Communication method and control apparatus, base station apparatuses and terminal apparatus using the communication method

• US 8,472,939 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2008
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Oyabu, Takahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Application Number:
  US12/740,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20100297992A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,698 Days
• Field of Search: 370/328, 370/329, 370/341, 370/346, 370/449, 370/468, 370/310, 455/422.1, 455/450, 455/451, 455/452.1, 455/452.2, 455/507, 455/509, 455/510, 455/515
• US Class Current: 455/422.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

A first interface unit receives an incoming signal notification addressed to a terminal apparatus. A generator generates a first message used to have the received incoming signal notification in a paging channel. A second interface unit outputs the generated first message to a base station apparatus corresponding to a paging area of the terminal apparatus. The first interface unit receives, from the base station apparatus, connection information indicating that a communication channel for data communication is established between the terminal apparatus and the base station apparatus. When the connection information is received, the generator generates a second message used to have the incoming signal notification included in the communication channel. The second interface unit outputs the generated second message to the base station apparatus that has established the communication channel with the terminal.

Claims

1. A control apparatus, comprising:

an input unit configured to receive an incoming signal notification addressed to a terminal apparatus;

a generator configured to generate a first message used to have the incoming signal notification received by said input unit included in a paging channel; and

an output unit configured to output the first message generated by said generator to a base station apparatus corresponding to a paging area of the terminal apparatus,

wherein said input unit receives, from the base station apparatus, connection information indicating that a communication channel for data communication is established between the terminal apparatus and the base station apparatus,

wherein when the connection information is received, said generator generates a second message used to have the incoming signal notification included in the communication channel, and

wherein said output unit outputs the second message generated by said generator, to the base station apparatus which establishes the communication channel with the terminal, and outputs the first message to the base station apparatus corresponding to the paging area of the terminal apparatus when the base station apparatus has not received a response to the incoming signal notification based on the second message from the terminal apparatus.

2. A control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the base station apparatus has not received a response to the incoming signal notification from the terminal apparatus after the second message is outputted and a predetermined time period has elapsed, said output unit outputs the first message.

3. A base station apparatus, comprising:

an input unit configured to receive an incoming signal notification addressed to a terminal apparatus;

a transmitter configured to have the incoming signal notification received by said input unit included in a paging channel and configured to transmit the paging channel;

a receiver configured to receive a response to the paging channel transmitted by said transmitter, from the terminal apparatus, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of a call communication channel; and

a control unit configured to allocate the call communication channel to the terminal apparatus, based on the response received by said receiver,

wherein when said control unit allocates a data communication channel to said transmitter, said transmitter has the incoming signal notification included in the data communication channel and transmits the data communication channel to the terminal apparatus,

wherein said receiver receives a response to the data communication channel transmitted by said transmitter, from the terminal apparatus, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of the call communication channel, and

wherein, when the said receiver has not received, from the terminal apparatus, the response to the data communication channel, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of the communication channel, said input unit receives the incoming signal notification addressed to the terminal apparatus, and said transmitter has the incoming signal notification included in the paging channel and transmits the paging channel.

4. A terminal apparatus, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a paging channel containing an incoming signal notification from a base station apparatus;

a request unit configured to transmit a response to the paging channel received by said receiver, to the base station apparatus, the response corresponding to a call communication channel; and

a communication unit configured to perform communication with the base station using the call communication channel allocated by the base station apparatus to which said request unit has transmitted the response,

wherein when a data communication channel is assigned from said receiving unit, said receiver receives the data communication channel containing the incoming signal notification from the base station apparatus,

wherein said request unit transmits a response to the data communication channel received by said receiver, to the base station apparatus, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of the call communication channel,

wherein, when the response to the data communication channel, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of the communication channel, has not been received by said base station apparatus, a paging channel including an incoming call notification is transmitted from a plurality of base station apparatuses corresponding to a paging area that includes said base station apparatus.

5. A communication method, comprising:

receiving an incoming signal notification addressed to a terminal apparatus;

generating a first message used to have the incoming signal notification received by said receiving included in a paging channel; and

outputting the first message generated by said generating to a base station apparatus corresponding to a paging area of the terminal apparatus,

wherein when connection information indicating that a communication channel for data communication is established between the terminal apparatus and the base station apparatus is received from the base station apparatus, said generating is such that a second message used to have the incoming signal notification included in the communication channel is generated, and

wherein said outputting is such that the generated second message is outputted to the base station apparatus which establishes the communication channel with the terminal, and outputs the first message to the base station apparatus corresponding to the paging area of the terminal apparatus when the base station apparatus has not received a response to the incoming signal notification based on the second message from the terminal apparatus.

6. A communication method, comprising:

receiving an incoming signal notification addressed to a terminal apparatus;

having the received incoming signal notification included in a paging channel and transmitting the paging channel;

receiving a response to the transmitted paging channel, from the terminal apparatus, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of a call communication channel; and

allocating the call communication channel to the terminal apparatus, based on the received response,

wherein when a data communication channel is assigned to the terminal apparatus, said transmitting is such that the incoming signal notification is included in the data communication channel and the data communication channel is transmitted to the terminal apparatus,

wherein said receiving is such that a response to the transmitted data communication channel is received from the terminal apparatus, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of the call communication channel, and

wherein the communication method further comprising;

when the response to the data communication channel, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of the communication channel, has not been received from the terminal apparatus, including the received incoming signal notification addressed to the terminal apparatus in the paging channel and transmitting the paging channel.

7. A communication method, comprising:

receiving a paging channel containing an incoming signal notification, from a base station apparatus;

transmitting a response to the received paging channel, to the base station apparatus, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of a call communication channel; and

performing communication with the base station apparatus by using the communication channel allocated by the base station apparatus which has transmitted the response,

wherein when a data communication channel is assigned from the base station apparatus, said receiving is such that the data communication channel containing the incoming signal notification is received from the base station apparatus,

wherein said transmitting is such that a response to the received data communication channel is transmitted to the base station apparatus, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of the call communication channel, and

wherein, when the response to the data communication channel, the response corresponding to a request for allocation of the communication channel, has not been received by said base station apparatus, paging channel including an incoming call notification is transmitted from a plurality of base station apparatuses corresponding to a paging area that includes said base station apparatus.