Backward-compatible communication system components
First Claim
1. A base station for use in a communication system, the base station comprising:
- electronic storage configured to store codecs used to encode and/or decode digital audio signals; and
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to;
encode and/or decode digital audio signals using the codecs stored on the electronic storage of the base station;
receive a first registration request from a first communication system end unit, wherein the first registration request includes a first set of access information, wherein the first communication system end unit is configured to encode and/or decode digital audio signals using one or more primary codecs, wherein the first set of access information provided by the first communication system end unit facilitates identification by the base station of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals;
determine whether the first set of access information provided by the first communication system end unit is acceptable to the base station;
identify the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals; and
record an indication of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals, in response to the determination that the first set of access information is acceptable to the base station;
wherein recording the indication of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit facilitates communication between the first communication system end unit and the base station using the one or more primary codecs.
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Abstract
A base station for use in a communication system is configured to determine whether a set of access information provided by an end unit is acceptable to the base station. The access information facilitates identification by the base station of one or more codecs used by the end unit to encode and decode digital audio signals. Other end units may use different codecs to encode and decode digital audio signals. The base station is configured to simultaneously handle multiple different codecs. The communication system also comprises at least one end unit configured to determine the codec used by the base station, request registration to the base station, and set the determined codec as the codec to use for communications with the base station.
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16 Claims
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1. A base station for use in a communication system, the base station comprising:
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electronic storage configured to store codecs used to encode and/or decode digital audio signals; and one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to; encode and/or decode digital audio signals using the codecs stored on the electronic storage of the base station; receive a first registration request from a first communication system end unit, wherein the first registration request includes a first set of access information, wherein the first communication system end unit is configured to encode and/or decode digital audio signals using one or more primary codecs, wherein the first set of access information provided by the first communication system end unit facilitates identification by the base station of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals; determine whether the first set of access information provided by the first communication system end unit is acceptable to the base station; identify the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals; and record an indication of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals, in response to the determination that the first set of access information is acceptable to the base station; wherein recording the indication of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit facilitates communication between the first communication system end unit and the base station using the one or more primary codecs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An end unit for use in a communication system, the end unit comprising:
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electronic storage configured to store codecs used to encode and/or decode digital audio signals; and one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to; encode and/or decode digital audio signals using the codecs stored on the electronic storage of the end unit, wherein individual ones of the codecs are associated with individual sets of access information; facilitate communication with a communication system base station, wherein the base station comprises a base station audio processor configured to encode and/or decode audio signals using one or more codecs; select a first set of access information, wherein the first set of access information facilitates a determination, by the base station, of compatibility of the end unit with the base station, wherein the first set of access information is associated with a first codec, and wherein the first set of access information facilitates a determination, by the base station, of the first codec used by the end unit; provide a registration request to the base station, wherein the registration request includes the first set of access information; determine whether the base station accepted the registration request from the end unit; in response to determining that the base station accepted the registration request from the end unit, record an indication to use the first codec when communicating with the base station; and in response to determining that the base station rejected the registration request from the end unit, select a second set of access information that is different from the first set of access information, and provide a second registration request to the base station, wherein the second registration request includes the second set of access information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of registering one or more communication system end units to a base station, comprising:
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receiving a first registration request from a first communication system end unit, wherein the first registration request includes a first set of access information, wherein the first communication system end unit is configured to encode and/or decode digital audio signals using one or more primary codecs, wherein the first set of access information provided by the first communication system end unit facilitates identification by the base station of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals; determining whether the first set of access information provided by the first communication system end unit is acceptable to the base station; identifying the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals; and recording an indication of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit to encode and/or decode digital audio signals, in response to the determination that the first set of access information is acceptable to the base station; wherein recording the indication of the one or more primary codecs used by the first communication system end unit facilitates communication between the first communication system end unit and the base station using the one or more primary codecs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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