Method and apparatus for receiving a radio signal within a home control channel in a multichannel radio communication system
First Claim
1. A method used in a multichannel radio for receiving a first radio signal within a home control channel, wherein the multichannel radio is used within a radio communication system having a plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein a set of control channels is a subset of the plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- setting a receiver in the multichannel radio to a first channel which is one of the plurality of outbound radio channels;
decoding a predetermined portion of a code word included in a predetermined portion of a second radio signal received within the first channel which identifies a quantity of control channels which form the set of control channels;
identifying one of the set of control channels as a new home control channel based on the quantity of control channels and a predetermined number in the multichannel radio and revising the home control channel to the new home control channel; and
setting said receiver to the home control channel as revised in said step of identifying, for receiving the first radio signal.
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Abstract
In a system controller (102) a quantity of control channels is determined; a portion (344) of a code word (338) is set to identify the quantity of control channels; the code word (358) is transmitted in a predetermined portion (332) of each of a plurality of radio signals. In a multichannel radio (106) a receiver (610) is set to a first channel which includes one of the plurality of radio signals; the portion (344) of the code word (338) is decoded; one of the set of control channels is identified as a new home control channel, the home control channel is revised to the new home control channel, and the receiver (610) is set to the home control channel as revised. The one of the set of control channels is identified based on the quantity of control channels and a predetermined number in the multichannel radio (106).
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25 Claims
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1. A method used in a multichannel radio for receiving a first radio signal within a home control channel, wherein the multichannel radio is used within a radio communication system having a plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein a set of control channels is a subset of the plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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setting a receiver in the multichannel radio to a first channel which is one of the plurality of outbound radio channels; decoding a predetermined portion of a code word included in a predetermined portion of a second radio signal received within the first channel which identifies a quantity of control channels which form the set of control channels; identifying one of the set of control channels as a new home control channel based on the quantity of control channels and a predetermined number in the multichannel radio and revising the home control channel to the new home control channel; and setting said receiver to the home control channel as revised in said step of identifying, for receiving the first radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method used in a system controller for transmitting a radio signal to a multichannel radio within a home control channel in a radio communication system having a plurality of outbound radio channels, wherein a set of control channels are a subset of the plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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determining a quantity of control channels which form the set of control channels; setting a predetermined portion of a code word to identify the quantity of control channels; sending the code word to a transmitter/receiver for transmission in a predetermined portion of each of a plurality of radio signals transmitted within the set of control channels during a first transmission cycle; identifying one of the set of control channels as a new home control channel for the multichannel radio based on the quantity of control channels and a predetermined number stored in the multichannel radio; storing the new home control channel as the home control channel associated with the multichannel radio; and sending information to a transmitter/receiver for inclusion in the radio signal, wherein the radio signal is transmitted within the home control channel during a transmission cycle subsequent to the first transmission cycle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multichannel radio for receiving a first radio signal within a home control channel, wherein the multichannel is used within a radio communication system having a plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein a set of control channels is a subset of the plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein the multichannel radio comprises:
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a receiver for receiving and demodulating radio signals; a decoder coupled to said receiver for decoding code words from the radio signals; a channel selector element coupled to said receiver for setting said receiver in the multichannel radio to a first channel which is one of the plurality of outbound radio channels; a control channel quantity element coupled to said decoder for decoding a predetermined portion of a code word included in a predetermined portion of a second radio signal received within the first channel which identifies a quantity of control channels which form the set of control channels; a home channel identifier element for identifying one of the set of control channels as a new home control channel based on the quantity of control channels and a predetermined number in the multichannel radio and revising the home control channel to the new home control channel; and wherein the channel selector element is further coupled to said home channel identifier element for setting said receiver to the home control channel as revised by said home channel identifier element, for receiving the first radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system controller for transmitting a radio signal to a multichannel radio, wherein the multichannel radio is used within a home control channel in a radio communication system having a plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein a set of control channels are a subset of the plurality of outbound radio channels, and wherein the system controller comprises:
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an outbound message memory for storing a queue of outbound messages intended for a plurality of multichannel radios; a channel organizer element coupled to said outbound message memory for determining a quantity of control channels which form the set of control channels; a control channel indicator element coupled to said channel organizer element for setting a predetermined portion of a code word to identify the quantity of control channels; a cell site controller coupled to said control channel indicator element for sending the code word to a transmitter/receiver for transmission in a predetermined portion of each of a plurality of radio signals transmitted within the set of control channels during a first transmission cycle; a subscriber data base for storing a first predetermined number which is based on a second predetermined number stored in the multichannel radio; a home channel identifier element coupled to said channel organizer element and said subscriber data base for identifying one of the set of control channels as a new home control channel for the multichannel radio based on the quantity of control channels and the second predetermined number stored in the multichannel radio; wherein said subscriber data base is coupled to said home channel identifier element for storing the new home control channel as the home control channel associated with the multichannel radio; and wherein said cell site controller is further coupled to said outbound message memory and said subscriber data base for sending message information to the transmitter/receiver for inclusion in the radio signal which is transmitted within the home control channel stored in said subscriber data base during a transmission cycle subsequent to the first transmission cycle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification