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Remote access application messaging wireless method
Assignee: Aertis Communications
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Filing: 1996-01-25
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Granted: 1998-12-01
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Expires: 2016-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A method for seamlessly transmitting application specific messages over cellular radio system control channels and switches, including the steps of: transmitting application specific messaging bits, configured to appear as origination data packets having from eight to thirty-two digit fields, utilizing control channels, remote feature control request features, and IS-41 protocols. The messaging bits are transmitted over cellular control channels, for example, an AMPS, D-AMPS and TACS FSK modulated reverse control channel (RECC) 10 Kbps 48 word BCH hamming coded control channel. The messaging bits are then applied to communicate with, identify, monitor, and locate the application specific system, thereby allowing for an integrated application specific two-way communications system. The application specific system may comprise a two-way paging system, a motor vehicle location status system, a motor personal location status system, a home arrest status system, a security system, a utility meter reading status and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Christoph Karl LaDue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:23
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/2803; H04L12/2816; H04L12/2818; H04L51/00; H04L51/58; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/007; H04M11/04; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/20; H04M3/5322; H04M7/00; H04M7/06; H04M7/12; H04W68/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A method for communicating messages between a communicator and a central monitoring station over a telecommunications network that includes a voice channel and a control channel, wherein the voice channel conveys data messages and the control channel conveys control messages that manage access to and use of the voice channel, the method comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a message at the communicator, the message comprising application specific data; b) encoding the message in a sequence of digits associated with a control message to create an encoded message; c) encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits associated with the control message to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the encoded message, by a local telecommunications switching center upon detecting the remote feature control request; d) transmitting the control message and associated sequence of digits to the local telecommunications switching center over the control channel, bypassing the voice channel; e) detecting the remote feature control request at the local telecommunications switching center; f) forwarding the remote feature control request and the encoded message over a communications channel to the central monitoring station in response to detecting the remote feature control request; and g) decoding the encoded message to retrieve the application specific data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
209 words
A method for communicating messages between a communicator and a central monitoring station over a telecommunications network that includes a voice channel and a control channel, wherein the voice channel conveys data messages and the control channel conveys control messages that manage access to and use of the voice channel, the method comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a message at the communicator, the message comprising application specific data; b) encoding the message in a sequence of digits associated with a control message to create an encoded message; c) encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits associated with the control message to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the encoded message, by a local telecommunications switching center upon detecting the remote feature control request; d) transmitting the control message and associated sequence of digits to the local telecommunications switching center over the control channel, bypassing the voice channel; e) detecting the remote feature control request at the local telecommunications switching center; f) forwarding the remote feature control request and the encoded message over a communications channel to the central monitoring station in response to detecting the remote feature control request; and g) decoding the encoded message to retrieve the application specific data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining a message at the communicator includes the steps of: a) transmitting the message from a remote monitoring device to the communicator; and b) receiving the message at the communicator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises an alarm system, and the step of receiving the message at the communicator comprises the step of receiving data specifying a status of an alarm system at the communicator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises a tracking system, and the step of receiving the message at the communicator comprises the step of receiving tracking data from the tracking system at the communicator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises a utility meter, and the step of receiving the message at the communicator comprises the step of receiving a reading from the utility meter at the communicator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the remote monitoring device is a two-way paging device, and the step of receiving a message at the communicator comprises the step of receiving a response to a page from a two-way paging device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of encoding the message in a sequence of digits associated with a control message comprises the step of encoding the message in a sequence of digits associated with a call origination message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the step of encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits associated with the control message to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the encoded message, by a local telecommunications switching center upon detecting the remote feature control request, comprises encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits associated with the call origination message to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the encoded message, by the local telecommunications switching center upon detecting the remote feature control request.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method of claim 8, wherein the step of transmitting the control message and the associated sequence of digits to a local telecommunications switching center over the control channel, bypassing the voice channel, comprises the step of transmitting the call origination message and the associated sequence of digits to a serving mobile switching center (MSC) in a cellular radio telecommunications network, over the control channel, bypassing the voice channel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
102 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the steps of detecting the remote feature control request at the local telecommunications switching center and forwarding the remote feature control request and the encoded message over a communications channel to the central monitoring station in response to detecting the remote feature control request comprises the steps of detecting the remote feature control request at the serving MSC and forwarding the remote feature control request and the encoded message over at least one inter cellular serving area link between the serving MSC and the central monitoring station in response to detecting the remote feature control request.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the inter cellular serving area link between the serving MSC and the central monitoring station operates according to the signaling system 7 (SS7) protocol standard.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
272 words
A method for communicating messages between a cellular mobile radio (CMR) communications device and a central monitoring device over a cellular telephone network that includes wireless digital traffic channels and inter cellular serving area network channels, wherein the digital traffic channels comprise data traffic channels for transmitting voice and data signals and a control channel for transmitting control signals that manage access to and use of the data traffic channels, the method comprising the steps of: a) inserting a message comprising application specific data in a sequence of digits to be transmitted by the CMR communications device in conjunction with a transmission of a call origination message; b) encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the message, by a serving mobile switching center (MSC) upon detecting the remote feature control request; c) transmitting the call origination message and the sequence of digits to the serving MSC over the control channel, bypassing the voice channels, the call origination message specifying a mobile identification number (MIN) identifying the CMR communications device; d) analyzing the call origination message and the sequence of digits at the serving MSC and detecting the remote feature control request; e) forwarding the remote feature control request and the message to the central monitoring device over an inter cellular serving area network channel, in response to detecting the remote feature control request, the inter cellular serving area network channel determined by the MIN; I) receiving the remote feature control request and the message at the central monitoring station; and g) extracting the message comprising application specific data.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
