Radio terminal interfaces for voice and data telecommunications, and methods for their operation
First Claim
1. A radio terminal transceiver, comprising:
- a signal processor having a first mode of operation for converting Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) signals to voice-band signals and for converting voice-band signals to TDMA signals, and a second mode of operation for converting Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) signals to voice-band signals and for converting voice-band signals to AMPS signals; and
a terminal transceiver controller for monitoring signals received by the radio terminal transceiver, for composing signals for transmission from the radio terminal transceiver, and for selecting between the first and second modes of operation of the signal processor, the terminal transceiver controller being operable to compose signals for registering first and second Mobile Identification Numbers (MINs) assigned to the radio terminal transceiver in a cellular radio system, to identify page requests received while the radio terminal transceiver is in an idle state, to respond to received page requests specifying the first MIN by composing page responses specifying the first MIN, wherein a digital channel is preferentially allocated and to respond to received page requests specifying the second MIN by composing page responses specifying the second MIN where the second MIN instructs the cellular radio system to always allocate an available analog channel for data transmissions between the cellular radio system and the radio terminal transceiver.
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Abstract
A radio terminal interface includes a signal processor and a controller. The signal processor has a TDMA mode of operation and an AMPS mode of operation. The controller composes signals for registering first and second Mobile Identification Numbers (MINs) assigned to the radio terminal interface in a cellular radio system. The controller also identifies page requests received while the radio terminal interface is in an idle state, and responds to received page requests specifying the first MIN by composing page responses specifying the first MIN. The controller responds to received page requests specifying the second MIN by composing page responses specifying the second MIN. The controller responds to initial traffic channel designation messages received by the radio terminal interface by configuring the signal processor in its TDMA mode, and responds to initial voice channel designation messages by configuring the signal processor in its AMPS mode. The controller responds to a dialling sequence by composing service requests, the service requests specifying the first MIN when the dialling sequence does not contain a predetermined dialling sequence, and specifying the second MIN when the dialling sequence does contain the predetermined dialling sequence. The radio terminal interface can be used to ensure that voice-band data calls (e.g. facsimile transmissions) are assigned AMPS channels by dual-mode cellular radio systems.
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21 Claims
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1. A radio terminal transceiver, comprising:
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a signal processor having a first mode of operation for converting Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) signals to voice-band signals and for converting voice-band signals to TDMA signals, and a second mode of operation for converting Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) signals to voice-band signals and for converting voice-band signals to AMPS signals; and a terminal transceiver controller for monitoring signals received by the radio terminal transceiver, for composing signals for transmission from the radio terminal transceiver, and for selecting between the first and second modes of operation of the signal processor, the terminal transceiver controller being operable to compose signals for registering first and second Mobile Identification Numbers (MINs) assigned to the radio terminal transceiver in a cellular radio system, to identify page requests received while the radio terminal transceiver is in an idle state, to respond to received page requests specifying the first MIN by composing page responses specifying the first MIN, wherein a digital channel is preferentially allocated and to respond to received page requests specifying the second MIN by composing page responses specifying the second MIN where the second MIN instructs the cellular radio system to always allocate an available analog channel for data transmissions between the cellular radio system and the radio terminal transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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3. A radio terminal interface, comprising:
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a signal processor having a first mode of operation for converting Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) signals to voice-band signals and for converting voice-band signals to TDMA signals, and a second mode of operation for converting Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) signals to voice-band signals and for converting voice-band signals to AMPS signals; and a controller for monitoring signals received by the radio terminal interface, for composing signals for transmission from the radio terminal interface and for selecting between the first and second modes of operation of the signal processor, the controller being operable to compose signals for registering first and second Mobile Identification Numbers (MINs) assigned to the radio terminal interface in a cellular radio system, to identify page requests received while the radio terminal interface is in an idle state, to respond to received page requests specifying the first MIN by composing sage responses specifying the first MIN, and to respond to received page requests specifying the second MIN by composing page responses specifying the second MIN, the controller being operable to respond to a dialling sequence received by the radio terminal interface to compose a service request, the service request specifying the first MIN when the dialling sequence does not contain a predetermined dialling sequence, and the service request specifying the second MIN when the dialling sequence does contain the predetermined dialling sequence.
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10. A method for operating a radio terminal transceiver comprising the steps of:
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registering first and second Mobile Identification Numbers (MINs) assigned to the radio terminal transceiver in a cellular radio system; receiving page requests at the radio terminal transceiver while the radio terminal transceiver is in an idle state; responding to received page requests specifying the first MIN by transmitting from the radio terminal transceiver page responses specifying the first MIN where the first MIN instructs the cellular radio system to allocate one of an analog channel and a digital channel with a preference for the digital channel for the transmitting; and responding to received page requests specifying the second MIN by transmitting from the radio terminal transceiver page responses specifying the second MIN where the second MIN instructs the cellular radio system to always allocate an available analog channel for data transmissions between the cellular radio system and the radio terminal transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a radio terminal interface, comprising:
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registering first and second Mobile Identification Numbers (MINs) assigned to the radio terminal interface in a cellular radio system; receiving page requests at the radio terminal interface while the radio terminal interface is in an idle state; responding to received page requests specifying the first MIN by transmitting from the interface page responses specifying the first MIN; responding to received page requests specifying the second MIN by transmitting from the interface page responses specifying the second MIN; and responding to a dialling sequence received at the radio terminal interface by composing and transmitting from the radio terminal interface a service request, the service request specifying the first MIN when the dialling sequence does not contain a predetermined dialling sequence, and the service request specifying the second MIN when the dialling sequence does contain the predetermined dialling sequence.
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16. A radio communications system, comprising:
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at least one radio terminal transceiver operable in a digital mode to receive and transmit digital radio signals over a digital radio channel and operable in an analog mode to receive and transmit analog radio signals over an analog radio channel, the radio terminal transceiver being responsive to page requests specifying a first terminal identifier to transmit a page response specifying the first terminal identifier and being responsive to page requests specifying a second terminal identifier to transmit a page response specifying the second terminal identifier; at least one base station transceiver operable in a digital mode to receive and transmit digital radio signals over a digital radio channel and operable in an analog mode to receive and transmit analog radio signals over an analog radio channel; and at least one base station controller operable to allocate one of an analog radio channel and preferably a digital radio channel for communication between the radio terminal transceiver and the base station transceiver upon receipt of a page response specifying the first terminal identifier and operable to always allocate an available analog radio channel for communication between the radio terminal transceiver and the base station transceiver upon receipt of a page response specifying the second terminal identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a radio communications system comprising:
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providing a radio communications system having, at least one radio terminal transceiver operable in a digital mode to receive and transmit digital radio signals over a digital radio channel and operable in an analog mode to receive and transmit analog radio signals over an analog radio channel, the radio terminal transceiver being responsive to page requests specifying a first terminal identifier to transmit a page response specifying the first terminal identifier and being responsive to page requests specifying a second terminal identifier to transmit a page response specifying the second terminal identifier, at least one base station transceiver operable in a digital mode to receive and transmit digital radio signals over a digital radio channel and operable in an analog mode to receive and transmit analog radio signals over an analog radio channel, and at least one base station controller; operating the base station controller to allocate one of an analog radio channel and preferably a digital radio channel for communication between the radio terminal transceiver and the base station transceiver upon receipt of a page response specifying the first terminal identifier; and operating the base station controller to always allocate an available analog radio channel for communication between the radio terminal transceiver and the base station transceiver upon receipt of a page response specifying the second terminal identifier. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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