US5485635A — Changing a call identifier for call termination i…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 152 words

A call control method in a digital TDMA radio system comprising mobile radio stations and a fixed radio network with base stations, each of said base stations having at least one carrier for conveying control channels and traffic channels in TDMA time slots, said method comprising steps of: commanding a mobile station to a traffic channel for a call by signalling performed on a control channel at the beginning of the call, commanding the mobile station through the traffic channel to terminate the call and to leave the traffic channel at the end of the call, characterized by steps of: assigning a call identifier for the call to be established, sending the call identifier intermittently on the traffic channel during the call, commanding the mobile station to terminate the call and to leave the traffic channel by changing said call identifier sent on the traffic channel at the end of the call.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 152 words

A call control method in a digital TDMA radio system comprising mobile radio stations and a fixed radio network with base stations, each of said base stations having at least one carrier for conveying control channels and traffic channels in TDMA time slots, said method comprising steps of: commanding a mobile station to a traffic channel for a call by signalling performed on a control channel at the beginning of the call, commanding the mobile station through the traffic channel to terminate the call and to leave the traffic channel at the end of the call, characterized by steps of: assigning a call identifier for the call to be established, sending the call identifier intermittently on the traffic channel during the call, commanding the mobile station to terminate the call and to leave the traffic channel by changing said call identifier sent on the traffic channel at the end of the call.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 32 words

A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by a step of replacing the call identifier of the ongoing call on the traffic channel by a call identifier of a next call.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 21 words

A method according to claim 1, characterized by a step of allocating different call identifiers for at least two successive calls.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 38 words

A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of sending the call identifier is characterized by sending the call identifier in a broadcast field of every burst transmitted in a time slot in the traffic channel.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 122 words

A digital TDMA radio system, comprising: mobile radio stations (MS), a fixed radio network comprising base stations (BS) each having at least one carrier for conveying control channels and traffic channels in TDMA time slots, call control means (CCC) for controlling call establishment of the mobile radio stations by signalling sent on the control channels and for controlling call release by control information sent on the traffic channels, characterized in that the control information sent on a respective one of said traffic channels includes a call-specific call identifier for a call, and that a mobile station (MS) comprises means (25) for activating clearing of said mobile station from said call in response to a change of the call identifier during said call.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 122 words

A digital TDMA radio system, comprising: mobile radio stations (MS), a fixed radio network comprising base stations (BS) each having at least one carrier for conveying control channels and traffic channels in TDMA time slots, call control means (CCC) for controlling call establishment of the mobile radio stations by signalling sent on the control channels and for controlling call release by control information sent on the traffic channels, characterized in that the control information sent on a respective one of said traffic channels includes a call-specific call identifier for a call, and that a mobile station (MS) comprises means (25) for activating clearing of said mobile station from said call in response to a change of the call identifier during said call.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 20 words

A system as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that at least two successive calls have different call-specific call identifiers.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 37 words

A system as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the call identifier is incorporated in a broadcast field (B1, B2) of a burst sent in a time slot of said respective one of said traffic channels.

Claim 10

Independent Claim 66 words

A method for call release in terminal equipment in a digital TDMA radio system, characterized by steps of: receiving a call-specific call identifier in each burst on a traffic channel during a call, storing the call identifier received at the beginning of the call, comparing call identifiers subsequently received with the stored call identifier, clearing the call when a change of the call identifier is detected.

Claim 11

Independent Claim 66 words

A method for call release in terminal equipment in a digital TDMA radio system, characterized by steps of: receiving a call-specific call identifier in each burst on a traffic channel during a call, storing the call identifier received at the beginning of the call, comparing call identifiers subsequently received with the stored call identifier, clearing the call when a change of the call identifier is detected.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 32 words

A method as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the call identifier is interpreted as having changed when the changed call identifier is received in a predetermined number of consecutive bursts.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 130 words

Semiduplex terminal equipment for a digital TDMA radio system, wherein several control channels and traffic channels are conveyed in TDMA time slots on each radio channel, comprising: an antenna (ANT), a transmitter (23), a receiver (22), a transmission switch (S1) for alternately connecting the transmitter and the receiver to the antenna, a frequency synthesizer (24) for tuning the transmitter and the receiver to a desired radio channel, control means (25) for controlling the operation of the terminal equipment and for processing control messages received on the control and traffic channels, characterized in that the control means (25) is responsive to a call-specific call identifier sent on a traffic channel during a call for initiating clearing from said call upon detection of a change of said call identifier during the call.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 130 words

Semiduplex terminal equipment for a digital TDMA radio system, wherein several control channels and traffic channels are conveyed in TDMA time slots on each radio channel, comprising: an antenna (ANT), a transmitter (23), a receiver (22), a transmission switch (S1) for alternately connecting the transmitter and the receiver to the antenna, a frequency synthesizer (24) for tuning the transmitter and the receiver to a desired radio channel, control means (25) for controlling the operation of the terminal equipment and for processing control messages received on the control and traffic channels, characterized in that the control means (25) is responsive to a call-specific call identifier sent on a traffic channel during a call for initiating clearing from said call upon detection of a change of said call identifier during the call.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1999-01-15	1999-07-17	2000-01-16	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2003-01-15	2003-07-17	2004-01-16	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2007-01-15	2007-07-17	2008-01-16	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Changing a call identifier for call termination in a digital TDMA radio system

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