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Method for terminating a wireless communication of a mobile communication unit

US5826186A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 25, 1996
Grant dateOct 20, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/79
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method operates in a system including a switching center, a base station responsive to the switching center and a mobile communication unit responsive to the base station, and includes receiving a first message from the mobile communication unit; in response to the first message, determining whether the mobile communication unit is fraudulent; based on the determination, receiving a second message at the switching center from a dedicated fraud indicator wireline connection; and in response to the second message, terminating the wireless communication of the mobile communication unit.

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