US6061561A — Cellular communication system providing cell tran…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 141 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message comprising location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; storing the location information in the mobile station; originating a predetermined call type with the mobile station and appending the stored location information to a call origination message; and routing the call from the network to the call's destination in conjunction with the appended location information; wherein the location information is comprised of an alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of a place where the base station is installed; and further comprising a step of displaying at least a portion of the stored alphanumeric string to a user of the mobile station.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 141 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message comprising location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; storing the location information in the mobile station; originating a predetermined call type with the mobile station and appending the stored location information to a call origination message; and routing the call from the network to the call's destination in conjunction with the appended location information; wherein the location information is comprised of an alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of a place where the base station is installed; and further comprising a step of displaying at least a portion of the stored alphanumeric string to a user of the mobile station.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 26 words

A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the location information further comprises a latitude and a longitude at which the base station is located.

Claim 4

Independent Claim 160 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message comprising location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; storing the location information in the mobile station; originating a call with the mobile station; routing the call from the network to the call's destination; at the call's destination, originating a message to the mobile station to interrogate the mobile station for the stored location information; and in response to receiving the interrogation message at the mobile station, transmitting a message that includes the stored location information; wherein the location information comprises an alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of a place where the base station is installed; and further comprising a step of displaying at least a portion of the stored alphanumeric string to a user of the mobile station.

Claim 5

Independent Claim 160 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message comprising location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; storing the location information in the mobile station; originating a call with the mobile station; routing the call from the network to the call's destination; at the call's destination, originating a message to the mobile station to interrogate the mobile station for the stored location information; and in response to receiving the interrogation message at the mobile station, transmitting a message that includes the stored location information; wherein the location information comprises an alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of a place where the base station is installed; and further comprising a step of displaying at least a portion of the stored alphanumeric string to a user of the mobile station.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 26 words

A method as set forth in claim 3, wherein the location information further comprises a latitude and a longitude at which the base station is located.

Claim 7

Independent Claim 108 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: originating a predetermined call type with a mobile station; detecting at a base station that serves a cell within which the mobile station is located that the mobile station has originated the predetermined call type; and in response to detecting the predetermined call type, routing the call from the base station to the call's destination while appending location information to the routed call for specifying a geographical location of the base station, the location information being appended to the routed call external to the mobile station and prior to the call's arrival at the call's destination.

Claim 8

Independent Claim 108 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: originating a predetermined call type with a mobile station; detecting at a base station that serves a cell within which the mobile station is located that the mobile station has originated the predetermined call type; and in response to detecting the predetermined call type, routing the call from the base station to the call's destination while appending location information to the routed call for specifying a geographical location of the base station, the location information being appended to the routed call external to the mobile station and prior to the call's arrival at the call's destination.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 25 words

A method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the location information includes a latitude and a longitude at which the base station is located.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 30 words

A method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the location information includes an alphanumeric string that is expressive of a geographical location at which the base station is located.

Claim 11

Independent Claim 183 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message including location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with the location information received from the base station; calculating time alignment information in the mobile station for adjusting an arrival time of a burst, transmitted by an RF transmitter of the mobile station, at the base station's receiver, wherein the time alignment information is calculated in accordance with the calculated distance; and setting the mobile station's transmitted burst timing in accordance with the calculated time alignment information so as to reduce a probability that the transmitted burst will arrive at the base station's receiver during a time that a transmitted burst from another mobile station arrives at the base station's receiver.

Claim 12

Independent Claim 183 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message including location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with the location information received from the base station; calculating time alignment information in the mobile station for adjusting an arrival time of a burst, transmitted by an RF transmitter of the mobile station, at the base station's receiver, wherein the time alignment information is calculated in accordance with the calculated distance; and setting the mobile station's transmitted burst timing in accordance with the calculated time alignment information so as to reduce a probability that the transmitted burst will arrive at the base station's receiver during a time that a transmitted burst from another mobile station arrives at the base station's receiver.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 40 words

A method as set forth in claim 8, and further comprising the step of: determining in the mobile station whether to transmit a normal length burst or a shortened burst in accordance with the calculated distance to the base station.

Claim 14

Independent Claim 117 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message including location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with the location information received from the base station; and determining in the mobile station whether to transmit a normal length burst or a shortened burst in accordance with the calculated distance to the base station.

