Method of providing a wireless service connection for a mobile vehicle

• US 7,031,717 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2001
• Issued: 04/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Mazzara, William E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, DAVID Q
• Application Number:
  US10/000,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20030087642A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,628 Days
• Field of Search: 455/450, 455/443, 455/552.1, 455/435.2, 455/448, 455/432.3, 455/422.1, 455/452.2, 455/453, 455/435.3, 455/456.2, 455/411, 455/451, 455/452.1
• US Class Current: 455/450
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal

Abstract

The invention provides a method of providing a wireless service connection for a mobile vehicle. A portion of a system access list is prioritized, based on a channel identifier in a first band. A failed connection notification may be received on a primary channel of the prioritized system access list. A secondary channel of the prioritized system access list is selected in response to the failed connection notification on the primary channel.

Claims

1. A method of providing a wireless service connection for a mobile vehicle comprising:

prioritizing a portion of a system access list based on a channel identifier in a first band;

selecting a secondary channel that is not in the system access list portion in response to failed connection notification from channels in the system access list portion, wherein the connection notification comprises a rejection of a call origination and wherein the connection notification comprises a rejection of an attempt to register with a carrier; and

accessing a contract carrier using a cleared connection number in response to a failed connection notification on the secondary channel.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the portion of the system access list corresponds to a geographical area in proximity to the channel identifier.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the system access list is comprised of a plurality of records corresponding to a plurality of wireless carriers.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary channel corresponds to a secondary contract carrier.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary channel is in a second band.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary channel is a non-preferred channel.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

registering a mobile phone with a contract carrier.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

originating a call request with a contract carrier.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

switching to an analog band in response to a failed connection notification on the secondary channel; and

accessing a channel in the analog band using a cleared connection number.

10. A computer usable medium including a program for providing a wireless service connection for a mobile phone comprising:

computer program code for prioritizing a portion of a system access list based on a channel identifier in a first band;

computer program code for receiving a failed connection notification on a primary channel of the system access list portion;

computer program code for selecting a secondary channel of the system access list portion in response to the failed connection notification on the primary channel; and

computer program code for accessing a contract carrier using a cleared connection number in response to a failed connection notification on the secondary channel.

11. The computer usable medium of claim 10 further comprising:

computer program code for registering a mobile phone with a contract carrier.

12. The computer usable medium of claim 10 further comprising:

computer program code for originating a call request with a contract carrier.

13. The computer usable medium of claim 10 further comprising:

computer program code for switching to an analog band in response to a failed connection notification on the secondary channel; and

computer program code for accessing a channel in the analog band using a cleared connection number.

14. A wireless service connection system for providing a wireless service connection for a mobile phone comprising:

means for prioritizing a portion of a system access list based on a channel identifier in a first band;

means for receiving a failed connection notification on a primary channel of the system access list portion;

means for selecting a secondary channel of the system access list portion in response to the failed connection notification on the primary channel; and

means for accessing a contract carrier using a cleared connection number in response to a failed connection notification on the secondary channel.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

means for registering a mobile phone with a contract carrier.

16. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

means for originating a call request with a contract carrier.

17. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

means for switching to an analog band in response to a failed connection notification on the secondary channel; and

means for accessing a channel in the analog band using a cleared connection number.