Methods and systems for providing temporary identification numbers for mobile terminals

Claim 3

A method according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of radio base stations are coupled through a switching center, the method further comprising the steps of: saving the caller address number at the radio base station; after receiving the digital information message at the radio base station, using the temporary identification number to determine the caller address number for the mobile terminal; and sending the caller address number and the payload information to the switching center.

Claim 4

A method according to claim 1 wherein the digital information message is received over a single time slot of a time division multiple access (TDMA) radio channel.

Claim 5

A method according to claim 1 wherein the digital information message is received over a single time slot of a time division multiple access (TDMA) radio channel of the IS-136 communications standard.

Claim 6

A method according to claim 4 wherein the digital information message comprises a caller address field and a payload field, wherein the temporary identification number is received in a first portion of the caller address field, and wherein a first portion of the payload information is received in the payload field and a second portion of the payload information is received in a second portion of the caller address field.

Claim 7

A method according to claim 5 wherein the caller address field comprises 34 bits.

Claim 8

A method according to claim 1 wherein the caller address number comprises a mobile identification number for the mobile terminal.

Claim 9

A method according to claim 7 wherein the first number of bits is 34 bits.

Claim 10

A method according to claim 1 wherein the digital information message comprises an origination message for a group call and wherein the payload information comprises a group number identifying a group of mobile terminals to be included in the group call.

Claim 11

A method according to claim 1 further comprising the steps of: receiving a second login message from the mobile terminal at a second radio base station of the communications system wherein the second login message includes the caller address number for the mobile terminal; after receiving the second login message, selecting at the second radio base station a second temporary identification number for the mobile terminal wherein the second temporary identification number comprises a third number of bits less than the first number of bits; transmitting the second temporary identification number from the radio base station to the mobile terminal; and after transmitting the second temporary identification number, receiving a second digital information message at the second radio base station from the mobile terminal wherein the second digital information message includes the second temporary identification number.

Claim 14

A method according to claim 11 wherein the digital information message is transmitted over a single time slot of a time division multiple access (TDMA) radio channel.

Claim 15

A method according to claim 11 wherein the digital information message is transmitted over a single time slot of a time division multiple access (TDMA) radio channel of the IS-136 communications standard.

Claim 16

A method according to claim 13 wherein the digital information message comprises a caller address field and a payload field, wherein the temporary logical identification number is sent in a first portion of the caller address field, and wherein a first portion of the payload information is sent in the payload field and a second portion of the payload information is sent in a second portion of the caller address field.

Claim 17

A method according to claim 14 wherein the caller address field comprises 34 bits.

Claim 18

A method according to claim 11 wherein the caller address number comprises a mobile identification number for the mobile terminal.

Claim 19

A method according to claim 16 wherein the first number of bits is 34 bits.

Claim 20

A method according to claim 11 wherein the digital information message comprises an origination message for a group call and wherein the payload information comprises a group number identifying a group of mobile terminals to be included in the group call.

Claim 21

A method according to claim 11 further comprising the steps of: transmitting a second login message from the mobile terminal to a second radio base station of the communications system wherein the second login message includes the caller address number for the mobile terminal; after transmitting the second login message, receiving at the mobile terminal a second temporary identification number from the second radio base station wherein the temporary identification number comprises a third number of bits less than the first number of bits; and after receiving the second temporary identification number, transmitting a second digital information message from the mobile terminal to the second radio base station wherein the second digital information message includes the second temporary identification number.

Claim 22

A radio base station of a communications system including a plurality of radio base stations wherein the radio base station receives digital messages from a mobile terminal, the radio base station comprising: a receiver that receives a login message from the mobile terminal wherein the login message includes a caller address number for the mobile terminal and wherein the caller address number comprises a first number of bits; a processor coupled to the receiver wherein the processor selects a temporary identification number for the mobile terminal wherein the temporary identification number comprises a second number of bits less than the first number of bits; and a transmitter coupled to the processor wherein the transmitter transmits the temporary identification number to the mobile terminal, and wherein the receiver receives a digital information message including the temporary identification number and payload information from the mobile terminal.

Claim 23

A radio base station of a communications system including a plurality of radio base stations wherein the radio base station receives digital messages from a mobile terminal, the radio base station comprising: a receiver that receives a login message from the mobile terminal wherein the login message includes a caller address number for the mobile terminal and wherein the caller address number comprises a first number of bits; a processor coupled to the receiver wherein the processor selects a temporary identification number for the mobile terminal wherein the temporary identification number comprises a second number of bits less than the first number of bits; and a transmitter coupled to the processor wherein the transmitter transmits the temporary identification number to the mobile terminal, and wherein the receiver receives a digital information message including the temporary identification number and payload information from the mobile terminal.

Claim 24

A radio base station according to claim 20 wherein the plurality of radio base stations are coupled through a switching center, wherein the processor saves the caller address number at the radio base station, wherein the processor uses the temporary identification number to determine the caller address number for the mobile terminal after receiving the digital information message, and wherein the processor sends the caller address number and the payload information to the switching center.

Claim 25

A radio base station according to claim 20 wherein the digital information message is received over a single time slot of a time division multiple access (TDMA) radio channel.

Claim 26

A radio base station according to claim 20 wherein the digital information message is received over a single time slot of a time division multiple access (TDMA) radio channel of the IS-136 communications standard.

Claim 27

A radio base station according to claim 23 wherein the digital information message comprises a caller address field and a payload field, wherein the temporary logical identification number is received in a first portion of the caller address field, and wherein a first portion of the payload information is received in the payload field and a second portion of the payload information is received in a second portion of the caller address field.

