality of remote data sources, said data message system comprising:
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a plurality of data reporting means, each of said data reporting means operative for monitoring a corresponding one of said remote data sources to obtain said selected data and for transmitting a data message containing said selected data, said data message formatted as an identification signal transmitted by one of said cellular radiotelephones when said cellular radiotelephone identifies itself to said CMR system; at least one mobile switching center (MSC) for receiving said data message via a cellular network control channel from each of said data reporting means operating within said coverage areas of said array of cells; and means for collecting said selected data in response to receiving said data message from said MSC via a first communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. In or for a cellular mobile radiotelephone (CMR) system having an array of cells for communicating with cellular radiotelephones within coverage areas of said array of cells, a data message system for communicating data collected from a plurality of remote data sources, said data message system comprising:
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a plurality of monitors, each of said monitors connected to a corresponding one of said remote data sources and operative for monitoring the operation of said corresponding remote data source to obtain selected data; a plurality of cellular communications devices, each of said cellular communications devices connected to a corresponding one of said monitors and operative to transmit a data message containing said selected data, said data message formatted as an identification signal transmitted by one of the cellular radiotelephones when said cellular radiotelephone identifies itself to said CMR system; at least one mobile switching center (MSC) for receiving said data message via a cellular network control channel from each of said cellular communications devices operating within said coverage areas of said array of cells; and a data collection system for receiving said data message from said MSC via a first communications link, said data collection system operative to collect said data message. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. In or for a cellular mobile radiotelephone (CMR) system for communicating with cellular radiotelephones, a method for communicating data collected from a plurality of remote data sources, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring the operation of each of said remote data sources to obtain selected data; transmitting a data message containing said selected data via a cellular network control channel to a mobile switching center (MSC) of said CMR system, said data message formatted as an identification signal that is transmitted by one of said cellular radiotelephones when said cellular radiotelephone identifies itself to said CMR system; transmitting said data message from said MSC to a data collection system via a first communications link, said data collection system operative to collect said selected data in response to said data message. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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