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Proactive communication of mobile station position information following inter-exchange handoff
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1997-05-28
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Granted: 1999-07-27
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Expires: 2017-05-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention comprises a system and method for proactively conveying mobile station position information with a network. In the context of completing an inter-exchange handoff of a mobile station communication, a request for facilities (such as a communications traffic channel) is made by an anchor mobile switching center of a serving mobile switching center. This request for facilities includes an indication that the anchor mobile switching desires to be kept up-to-date on mobile station position. In particular, the indication asks the serving mobile switching center to monitor mobile station position as well as changes thereto, and inform the anchor mobile switching center when the monitored position changes by a request specified predetermined degree. In response to the indication, the serving mobile switching center detects mobile station position, compares the detected position against a prior detected position, and reports the current position to the anchor mobile switching center if the current and prior positions differ by at least the predetermined degree.
Inventors
- 👤 Viet Nguyen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:45
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W64/00; H04W36/00; H04W36/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
In connection with an inter-exchange hand-off of a mobile station cellular call from an anchor exchange to a newly serving exchange, a method for keeping the anchor exchange up-to-date on mobile station position during the call, comprising the steps of: signaling the newly serving exchange from the anchor exchange with an instruction to keep the anchor exchange up-to-date on mobile station position; monitoring by the newly serving exchange of mobile station position during the call; and following hand-off: comparing by the newly serving exchange of a current mobile station position with a prior mobile station position; and signaling the anchor exchange from the newly serving exchange during the call with the current mobile station position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
In connection with an inter-exchange hand-off of a mobile station cellular call from an anchor exchange to a newly serving exchange, a method for keeping the anchor exchange up-to-date on mobile station position during the call, comprising the steps of: signaling the newly serving exchange from the anchor exchange with an instruction to keep the anchor exchange up-to-date on mobile station position; monitoring by the newly serving exchange of mobile station position during the call; and following hand-off: comparing by the newly serving exchange of a current mobile station position with a prior mobile station position; and signaling the anchor exchange from the newly serving exchange during the call with the current mobile station position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein the step of signaling the newly serving exchange comprises the step of signaling the newly serving exchange with the instruction wherein the instruction includes an indication of a predetermined degree by which the current mobile station position must differ from the prior mobile station position and, wherein said step of signaling the anchor exchange further comprises the step of signaling the anchor exchange from the newly serving exchange during the call with the current mobile station position if the current mobile station position differs from the prior mobile station position by said predetermined degree.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein the instruction to keep the anchor exchange up-to-date on mobile station position is embedded within a facilities directive message sent from the anchor exchange to the newly serving exchange.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein the step of monitoring comprises the step of periodically making mobile station position determinations.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for inter-exchange hand-off, comprising the steps of: detecting a need for a hand-off of a mobile station cellular communication currently being handled through an anchor exchange; identifying a cell served by a target exchange as a target for the hand-off; transmitting a message from the anchor exchange to the target exchange requesting assignment of a traffic channel in the cell to carry the mobile station cellular communication, the message further requesting that the target exchange keep the anchor exchange up-to-date as to mobile station position during the mobile station cellular communication; switching the mobile station cellular communication to the assigned traffic channel in the cell served by the target exchange; and thereafter communicating mobile station position from the target exchange to the anchor exchange during the mobile station cellular communication.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for inter-exchange hand-off, comprising the steps of: detecting a need for a hand-off of a mobile station cellular communication currently being handled through an anchor exchange; identifying a cell served by a target exchange as a target for the hand-off; transmitting a message from the anchor exchange to the target exchange requesting assignment of a traffic channel in the cell to carry the mobile station cellular communication, the message further requesting that the target exchange keep the anchor exchange up-to-date as to mobile station position during the mobile station cellular communication; switching the mobile station cellular communication to the assigned traffic channel in the cell served by the target exchange; and thereafter communicating mobile station position from the target exchange to the anchor exchange during the mobile station cellular communication.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method as in claim 5 wherein the step of communicating mobile station position comprises the steps of: monitoring by the target exchange of mobile station position during the mobile station cellular communication; comparing by the target exchange of a current mobile station position with a prior mobile station position; and signaling the anchor exchange from the target exchange with the current mobile station position if the current mobile station position differs from the prior mobile station position by a predetermined degree.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the step of transmitting comprises the step of signaling the target exchange with the request to keep the anchor exchange up-to-date on mobile station position that includes an indication of the predetermined degree by which the current mobile station position must differ from the prior mobile station position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the step of monitoring comprises the step of periodically making mobile station position determinations.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the message comprises a facilities directive message sent from the anchor exchange to the target exchange, with the message embedding the request to keep the anchor exchange up-to-date on mobile station position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
114 words
A cellular communications system, comprising: an anchor exchange through which a mobile station cellular communication is initially being handled, and from which a request to be kept up-to-date on mobile station position is issued; and a newly serving exchange through which the mobile station cellular communication is currently being handled following an inter-exchange hand-off, the newly serving exchange operating, in response to the request issued by the anchor exchange during the mobile station cellular call to monitor mobile station position during the mobile station cellular communication and report a current mobile station position to the anchor exchange if the current mobile station position differs from a prior mobile station position by a predetermined degree.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
114 words
A cellular communications system, comprising: an anchor exchange through which a mobile station cellular communication is initially being handled, and from which a request to be kept up-to-date on mobile station position is issued; and a newly serving exchange through which the mobile station cellular communication is currently being handled following an inter-exchange hand-off, the newly serving exchange operating, in response to the request issued by the anchor exchange during the mobile station cellular call to monitor mobile station position during the mobile station cellular communication and report a current mobile station position to the anchor exchange if the current mobile station position differs from a prior mobile station position by a predetermined degree.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as in claim 10 wherein the request comprises a facilities directive message sent from the anchor exchange to the newly serving exchange.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as in claim 10 wherein the request includes an indication of the predetermined degree by which the current mobile station position must differ from the prior mobile station position.
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