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System and method of signaling the importance of a transmission in a wireless communications network

  • US 8,954,037 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2013
  • Issued: 02/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communicating an importance level of a call to a recipient mobile device, the method comprising:

  • receiving call information for a particular call at a mobile switching center;

    generating an initial address message for the particular call,the initial address message including a notification value field;

    determining whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call by a user of an originating mobile device for the particular call;

    if an importance level has been designated for the particular call, determining the importance level of the particular call based on a particular key sequence entered by the user of the originating mobile device;

    setting a value of the notification value field to a value corresponding to the importance level, if the importance level of the particular call has been designated; and

    transmitting the initial address message for the particular call to a recipient mobile device.

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