Claim 28

A radio base station according to claim 24 wherein the caller address field comprises 34 bits.

Claim 29

A radio base station according to claim 20 wherein the caller address number comprises a mobile identification number for the mobile terminal.

Claim 30

A radio base station according to claim 26 wherein the first number of bits is 34 bits.

Claim 31

A radio base station according to claim 20 wherein the digital information message comprises an origination message for a group call and wherein the payload information comprises a group number identifying a group of mobile terminals to be included in the group call.

Claim 32

A communication system that provides communications for a mobile terminal, the communications system comprising: a first radio base station comprising, a first receiver that receives a login message from the mobile terminal wherein the login message includes a caller address number for the mobile terminal and wherein the caller address number comprises a first number of bits, a first processor coupled to the first receiver wherein the first processor selects a first temporary identification number for the mobile terminal wherein the first temporary identification number comprises a second number of bits less than the first number of bits, and a first transmitter coupled to the first processor wherein the first transmitter transmits the first temporary identification number to the mobile terminal, and wherein the first receiver receives a first digital information message including the first temporary identification number and first payload information from the mobile terminal; a second radio base station comprising, a second receiver that receives a second login message from the mobile terminal wherein the second login message includes the caller address number for the mobile terminal, a second processor coupled to the second receiver wherein the second processor selects a second temporary identification number for the mobile terminal wherein the second temporary identification number comprises a third number of bits less than the first number of bits, a second transmitter coupled to the second processor wherein the second transmitter transmits the second temporary identification number to the mobile terminal, and wherein the second receiver receives a second digital information message including the second temporary identification number second payload information from the mobile station; and a switching center coupled between the first and second radio base stations.

Claim 33

A communication system that provides communications for a mobile terminal, the communications system comprising: a first radio base station comprising, a first receiver that receives a login message from the mobile terminal wherein the login message includes a caller address number for the mobile terminal and wherein the caller address number comprises a first number of bits, a first processor coupled to the first receiver wherein the first processor selects a first temporary identification number for the mobile terminal wherein the first temporary identification number comprises a second number of bits less than the first number of bits, and a first transmitter coupled to the first processor wherein the first transmitter transmits the first temporary identification number to the mobile terminal, and wherein the first receiver receives a first digital information message including the first temporary identification number and first payload information from the mobile terminal; a second radio base station comprising, a second receiver that receives a second login message from the mobile terminal wherein the second login message includes the caller address number for the mobile terminal, a second processor coupled to the second receiver wherein the second processor selects a second temporary identification number for the mobile terminal wherein the second temporary identification number comprises a third number of bits less than the first number of bits, a second transmitter coupled to the second processor wherein the second transmitter transmits the second temporary identification number to the mobile terminal, and wherein the second receiver receives a second digital information message including the second temporary identification number second payload information from the mobile station; and a switching center coupled between the first and second radio base stations.

Claim 34

A communications system according to claim 29 wherein the first processor sends the first payload information and the caller address number to the switching center responsive to the first digital information message, and wherein the second processor sends the caller address number and the second payload information to the switching center responsive to the second digital information message.

Claim 35

A mobile terminal for transmitting digital messages to a communications system including a plurality of radio base stations, the mobile terminal comprising: a processor that stores a caller address number comprising a first number of bits for the mobile terminal and wherein the processor generates a login message including the caller address number; a transmitter coupled to the processor wherein the transmitter transmits the login message to a radio base station; and a receiver coupled to the processor wherein the receiver receives a temporary identification number from the radio base station after transmission of the login message wherein the temporary identification number comprises a second number of bits less than the first number of bits, wherein the processor generates a digital information message including the temporary identification number and payload information, and wherein the transmitter transmits the digital information message to the radio base station.

Claim 36

A mobile terminal for transmitting digital messages to a communications system including a plurality of radio base stations, the mobile terminal comprising: a processor that stores a caller address number comprising a first number of bits for the mobile terminal and wherein the processor generates a login message including the caller address number; a transmitter coupled to the processor wherein the transmitter transmits the login message to a radio base station; and a receiver coupled to the processor wherein the receiver receives a temporary identification number from the radio base station after transmission of the login message wherein the temporary identification number comprises a second number of bits less than the first number of bits, wherein the processor generates a digital information message including the temporary identification number and payload information, and wherein the transmitter transmits the digital information message to the radio base station.

Claim 37

A mobile terminal according to claim 31 wherein the digital information message is transmitted over a single time slot of a time division multiple access (TDMA) radio channel.

Claim 38

A mobile terminal according to claim 31 wherein the digital information message is transmitted over a single time slot of a time division multiple access (TDMA) radio channel of the IS-136 communications standard.

Claim 39

A mobile terminal according to claim 33 wherein the digital information message comprises a caller address field and a payload field, wherein the temporary logical identification number is sent in a first portion of the caller address field, and wherein a first portion of the payload information is sent in the payload field and a second portion of the payload information is sent in a second portion of the caller address field.

Claim 40

A mobile terminal according to claim 34 wherein the caller address field comprises 34 bits.

Claim 41

A mobile terminal according to claim 31 wherein the caller address number comprises a mobile identification number for the mobile terminal.

Claim 42

A mobile terminal according to claim 36 wherein the first number of bits is 34 bits.

Claim 43

A mobile terminal according to claim 31 wherein the digital information message comprises an origination message for a group call and wherein the payload information comprises a group number identifying a group of mobile terminals to be included in the group call.