272 words
A method for communicating messages between a cellular mobile radio (CMR) communications device and a central monitoring device over a cellular telephone network that includes wireless digital traffic channels and inter cellular serving area network channels, wherein the digital traffic channels comprise data traffic channels for transmitting voice and data signals and a control channel for transmitting control signals that manage access to and use of the data traffic channels, the method comprising the steps of: a) inserting a message comprising application specific data in a sequence of digits to be transmitted by the CMR communications device in conjunction with a transmission of a call origination message; b) encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the message, by a serving mobile switching center (MSC) upon detecting the remote feature control request; c) transmitting the call origination message and the sequence of digits to the serving MSC over the control channel, bypassing the voice channels, the call origination message specifying a mobile identification number (MIN) identifying the CMR communications device; d) analyzing the call origination message and the sequence of digits at the serving MSC and detecting the remote feature control request; e) forwarding the remote feature control request and the message to the central monitoring device over an inter cellular serving area network channel, in response to detecting the remote feature control request, the inter cellular serving area network channel determined by the MIN; I) receiving the remote feature control request and the message at the central monitoring station; and g) extracting the message comprising application specific data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the step of extracting the message comprising application specific data further comprises the step of forwarding the application specific data to an application specific facility.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 13, comprising the following steps, before the step of inserting a message comprising application specific data in a sequence of digits, a) transmitting the message from a remote monitoring device coupled in communication with CMR communications device; and b) receiving the message at the CMR communications device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises an alarm system, and the step of receiving the message at the CMR communications device comprises the step of receiving data specifying a status of an alarm system at the CMR communications device.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises a tracking system, and the step of receiving the message at the CMR communications device comprises the step of receiving tracking data from the tracking system at the CMR communications device.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises a utility meter, and the step of receiving the message at the CMR communications device comprises the step of receiving a reading from the utility meter at the CMR communications device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the remote monitoring device is a two-way paging device, and the step of receiving a message at the CMR communications device comprises the step of receiving a response to a page at the CMR communications device from the two-way paging device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the message comprises a response to a command from the central monitoring device received via a paging network broadcast channel.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the message comprises a response to a command from the central monitoring device received via a satellite communications channel.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the message comprises a response to an instruction received from the central monitoring device over a time division multiple access (TDMA) digital broadcast control channel.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 21, wherein the TDMA digital broadcast control channel operates in accordance with global system for mobile communications (GSM) standards.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the message comprises a response to an instruction received from the central monitoring device over a code division multiple access (CDMA) digital broadcast control channel.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
217 words
A method for communicating messages between a communicator and a central monitoring station over a mobile satellite communications network that includes a voice channel and a control channel, wherein the voice channel conveys data messages and the control channel conveys control messages that manage access to and use of the voice channel, the method comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a message at the communicator, the message comprising application specific data; b) encoding the message in a sequence of digits associated with a control message to create an encoded message; c) encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits associated with the control message to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the encoded message, by a local mobile satellite communications switching center upon detecting the remote feature control request; d) transmitting the control message and associated sequence of digits to the local mobile satellite communications switching center over the control channel, bypassing the voice channel; e) detecting the remote feature control request at the local mobile satellite communications switching center; f) forwarding the remote feature control request and the encoded message over a communications channel to the central monitoring station in response to detecting the remote feature control request; and g) decoding the encoded message to retrieve the application specific data.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
217 words
A method for communicating messages between a communicator and a central monitoring station over a mobile satellite communications network that includes a voice channel and a control channel, wherein the voice channel conveys data messages and the control channel conveys control messages that manage access to and use of the voice channel, the method comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a message at the communicator, the message comprising application specific data; b) encoding the message in a sequence of digits associated with a control message to create an encoded message; c) encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits associated with the control message to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the encoded message, by a local mobile satellite communications switching center upon detecting the remote feature control request; d) transmitting the control message and associated sequence of digits to the local mobile satellite communications switching center over the control channel, bypassing the voice channel; e) detecting the remote feature control request at the local mobile satellite communications switching center; f) forwarding the remote feature control request and the encoded message over a communications channel to the central monitoring station in response to detecting the remote feature control request; and g) decoding the encoded message to retrieve the application specific data.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 24, wherein the step of obtaining a message at the communicator includes the steps of: a) transmitting the message from a remote monitoring device to the communicator; and b) receiving the message at the communicator.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 25, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises an alarm system, and the step of receiving the message at the communicator comprises the step of receiving data specifying a status of an alarm system at the communicator.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 25, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises a tracking system, and the step of receiving the message at the communicator comprises the step of receiving tracking data from the tracking system at the communicator.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 25, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises a utility meter, and the step of receiving the message at the communicator comprises the step of receiving a reading from the utility meter at the communicator.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 25, wherein the remote monitoring device is a two-way paging device, and the step of receiving a message at the communicator comprises the step of receiving a response to a page from a two-way paging device.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 24, wherein the step of encoding the message in a sequence of digits associated with a control message comprises the step of encoding the message in a sequence of digits associated with a call origination message.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
99 words
The method of claim 30, wherein the step of encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits associated with the control message to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the encoded message, by a local mobile satellite communications switching center upon detecting the remote feature control request, comprises encoding a remote feature control request in the sequence of digits associated with the call origination message to invoke the forwarding of the sequence of digits, including the encoded message, by the local mobile satellite communications switching center upon detecting the remote feature control request.
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