System, method, and computer-readable medium for concurrent termination of multiple calls at a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining a mobile terminal is currently terminated with an in-progress first call;
determining the mobile terminal is available to accept a second call;
determining the first carrier frequency has no time slots available for the second call;
identifying a second carrier frequency that has a plurality of available time slots and which has a greatest frequency spacing away from the first carrier frequency;
determining the second carrier frequency is not a harmonic of the first carrier frequency;
setting up the second call with the mobile terminal while the first call is maintained in-progress, wherein the second call is setup by allocating a time slot of the second carrier frequency; and
performing an intra-cell handover of the first call from the first carrier frequency to the second carrier frequency.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer-readable medium for allocating multiple subscriptions to a single mobile terminal thereby allowing concurrent termination of multiple calls at the mobile terminal are provided. A mobile terminal adapted to terminate multiple concurrent calls is described. In one implementation, a network need not have any configuration data regarding the multi-line capabilities of the mobile terminal. In other implementations, network-centric mechanisms are provided for allowing multiple concurrent calls to be terminated by a mobile terminal. Multiple concurrent calls may be terminated at a mobile terminal on separate carrier frequencies or alternatively may be terminated on a common carrier frequency.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a mobile terminal is currently terminated with an in-progress first call; determining the mobile terminal is available to accept a second call; determining the first carrier frequency has no time slots available for the second call; identifying a second carrier frequency that has a plurality of available time slots and which has a greatest frequency spacing away from the first carrier frequency; determining the second carrier frequency is not a harmonic of the first carrier frequency; setting up the second call with the mobile terminal while the first call is maintained in-progress, wherein the second call is setup by allocating a time slot of the second carrier frequency; and performing an intra-cell handover of the first call from the first carrier frequency to the second carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processor, the computer-executable instructions, comprising:
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instructions that determine a mobile terminal is currently terminated with an in-progress first call; instructions that determine the mobile terminal is available to accept a second call; instructions that determine the first carrier frequency has no time slots available for the second call; instructions that identify a second carrier frequency that has a plurality of available time slots and which has a greatest spacing away from the first carrier frequency; instructions that determine the second carrier frequency is not a harmonic of the first carrier frequency; instructions that set up the second call with the mobile terminal while the first call is maintained in-progress, wherein the second call is setup by allocating a time slot of the second carrier frequency; and instructions that perform an intra-cell handover of the first call from the first carrier frequency to the second carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a mobile terminal, comprising; a first antenna; a first transceiver coupled to the first antenna; a second antenna; and a second transceiver coupled to the second antenna; a processing system that executes computer-executable instructions that terminates calls with the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is configured to concurrently receive a first call on a first channel and a second call on a second channel; wherein the first call is received on a channel of a first carrier frequency over the first antenna and the first transceiver, and wherein the second call is received over the second antenna and the second transceiver; wherein the processing system; determines a mobile terminal is currently terminated with an in-progress first call; determines the mobile terminal is available to accept a second call; determines the first carrier frequency has no time slots available for the second call; identifies the second carrier frequency that has a plurality of available time slots and wherein the second carrier identified selected has a greatest frequency spacing away from the first carrier frequency; determines the second carrier frequency is not a harmonic of the first carrier frequency; sets up the second call with the mobile terminal while the first call is maintained in-progress, wherein the second call is setup by allocating a time slot of the second carrier frequency; and performs an intra-cell handover of the first call from the first carrier frequency to the second carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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