Method and apparatus for delivering information to an idle mobile station in a group communication network

• US 7,890,129 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2001
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Maggenti, Mark, Rosen, Eric, Wang, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhattacharya; Sam
• Application Number:
  US10/020,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20020173327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,352 Days
• Field of Search: 455/417, 455/422.1, 455/423, 455/427, 455/428, 455/434, 455/528, 455/518, 455/519, 370/335
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2044 Group features, e.g. closed user group
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/56 Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities video conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method and apparatus provides for delivering information to an idle mobile station in a group communication network includes delivering the information to the mobile station in special form, e.g., short data burst (SDB) form, if the information is smaller than a predetermined size limit. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus provides for encapsulating the information inside a frame, forwarding the frame to a server for delivery to the mobile station, and causing the server to extract the information from the frame and deliver the information to the mobile station on a forward common channel. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus provides for receiving information for delivery to the mobile station, the information being tagged for delivery on a forward common channel, and delivering the information to the mobile station on the forward common channel. In one aspect, the method delivers the information when the mobile station is in idle state with no traffic channel.

Claims

1. A method for delivering information to a mobile station in a group communication network for a push-to-talk communication, the method comprising:

encapsulating the information inside a frame;

forwarding the frame to a server for delivery to the mobile station; and

causing the server to extract the information from the frame and deliver the information to the mobile station on a forward common channel to be received by all mobile stations monitoring said forward common channel for a push-to-talk communication.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the causing the server to deliver the information includes causing the server to deliver the information when the mobile station is in idle state with no traffic channel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the server to deliver the information includes causing the server to deliver the information on a forward paging channel (F-PCH).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the server to deliver the information includes causing the server to deliver the information on a forward common control channel (F-CCCH).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the server to deliver the information includes causing the server to deliver the information in short data burst (SDB) form.

6. A computer-readable medium comprising at least one instruction, which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

a set of the instructions to encapsulate the information inside a frame;

a set of the instructions to forward the frame to a server for delivery to the mobile station; and

a set of the instructions to cause the server to extract the information from the frame and deliver the information to the mobile station on a forward common channel to be received by all mobile stations monitoring said forward common channel for a push-to-talk communication.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the set of the instructions to cause the server to deliver the information includes a set of the instructions to cause the server to deliver the information when the mobile station is in idle state with no traffic channel.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the set of the instructions to cause the server to deliver the information includes a set of the instructions to cause the server to deliver the information on a forward paging channel (F-PCH).

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the set of the instructions to cause the server to deliver the information includes a set of the instructions to cause the server to deliver the information on a forward common control channel (F-CCCH).

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the set of the instructions to deliver the information includes a set of the instructions to deliver the information in short data burst (SDB) form.

11. An apparatus for delivering information to a mobile station in a group communication network for a push-to-talk communication, comprising:

means for encapsulating the information inside a frame;

means for forwarding the frame to a server for delivery to the mobile station; and

means for causing the server to extract the information from the frame and deliver the information to the mobile station on a forward common channel to be received by all mobile stations monitoring said forward common channel for a push-to-talk communication.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for causing the server to deliver the information includes means for causing the server to deliver the information when the mobile station is in idle state with no traffic channel.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein means for causing the server to deliver the information includes means for causing the server to deliver the information on a forward paging channel (F-PCH).

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for causing the server to deliver the information includes means for causing the server to deliver the information on a forward common control channel (F-CCCH).

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for causing the server to deliver the information includes means for causing the server to deliver the information in short data burst (SDB) form.

16. A system for delivering information to a mobile station in a group communication network for a push-to-talk communication, comprising:

a receiver to receive information over the network;

a transmitter to transmit information over the network; and

a processor communicatively coupled with the receiver and the transmitter, the processor operable to;

encapsulate the information inside a frame;

forward the frame to a server for delivery to the mobile station; and

cause the server to extract the information from the frame and deliver the information to the mobile station on a forward common channel to be received by all mobile stations monitoring said forward common channel for a push-to-talk communication.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further operable to cause the server to deliver the information when the mobile station is in idle state with no traffic channel.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further operable to cause the server to deliver the information on a forward paging channel (F-PCH).

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further operable to cause the server to deliver the information on a forward common control channel (F-CCCH).

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further operable to cause the server to deliver the information in short data burst (SDB) form.