Claim 15

Independent Claim 117 words

A method for operating a cellular communication network, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message including location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with the location information received from the base station; and determining in the mobile station whether to transmit a normal length burst or a shortened burst in accordance with the calculated distance to the base station.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 56 words

A method as set forth in claim 10, and further comprising the steps of: calculating time alignment information in the mobile station for adjusting an arrival time of a burst, transmitted by the mobile station, at the base station's receiver; and setting the mobile station's transmitted burst timing in accordance with the calculated time alignment information.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 134 words

A cellular communication system having at least one base station that serves at least one mobile station that is located within a cell defining a service area of the base station, said system comprising: a first memory for storing location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; means for transmitting a wireless message to said mobile station, the message including said location information; and a second memory in said mobile station for storing said location information that is received from said base station; wherein the location information is comprised of an alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of a place where the base station is installed; and further comprising a display for displaying at least a portion of the stored alphanumeric string to a user of the mobile station.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 134 words

A cellular communication system having at least one base station that serves at least one mobile station that is located within a cell defining a service area of the base station, said system comprising: a first memory for storing location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; means for transmitting a wireless message to said mobile station, the message including said location information; and a second memory in said mobile station for storing said location information that is received from said base station; wherein the location information is comprised of an alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of a place where the base station is installed; and further comprising a display for displaying at least a portion of the stored alphanumeric string to a user of the mobile station.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 59 words

A system as set forth in claim 12, wherein said mobile station further comprises means for originating a predetermined call type and for appending the stored location information to a call origination message for the predetermined call type, and wherein said system includes means for routing the call to the call's destination in conjunction with the appended location information.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 56 words

A system as set forth in claim 12, wherein said mobile station further comprises means for originating a telephone call, wherein said system includes means for routing the telephone call to the call's destination, and wherein said mobile station is responsive to a received interrogation message for transmitting a message that includes the stored location information.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 103 words

A system as set forth in claim 12, wherein said mobile station further comprises: means for determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; means for calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with the location information received from the base station; and means for calculating time alignment information for adjusting an arrival time of a burst, transmitted by the mobile station, at the base station's receiver and for setting the mobile station's transmitted burst timing in accordance with the calculated time alignment information.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 86 words

A system as set forth in claim 12, wherein said mobile station further comprises: means for determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; means for calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with the location information received from the base station; and means for determining whether to transmit a normal length burst or a shortened burst in accordance with the calculated distance to the base station.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 28 words

A system as set forth in claim 12, wherein the location information is further comprised of a latitude and a longitude at which the base station is located.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 136 words

A cellular communication system having at least one base station that serves at least one mobile station that is located within a cell defining a service area of the base station, said system comprising: a memory, disposed external to said mobile station, for storing location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; said mobile station comprises means for originating a predetermined call type and for transmitting a call origination message to the base station; and wherein said system further comprises means, coupled to said memory, for routing the call to the call's destination in conjunction with appended base station location information that is retrieved from said memory, the base station location information being appended to the routed call external to the mobile station and prior to the call's arrival at the call's destination.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 136 words

A cellular communication system having at least one base station that serves at least one mobile station that is located within a cell defining a service area of the base station, said system comprising: a memory, disposed external to said mobile station, for storing location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; said mobile station comprises means for originating a predetermined call type and for transmitting a call origination message to the base station; and wherein said system further comprises means, coupled to said memory, for routing the call to the call's destination in conjunction with appended base station location information that is retrieved from said memory, the base station location information being appended to the routed call external to the mobile station and prior to the call's arrival at the call's destination.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 47 words

A system as set forth in claim 18, wherein the location information includes at least one of a latitude and a longitude at which the base station is located or an alphanumeric string that is expressive of the geographical location at which the base station is located.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 129 words

A mobile station operable with a base station for conducting bidirectional wireless communication, said mobile station comprising: means for determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; means for calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with location information received from the base station, the location information specifying a geographical location of the base station; and means for calculating time alignment information for adjusting an arrival time of a burst, transmitted by the mobile station, at the base station's receiver and for setting the mobile station's transmitted burst timing in accordance with the calculated time alignment information, wherein the time alignment information is calculated in accordance with the calculated distance.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 129 words

A mobile station operable with a base station for conducting bidirectional wireless communication, said mobile station comprising: means for determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; means for calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with location information received from the base station, the location information specifying a geographical location of the base station; and means for calculating time alignment information for adjusting an arrival time of a burst, transmitted by the mobile station, at the base station's receiver and for setting the mobile station's transmitted burst timing in accordance with the calculated time alignment information, wherein the time alignment information is calculated in accordance with the calculated distance.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 99 words

A mobile station operable with a base station for conducting bidirectional wireless communication, said mobile station comprising: means for determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; means for calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with location information received from the base station, the location information specifying a geographical location of the base station; and means for determining whether to transmit a normal length burst or a shortened burst in accordance with the calculated distance to the base station.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 99 words

A mobile station operable with a base station for conducting bidirectional wireless communication, said mobile station comprising: means for determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; means for calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with location information received from the base station, the location information specifying a geographical location of the base station; and means for determining whether to transmit a normal length burst or a shortened burst in accordance with the calculated distance to the base station.

