System for the secure distribution of priority call access codes to provide guaranteed wireless communication service to priority wireless communication subscribers
First Claim
1. A system for providing guaranteed wireless communication service to predefined ones of wireless subscribers, operational in a wireless communication network that includes a plurality of radio network controllers, each of which manages the operation of at least one base station for wirelessly communicating with mobile subscriber stations located in the coverage area of said base stations, comprising:
- means for storing data indicative of at least one wireless subscriber service priority and a set of call access codes associated with said at least one wireless subscriber service priority;
means for transmitting a priority call access code to predefined ones of wireless subscribers;
means, responsive to receipt of a service request and a priority call access code from a wireless subscriber, for determining whether said priority call access code corresponds to a priority call access code stored in said set of call access codes; and
means, responsive to a determination that said transmitted priority call access code corresponds to a priority call access code stored in said set of priority call access codes, for providing access to wireless communication facilities for use by said wireless subscriber.
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Abstract
The priority communication system provides the capability to restrict access to wireless communications services to emergency service personnel, such that their access to wireless communication services is not interruptible. This is accomplished by provisioning the cell sites of a wireless communications system to respond to at least one service priority grouping, with emergency service personnel being assigned a selected service priority by a centralized emergency services agency. The service priority coverage area and emergency service personnel assigned the service priority are defined on a dynamic basis by the centralized emergency services agency and are indicated by a priority call access code that is transmitted to the emergency service personnel. In order to ensure the proper operation of the priority communication system, the priority call access codes are maintained in secrecy to thereby enable emergency service personnel to have access to wireless communications facilities.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for providing guaranteed wireless communication service to predefined ones of wireless subscribers, operational in a wireless communication network that includes a plurality of radio network controllers, each of which manages the operation of at least one base station for wirelessly communicating with mobile subscriber stations located in the coverage area of said base stations, comprising:
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means for storing data indicative of at least one wireless subscriber service priority and a set of call access codes associated with said at least one wireless subscriber service priority; means for transmitting a priority call access code to predefined ones of wireless subscribers; means, responsive to receipt of a service request and a priority call access code from a wireless subscriber, for determining whether said priority call access code corresponds to a priority call access code stored in said set of call access codes; and means, responsive to a determination that said transmitted priority call access code corresponds to a priority call access code stored in said set of priority call access codes, for providing access to wireless communication facilities for use by said wireless subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing guaranteed wireless communication service to predefined ones of wireless subscribers, operational in a wireless communication network that includes a plurality of radio network controllers, each of which manages the operation of at least one base station for wirelessly communicating with mobile subscriber stations located in the coverage area of said base stations, comprising:
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storing data indicative of at least one wireless subscriber service priority and a set of call access codes associated with said at least one wireless subscriber service priority; transmitting a priority call access code to predefined ones of wireless subscribers; determining, in response to receipt of a service request and a priority call access code from a wireless subscriber, whether said priority call access code corresponds to a priority call access code stored in said set of call access codes; and providing, in response to a determination that said transmitted priority call access code corresponds to a priority call access code stored in said set of priority call access codes, access to wireless communication facilities for use by said wireless subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing guaranteed wireless communication service to predefined ones of wireless subscribers, operational in a wireless communication network that includes a plurality of radio network controllers, each of which manages the operation of at least one base station for wirelessly communicating with mobile subscriber stations located in the coverage area of said base stations, comprising:
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means for generating an emergency alert message that indicates the existence of an emergency situation and data indicative of the identity of a plurality of subscribers; means for broadcasting said emergency alert message to said plurality of subscribers; means, responsive to receipt of a query from a requesting one of said plurality of subscribers, for validating the identity of said requesting subscriber; means, responsive to said identity being validated, for transmitting data to said requesting subscriber indicative of a priority call access code; means, responsive to receipt of a service request and a priority call access code from said requesting subscriber, for determining whether said priority call access code corresponds to a valid priority call access code; and means, responsive to a determination that said transmitted priority call access code corresponds to a valid priority call access code, for providing access to wireless communication facilities for use by said requesting wireless subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for providing guaranteed wireless communication service to predefined ones of wireless subscribers, operational in a wireless communication network that includes a plurality of radio network controllers, each of which manages the operation of at least one base station for wirelessly communicating with mobile subscriber stations located in the coverage area of said base stations, comprising:
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generating an emergency alert message that indicates the existence of an emergency situation and data indicative of the identity of a plurality of subscribers; broadcasting said emergency alert message to said plurality of subscribers; validating, in response to receipt of a query from a requesting one of said plurality of subscribers, the identity of said requesting subscriber; transmitting, in response to said identity being validated, data to said requesting subscriber indicative of a priority call access code; determining, in responsive to receipt of a service request and a priority call access code from a wireless subscriber, whether said priority call access code corresponds to a valid priority call access code; and providing, in response to a determination that said transmitted priority call access code corresponds to a valid priority call access code, access to wireless communication facilities for use by said wireless subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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