Method and apparatus for providing communication services for communication system users having variable speed
First Claim
1. A method for providing communication services to communication system users associated with a vehicle, said communication system users using a variable speed multiple-user communication unit (VSMCU) associated with said vehicle to obtain communication services from a communication system, the method comprising said steps of:
- determining a first location for said VSMCU;
determining a unit type for said VSMCU;
determining a velocity for said vehicle, said velocity being associated with said communication system users;
determining a re-registration factor for said communication system users based on said unit type and said velocity; and
creating at least one registration message which comprises said first location and said re-registration factor.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus used by a communication system (100) to optimize the re-registration of communication system users that use a variable speed multiple-user communication unit (VSMCU) (110). VSMCUs (110) can be located on mobile vehicles, these mobile vehicles can move at different speeds at different times. VSMCUs (110) can collect registration information, obtain velocity information, determine re-registration distances, and determine re-registration factors. VSMCUs (110) send re-registration factors to the system. The system uses the re-registration factors to determine a modified ring-alert area for the associated VSMCU.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for providing communication services to communication system users associated with a vehicle, said communication system users using a variable speed multiple-user communication unit (VSMCU) associated with said vehicle to obtain communication services from a communication system, the method comprising said steps of:
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determining a first location for said VSMCU; determining a unit type for said VSMCU; determining a velocity for said vehicle, said velocity being associated with said communication system users; determining a re-registration factor for said communication system users based on said unit type and said velocity; and creating at least one registration message which comprises said first location and said re-registration factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a control center in a communication system to provide communication services to communication system users associated with a vehicle, said communication system users using a variable speed multiple-user communication unit (VSMCU) associated with said vehicle to obtain communication services from said communication system, said method comprising said steps of:
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receiving, by said control center, at least one registration message, wherein said at least one registration message comprises a first location of said VSMCU and a first re-registration factor of said VSMCU; establishing, by said control center, a first modified ring-alert area for said communication system users, said first modified ring-alert area being established using said first location and said first re-registration factor and said first modified ring-alert area being used to determine a first set of broadcast channels; and sending, by said control center, at least one first response message to said VSMCU, wherein said at least one first response message comprises said first set of broadcast channels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of operating a variable speed multiple-user communication unit (VSMCU) in a communication system to provide communication services to communication system users associated with a vehicle, said communication system users using said VSMCU to obtain communication services from said communication system, wherein said VSMCU is also associated with said vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining a unit type for said VSMCU; b) determining a first location for said VSMCU; c) performing a local registration for said communication system users; d) determining a velocity for said vehicle, said velocity being associated with said communication system users; e) determining a re-registration factor for said communication system users based on said velocity; and f) creating at least one registration message which comprises said unit type, said first location, said re-registration factor, and individual registration information for said communication system users. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A variable speed multiple-user communication unit (VSMCU), said VSMCU being located with a vehicle to provide communication services to at least one communication system user, comprising:
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a) a transceiver for establishing at least one communication link with a communication system; b) a processor coupled to said transceiver, said processor for determining a first and second location for said VSMCU, a unit type for said VSMCU, a velocity for said vehicle, and first and second re-registration factors for said VSMCU based on said unit type and said velocity, for creating at least one registration message, for creating at least one re-registration message, sending said at least one registration message to said transceiver, sending said at least one re-registration message to said transceiver; c) a memory device coupled to said processor for storing said first and second location, said unit type, said velocity, and said first and second re-registration factors, said at least one registration message, and said at least one re-registration message; and d) a local network interface coupled to said processor, said local network interface for interfacing between said processor and at least one local network. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A control center in a communication system, comprising:
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an earth terminal for receiving at least one registration message from a variable speed multiple-user communication unit (VSMCU) and for transmitting at least one first response message to said VSMCU; and an earth terminal controller coupled to said earth terminal, said earth terminal controller for processing said at least one registration message which comprises a first location of said VSMCU and a first re-registration factor of said VSMCU, for determining a first modified ring-alert area, for determining a first set of broadcast channels, for processing said at least one first response message. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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