Method and apparatus for enhanced 911 location using power control in a wireless system
First Claim
1. A method of selecting a transmitter power for a mobile telephone, comprising:
- receiving a telephone number from the mobile telephone; and
based on the telephone number, issuing an instruction to the mobile telephone to adjust mobile telephone transmitted power.
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Abstract
A method of locating a mobile telephone includes steps of receiving, transmitting, increasing and determining. In the receiving step, a first base station receives a call from a mobile telephone, the call including a dialed number and a TDMA signal. In the transmitting step, the base station transmits a control message to the mobile telephone when the dialed number meets a predetermined criterion, such as being 911. The control message instructs the mobile telephone to transmit the TDMA signal at a maximum power. In the increasing step, the mobile telephone increases the TDMA signal to maximum power in response to the control message. Then in the determining step, location information for the mobile telephone is determined based on at least one characteristic of the TDMA signal received at at least one of the first base station and other base stations. In an alternate embodiment, the method is practiced in a mobile telephone and the power level is automatically increased in response to the dialed number meeting a predetermined criterion.
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1. A method of selecting a transmitter power for a mobile telephone, comprising:
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receiving a telephone number from the mobile telephone; and based on the telephone number, issuing an instruction to the mobile telephone to adjust mobile telephone transmitted power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A base station, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a telephone number from a mobile telephone; and a transmitter configured to issue an instruction to the mobile telephone to adjust mobile telephone transmitted power based on the received telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile switching center, comprising:
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an input configured to receive a telephone number provided by a mobile telephone; and an output configured to deliver an instruction for a mobile telephone to adjust a transmitted power of the mobile telephone based on the received telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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Specification