Mobile telephone having an improved probability of receiving an incoming call

Claim 9

A mobile station operable with a wireless communications system, comprising: a transceiver for receiving information from and for transmitting information to a control channel of the wireless communications system; and a controller that is bidirectionally coupled to a memory and to said transceiver, said controller executing instructions for implementing a plurality of tasks, including an initialization task, a system access task, an idle task, and a response to an incoming call task, said controller being responsive to a receipt of a page message that identifies said mobile station, when executing said initialization task or said system access task during a time that said mobile station is not in a conversation state, for storing the received page message in said memory, said controller further being responsive to a stored page message, at a time subsequent to a time that said controller enters said idle task, for exiting said idle task and for entering said task that responds to the incoming call associated with said stored page message.

Claim 10

A mobile station operable with a wireless communications system, comprising: a transceiver for receiving information from and for transmitting information to a control channel of the wireless communications system; and a controller that is bidirectionally coupled to a memory and to said transceiver, said controller executing instructions for implementing a plurality of tasks, including an initialization task, a system access task, an idle task, and a response to an incoming call task, said controller being responsive to a receipt of a page message that identifies said mobile station, when executing said initialization task or said system access task during a time that said mobile station is not in a conversation state, for storing the received page message in said memory, said controller further being responsive to a stored page message, at a time subsequent to a time that said controller enters said idle task, for exiting said idle task and for entering said task that responds to the incoming call associated with said stored page message.

Claim 11

A mobile station operable with a wireless communications system, comprising: a transceiver for receiving information from and for transmitting information to a control channel of the wireless communications system; and a controller that is bidirectionally coupled to a memory and to said transceiver, said controller executing instructions for implementing a plurality of tasks, including an initialization task, a system access task, an idle task, and a response to an incoming call task, said controller being responsive to a receipt of a page message that identifies said mobile station, when executing said initialization task or said system access task, for storing the received page message in said memory, said controller further being responsive to a stored page message, at a time subsequent to a time that said controller enters said idle task, for exiting said idle task and for entering said task that responds to the incoming call associated with said stored page message, wherein the initialization task is comprised of at least one of an Update Overhead Information sub-task and a Verify Overhead Information sub-task.

Claim 12

A mobile station operable with a wireless communications system, comprising: a transceiver for receiving information from and for transmitting information to a control channel of the wireless communications system; and a controller that is bidirectionally coupled to a memory and to said transceiver, said controller executing instructions for implementing a plurality of tasks, including an initialization task, a system access task, an idle task, and a response to an incoming call task, said controller being responsive to a receipt of a page message that identifies said mobile station, when executing said initialization task or said system access task, for storing the received page message in said memory, said controller further being responsive to a stored page message, at a time subsequent to a time that said controller enters said idle task, for exiting said idle task and for entering said task that responds to the incoming call associated with said stored page message, wherein the initialization task is comprised of at least one of an Update Overhead Information sub-task and a Verify Overhead Information sub-task.

Claim 13

A mobile station operable with a wireless communications system, comprising: a transceiver for receiving information from and for transmitting information to a control channel of the wireless communications system; and a controller that is bidirectionally coupled to a memory and to said transceiver, said controller executing instructions for implementing a plurality of tasks, including an initialization task, a system access task, an idle task, and a response to an incoming call task, said controller being responsive to a receipt of a page message that identifies said mobile station, when executing said initialization task or said system access task, for storing the received page message in said memory, said controller further being responsive to a stored page message, at a time subsequent to a time that said controller enters said idle task, for exiting said idle task and for entering said task that responds to the incoming call associated with said stored page message, wherein the system access task is comprised of at least one of a Retrieve Access Attempt Parameters sub-task, an Update Overhead Information sub-task, an Await Message sub-task, and an Await Registration Confirmation sub-task.

Claim 14

A mobile station operable with a wireless communications system, comprising: a transceiver for receiving information from and for transmitting information to a control channel of the wireless communications system; and a controller that is bidirectionally coupled to a memory and to said transceiver, said controller executing instructions for implementing a plurality of tasks, including an initialization task, a system access task, an idle task, and a response to an incoming call task, said controller being responsive to a receipt of a page message that identifies said mobile station, when executing said initialization task or said system access task, for storing the received page message in said memory, said controller further being responsive to a stored page message, at a time subsequent to a time that said controller enters said idle task, for exiting said idle task and for entering said task that responds to the incoming call associated with said stored page message, wherein the system access task is comprised of at least one of a Retrieve Access Attempt Parameters sub-task, an Update Overhead Information sub-task, an Await Message sub-task, and an Await Registration Confirmation sub-task.

Claim 15

A mobile station operable with a wireless communications system, comprising: a transceiver for receiving information from and for transmitting information to a control channel of the wireless communications system; and a controller that is bidirectionally coupled to a memory and to said transceiver, said controller executing instructions for implementing a plurality of tasks, including an initialization task, a system access task, an idle task, and a response to an incoming call task, said controller being responsive to a receipt of a page message that identifies said mobile station, when executing said initialization task or said system access task, for storing the received page message in said memory, said controller further being responsive to a stored page message, at a time subsequent to a time that said controller enters said idle task, for exiting said idle task and for entering said task that responds to the incoming call associated with said stored page message, wherein said controller is further responsive to a lack of a stored page message, after entering said idle task, for remaining in said idle task and monitoring said control channel for a page message that is directed to said mobile station.

Claim 16

A mobile station operable with a wireless communications system, comprising: a transceiver for receiving information from and for transmitting information to a control channel of the wireless communications system; and a controller that is bidirectionally coupled to a memory and to said transceiver, said controller executing instructions for implementing a plurality of tasks, including an initialization task, a system access task, an idle task, and a response to an incoming call task, said controller being responsive to a receipt of a page message that identifies said mobile station, when executing said initialization task or said system access task, for storing the received page message in said memory, said controller further being responsive to a stored page message, at a time subsequent to a time that said controller enters said idle task, for exiting said idle task and for entering said task that responds to the incoming call associated with said stored page message, wherein said controller is further responsive to a lack of a stored page message, after entering said idle task, for remaining in said idle task and monitoring said control channel for a page message that is directed to said mobile station.