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Method for configuring a base station

Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1994-07-14
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Granted: 1997-11-25
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Expires: 2014-07-14
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Abstract

Abstract Configuring a telepoint base station 101 having base station channels 105, 110 and 115 that are coupled to a public switched telephone network 103 via subscriber channels 120, 125 and 130 by, determing the subscriber channel IDs affiliated with the subscriber channels 120, 125 and 130, and storing the subscriber channels IDs in memory 102. Subsequently, using the subscriber channel IDs to determine which of the subscriber channel IDs 120, 125 and 130 is a group ID for the telepoint base station, and storing the group ID.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ronald Edward Sharp
  • 👤 Prashanth Makonahalli Lakshman Gowda
  • 👤 Baheerathan son of Rajalingam
  • 👤 Ng See Woon

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 06:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A method for coupling a base station to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), wherein the base station has a base station channel therein, and wherein the base station channel has a base station channel identifier (ID) affiliated therewith, the method comprising the steps of: a) coupling the base station channel of the base station to a subscriber channel of the PSTN, wherein the subscriber channel has a subscriber channel identifier (ID) affiliated therewith; b) calling a controller on the base station channel employing a calling line identity function of the PSTN to provide the subscriber channel ID to the controller; c) in response to the call in step (b), receiving a call from the controller via the base station channel, wherein the call from the controller provides the subscriber channel ID to the base station; and d) upon receiving the subscriber channel ID, storing the subscriber channel ID with the base station channel ID at the base station, thereby affiliating the base station channel ID and the subscriber channel ID.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 171 words
A method for coupling a base station to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), wherein the base station has a base station channel therein, and wherein the base station channel has a base station channel identifier (ID) affiliated therewith, the method comprising the steps of: a) coupling the base station channel of the base station to a subscriber channel of the PSTN, wherein the subscriber channel has a subscriber channel identifier (ID) affiliated therewith; b) calling a controller on the base station channel employing a calling line identity function of the PSTN to provide the subscriber channel ID to the controller; c) in response to the call in step (b), receiving a call from the controller via the base station channel, wherein the call from the controller provides the subscriber channel ID to the base station; and d) upon receiving the subscriber channel ID, storing the subscriber channel ID with the base station channel ID at the base station, thereby affiliating the base station channel ID and the subscriber channel ID.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein step (b) comprises the step of calling the controller using a controller channel ID affiliated with the controller, wherein the controller. ID is pre-stored at the base station.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the base station channel comprises a telephone line, wherein step (b) comprises the step of calling the controller on the telephone line employing the calling line identity function, wherein the calling line identity function provides the subscriber channel ID to the controller.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 52 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the base station channel comprises a communications port of the base station, wherein step (b) comprises the step of calling the controller on the communications port employing the calling line identity function, wherein the calling line identity function provides the subscriber channel ID to the controller.

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