Method for transmitting paging communication on a cellular communication system
First Claim
1. In a combined paging communication system and cellular communication system, a method for transmitting a paging message on the cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring a paging signal as a control channel for a selective call device, the paging signal indicating a geographic location;
receiving a control flag indicating a cellular channel to the selective call device;
registering with the cellular communication system on the cellular channel indicated by the control flag of the paging signal;
sending status information from the cellular communication system to the paging communication system for authenticating the selective call device;
receiving the paging message on the control channel of the paging communication system;
transmitting an address and a vector on the control channel to the selective call device directing the selective call device to the cellular channel of the cellular communication system for receiving the paging message;
reading a flag in the paging signal to determine if the paging communication system is requesting the selective call device to acknowledge its receipt of the address and vector;
transferring the paging message to the cellular communication system for transmission on the cellular channel to the selective call device in response to the paging communication system receiving an acknowledgment from the selective call device indicating that the vector was received; and
transmitting the paging message by a cellular base station located within the geographic location indicated by registration information stored in the cellular communication system.
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Abstract
A method for transmitting a paging message on the cellular communication system (126) includes the steps of: acquiring a paging signal as a control channel for a selective call device (120), the paging signal indicating a geographic location, receiving a control flag indicating a cellular channel to the selective call device (120), registering with the cellular communication system (126) on the cellular channel indicated by the control flag of the paging signal, sending status information from the cellular communication system (126) to the paging communication system for authenticating the selective call device (120), receiving the paging message on the control channel of the paging communication system (350), transmitting an address and a vector on the control channel to the selective call device (120) directing the selective call device to the cellular channel of the cellular communication system (126) for receiving the paging message, reading a flag in the paging signal to determine if the paging communication system (350) is requesting the selective call device to acknowledge its receipt of the address and vector, transferring the paging message to cellular communication system (126) for transmission on the cellular channel to the selective call device (120) in response to the paging communication system (350) receiving an acknowledgment from the selective call device (120) indicating that the vector was received, and transmitting the paging message by a cellular base station (104) located within the geographic location indicated by registration information stored in cellular communication system (126).
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14 Claims
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1. In a combined paging communication system and cellular communication system, a method for transmitting a paging message on the cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a paging signal as a control channel for a selective call device, the paging signal indicating a geographic location; receiving a control flag indicating a cellular channel to the selective call device; registering with the cellular communication system on the cellular channel indicated by the control flag of the paging signal; sending status information from the cellular communication system to the paging communication system for authenticating the selective call device; receiving the paging message on the control channel of the paging communication system; transmitting an address and a vector on the control channel to the selective call device directing the selective call device to the cellular channel of the cellular communication system for receiving the paging message; reading a flag in the paging signal to determine if the paging communication system is requesting the selective call device to acknowledge its receipt of the address and vector; transferring the paging message to the cellular communication system for transmission on the cellular channel to the selective call device in response to the paging communication system receiving an acknowledgment from the selective call device indicating that the vector was received; and transmitting the paging message by a cellular base station located within the geographic location indicated by registration information stored in the cellular communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A combined paging communication system and cellular communication system for communicating with a selective call device, the selective call device comprising:
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a receiver for acquiring a paging signal as a control channel for a selective call device, the paging signal indicating a geographic location; a controller, coupled the receiver, for decoding a control flag to determine whether a cellular channel is available; a transmitter, coupled to controller, for registering with the cellular communication system on the cellular channel indicated by the control flag of paging signal; a service center for transferring status information from the cellular communication system to the paging communication system for authenticating the selective call device; the receiver for receiving a paging message on the control channel of the paging communication system; a transmitter, coupled to the service center, for transmitting an address and a vector on the control channel to the selective call device directing the selective call device to the cellular channel of the cellular communication system for receiving the paging message; the selective call device reads a flag in the paging signal to determine if the paging communication system is requesting the selective call device to acknowledge its receipt of the address and vector; the service center transfers the paging message to a cellular base station for transmission on the cellular channel to the selective call device in response to the paging communication system receiving an acknowledgment from the selective call device indicating that the vector was received; and the cellular base station transmits the paging message at a location indicated by registration information stored in the cellular communication system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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