Method and apparatus for over-the-air activation of neighborhood cordless-type services
US6594488B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/105
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing a neighborhood or local cordless service comprises the steps of receiving subscriber neighborhood zone selection input so that a mobile telephone equipped subscriber may place or receive calls for a fixed rate, for example, per month without having to pay radio frequency air time charges any time they are located within their selected subscribed-to zones. If the subscribed-to zones are adjacent to one another and the mobile subscriber roams from one zone to another, the subscriber may continue their free call uninterrupted and without paying air time charges. However, when the subscriber roams outside their subscribed-to zones they may be switched from the present neighborhood or local cordless services to conventional personal communications services and pay air time charges. However for an active call, no air-time charges are incurred as the user transitions between the cellular/DPCS environment and the neighborhood or local cordless service environment. Associated apparatus comprises an IBS for automatically changing radio frequency channels as the subscriber roams within a subscribed-to neighborhood zone, roams to another subscribed-to zone or roams outsi…
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