Method for resetting a non-responsive mobile unit then-currently occupying a cellular traffic channel of a wireless network
US8195144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for resetting a non-responsive mobile unit then-currently occupying a cellular traffic channel of a wireless network is disclosed herein. The method involves recognizing, at an external entity, that the mobile unit is in a non-responsive state that is occupying a voice channel of the cellular traffic channel, and establishing a wireless data connection between the mobile unit and an external entity over the cellular traffic channel. A data message is transmitted to the mobile unit from the external entity, where the data message includes at least a command to reset the mobile unit. In response to receiving the data message, the method further involves resetting the mobile unit via a protocol initiated by a processor associated with the mobile unit.
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