Wide area cordless telephone system having means for avoiding double registrations
US4879740A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wide area cordless telephone system covers a service area which is divided into a plurality of local areas to each of which belong a plurality of home position cordless telephones having multi-channel access capability. A plurality of access units are provided in each local area to define a plurality of access zones. A pre-dialing switching stage is provided for each local area to establish a connection between the access units and line terminals of a telephone switching system. Signals sent from any cordless telephone are received by a nearby access unit and applied to the pre-dialing switching stage. Each telephone transmits a registration request upon a manual command and, on receiving a response identifying a local area, returns an acknowlegement to identify the same local area as identified by the received response. On receiving a registration request, the pre-dialing switching stage transmits a response identifying the own local area through an access unit and assigns a reserved line terminal of the telephone switching system to a non-home position telephone if it is identified by the received request. On receiving an acknowledgement, the switching stage makes a registratio…
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