Claim 31

Independent Claim 127 words

A method for operating a cellular communication system, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message including location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with the location information received from the base station; and determining, in the mobile station and in accordance with the calculated distance, at least one timing related characteristic or power related characteristic of a signal to be transmitted by the mobile station to the base station.

Claim 32

Independent Claim 127 words

A method for operating a cellular communication system, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a cell served by the base station, the message including location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station; determining a current geographical location of the mobile station; calculating a distance to the base station from the mobile station in accordance with the determined current location of the mobile station and in accordance with the location information received from the base station; and determining, in the mobile station and in accordance with the calculated distance, at least one timing related characteristic or power related characteristic of a signal to be transmitted by the mobile station to the base station.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 39 words

A method as set forth in claim 22, wherein the characteristic includes at least one of a time alignment of a burst, a length of a burst, and a power level at which the mobile station transmits the burst.

Claim 34

Independent Claim 118 words

A method for operating a cellular communication system, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a vehicle, the vehicle being disposed within a cell served by the base station, the message including location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station, the location information comprising an alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of a place where the base station is installed; storing the location information within a memory device of the mobile station; and in response to an activation of a passenger safety system of the vehicle, originating an emergency call from the mobile station, the emergency call including the stored location information.

Claim 35

Independent Claim 118 words

A method for operating a cellular communication system, comprising the steps of: transmitting a wireless message from a base station to a mobile station located within a vehicle, the vehicle being disposed within a cell served by the base station, the message including location information for specifying a geographical location of the base station, the location information comprising an alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of a place where the base station is installed; storing the location information within a memory device of the mobile station; and in response to an activation of a passenger safety system of the vehicle, originating an emergency call from the mobile station, the emergency call including the stored location information.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 18 words

A method as set forth in claim 24, wherein the passenger safety system includes an air bag system.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 40 words

A method as set forth in claim 24, wherein the step of originating includes the steps of: determining a current position of the vehicle from a vehicular navigation system; and including the determined current position with the stored location information.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 34 words

A method as set forth in claim 24, and further comprising a step of including other information with the stored location information, the other information being descriptive of a user of the mobile station.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 22 words

A method as set forth in claim 27, wherein the other information is also stored in the memory of the mobile station.

Claim 40

Independent Claim 215 words

A method for operating a non-public cellular communication system of a type that comprises a plurality of microcells each serviced by a local base station, comprising the steps of: transmitting a message from a first one of the local base stations to a mobile station located within a first microcell serviced by the first one of the local base stations, the message comprising a first alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of an area serviced by the first one of the local base stations; receiving the message and storing the first alphanumeric string in a memory of the mobile station; displaying at least a portion of the first alphanumeric string to a user of the mobile station; in response to the mobile station moving from the first microcell to a second microcell, transmitting a message to the mobile station from a second one of the local base stations that services the second microcell, the message comprising a second alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of an area serviced by the second one of the local base stations; receiving the message and storing the second alphanumeric string in the memory of the mobile station; and displaying at least a portion of the second alphanumeric string to the user of the mobile station.

Claim 41

Independent Claim 215 words

A method for operating a non-public cellular communication system of a type that comprises a plurality of microcells each serviced by a local base station, comprising the steps of: transmitting a message from a first one of the local base stations to a mobile station located within a first microcell serviced by the first one of the local base stations, the message comprising a first alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of an area serviced by the first one of the local base stations; receiving the message and storing the first alphanumeric string in a memory of the mobile station; displaying at least a portion of the first alphanumeric string to a user of the mobile station; in response to the mobile station moving from the first microcell to a second microcell, transmitting a message to the mobile station from a second one of the local base stations that services the second microcell, the message comprising a second alphanumeric string that is descriptive of a name of an area serviced by the second one of the local base stations; receiving the message and storing the second alphanumeric string in the memory of the mobile station; and displaying at least a portion of the second alphanumeric string to the user of the mobile station.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 24 words

A method as in claim 29, wherein the step of storing the second alphanumeric string includes a step of over-writing the first alphanumeric string.

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Cellular communication system providing cell transmitter location information

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