Mobile telephone connection transfer
US5594781A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for transferring an active connection between a mobile telephone handset and a first mobile telephone system to a second mobile telephone system, which includes the steps of detecting that signal strength of the active connection has fallen below a predetermined threshold; sending a request to the first mobile telephone system to set up an alternative connection from the first mobile telephone system to the mobile telephone handset through the second mobile telephone system; and transferring the active connection to the alternate connection.
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