Apparatus, system and method for managing wireless service to a wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A detecting base station comprising:
- a mobile communication device detector configured to intercept an uplink communication signal transmitted from a mobile wireless communication device to an originating base station connected to a core network, the uplink communication signal transmitted from the mobile wireless communication device in accordance with control data;
a downlink receiver configured to intercept a downlink signal transmitted from the originating base station to the mobile wireless communication device;
a controller configured to extract the control data from the downlink signal and to calculate a proximity of the mobile wireless communication device to the detecting base station using a characteristic of the uplink communication signal and the control data extracted from the downlink signal; and
a network interface configured to send a device proximity message to the core network, the device proximity message based on the proximity of the mobile wireless communication device to the detecting base station, and comprising a request to establish wireless service from the detecting base station to the mobile wireless communication device.
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Abstract
A detecting base station detects a wireless communication device by intercepting an uplink communication signal intended for an originating base station. In response to the detection of the wireless communication device, the detecting base station sends a message to the core network. The detecting base station includes a mobile communication device detector configured to intercept the uplink communication signal transmitted from the wireless communication device to the originating base station of a communication network. A network interface within the detecting base station is configured to send a device proximity message to the communication network where the device proximity message is based on the proximity of the wireless communication device to the detecting base station. The device proximity message may be a handoff request, distance, or other information that is derived or otherwise related to the intercepted uplink communication signal.
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13 Claims
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1. A detecting base station comprising:
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a mobile communication device detector configured to intercept an uplink communication signal transmitted from a mobile wireless communication device to an originating base station connected to a core network, the uplink communication signal transmitted from the mobile wireless communication device in accordance with control data; a downlink receiver configured to intercept a downlink signal transmitted from the originating base station to the mobile wireless communication device; a controller configured to extract the control data from the downlink signal and to calculate a proximity of the mobile wireless communication device to the detecting base station using a characteristic of the uplink communication signal and the control data extracted from the downlink signal; and a network interface configured to send a device proximity message to the core network, the device proximity message based on the proximity of the mobile wireless communication device to the detecting base station, and comprising a request to establish wireless service from the detecting base station to the mobile wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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