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Personal communication system and technique with zone report feature

  • US 6,148,210 A
  • Filed: 11/22/1999
  • Issued: 11/14/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A distributed communication system paging method, comprising:

  • receiving a call connection request;

    determining whether a cell station through which said call connection request is to be routed is fully loaded;

    when said cell station is determined to be fully loaded, reconnecting a reconnectable portable unit having a call connected through said cell station to a different cell station; and

    connecting a call through said cell station responsive to said call connection request;

    said reconnecting step comprising sending a connectivity poll command to portable units having calls connected through said cell station, and receiving a zone report from each of said portable units in response thereto, said reconnectable portable unit being one of said portable units having calls connected through said cell station, and being chosen to be reconnected based on its zone report.

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