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Method and apparatus for communicating using wireless control channels

  • US 7,474,899 B1
  • Filed: 06/14/2002
  • Issued: 01/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a message at a communicator from a remote sensing device, the message comprising application data that is unrelated to call control;

    encoding in a control messagethe received message comprising application data,an identifier of the communicator, anda trigger to invoke forwarding of the encoded message and the encoded trigger by a serving system of a telecommunications network, the trigger associated with a remote feature control request;

    transmitting the encoded control message to the serving system of the telecommunications network over a control channel, bypassing voice channels;

    detecting at the serving system of the telecommunications network the trigger in the encoded control message;

    identifying, based on the detected trigger, a second trigger active at the serving system of the telecommunications network; and

    in response to identifying the active second trigger, transmitting an origination request message over a communications channel to a central monitoring station, the origination request message including the trigger and the message comprising application specific data.

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