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Wide area cordless telephone system having means for avoiding double registrations

Assignee: NTT Docomo Inc
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Filing: 1988-04-04
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2008-04-04
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Abstract

Abstract A wide area cordless telephone system covers a service area which is divided into a plurality of local areas to each of which belong a plurality of home position cordless telephones having multi-channel access capability. A plurality of access units are provided in each local area to define a plurality of access zones. A pre-dialing switching stage is provided for each local area to establish a connection between the access units and line terminals of a telephone switching system. Signals sent from any cordless telephone are received by a nearby access unit and applied to the pre-dialing switching stage. Each telephone transmits a registration request upon a manual command and, on receiving a response identifying a local area, returns an acknowlegement to identify the same local area as identified by the received response. On receiving a registration request, the pre-dialing switching stage transmits a response identifying the own local area through an access unit and assigns a reserved line terminal of the telephone switching system to a non-home position telephone if it is identified by the received request. On receiving an acknowledgement, the switching stage makes a registration of a telephone if the acknowledgement from it identifies the same local area as identified by the response.

Inventors

  • 👤 Noriaki Nagashima
  • 👤 Kohji Monma
  • 👤 Yoshitoshi Murata

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 10:02
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04W; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/10; H04W84/16; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M7/00; H04W60/00; H04W74/00; H04W76/00; H04W76/10; H04W88/00; H04W88/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 246 words
A wide area cordless telephone system covering a service area which is divided into a plurality of local areas, comprising: a plurality of home position portable cordless telephone provided in each one of said local areas, each of said home position cordless telephones having a corresponding line terminal in a telephone switching system and multi-channel access means for establishing a two-way radio link, transmitting a registration request through the established link upon entry of a manual command and subsequently transmitting an acknowledgement upon receipt of a response identifying a local area, said request identifying the cordless telephone which transmitted the request; a plurality of access units provided in said one local area for establishing said radio links with said home position cordless telephones and non-home position cordless telephones belonging to another level area; and a pre-dialing switching stage provided in said one local area for establishing a connection between said access units and line terminals of said telephone switching stage including control means connected to said access units for receiving said request and acknowledgement therethrough, transmitting a response identifying the local area of said pre-dialing switching stage through one of said access units on receiving a registration request and assigning a reserved line terminal of said telephone switching system to a non-home position cordless telephone if the same is identified by the received request, and making registration of a cordless telephone on receiving an acknowledgement identifying the same local area as identified by said transmitted response.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 246 words
A wide area cordless telephone system covering a service area which is divided into a plurality of local areas, comprising: a plurality of home position portable cordless telephone provided in each one of said local areas, each of said home position cordless telephones having a corresponding line terminal in a telephone switching system and multi-channel access means for establishing a two-way radio link, transmitting a registration request through the established link upon entry of a manual command and subsequently transmitting an acknowledgement upon receipt of a response identifying a local area, said request identifying the cordless telephone which transmitted the request; a plurality of access units provided in said one local area for establishing said radio links with said home position cordless telephones and non-home position cordless telephones belonging to another level area; and a pre-dialing switching stage provided in said one local area for establishing a connection between said access units and line terminals of said telephone switching stage including control means connected to said access units for receiving said request and acknowledgement therethrough, transmitting a response identifying the local area of said pre-dialing switching stage through one of said access units on receiving a registration request and assigning a reserved line terminal of said telephone switching system to a non-home position cordless telephone if the same is identified by the received request, and making registration of a cordless telephone on receiving an acknowledgement identifying the same local area as identified by said transmitted response.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
A wide area cordless telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means communicates information concerning the assigned line terminal and an identification of said non-home position cordless telephone to the control means of another local area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 75 words
A wide area cordless telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said telephone switching system comprises: a public switched telephone network; and a private branch exchange provided in one or more of said local areas, said private branch exchange being connected to said switched telephone network, wherein said control means assigns a line terminal of said private branch exchange to a non-home position cordless telephone entering the own local area of said control means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A wide area cordless telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said response is a frequency modulated signal.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-11-06 1993-05-08 1993-11-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-11-06 1997-05-08 1997-11-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-11-06 2001-05-08 2001-11-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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