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Call priority in a mobile radiotelephone system

  • US 5,570,411 A
  • Filed: 07/20/1994
  • Issued: 10/29/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A call request handling method in a mobile radiotelephone system wherein a plurality of mobile stations communicate with a base station through an air interface across defined channels, comprising the steps ofascertaining whether a call is to be given priority;

  • assigning said channels preferentially to a call when it is ascertained that said call is to be given priority;

    providing for more extensive paging of a mobile station including paging over a wider geographic extent than would be allowed if said priority call were not given priority;

    through-connecting said priority call;

    maintaining a paging queue; and

    preempting a queued paging request in favor of a paging request of higher priority.

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