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Method and apparatus for alerting a station in one network of a requested communication from a second network

US6230009A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1996
Grant dateMay 8, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile station can be selectively coupled to two or more networks. By maintaining an address translation table and introducing communication between the switching control units within the multiple networks, it is possible to provide notification to the mobile station of the existence of a communication request from a first network while the mobile station coupled to the second network.

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