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Method and a device for enabling a mobile terminal to be detected by at least one base station

US8660579B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2012
Grant dateFeb 25, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/045
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and associated device for enabling a mobile terminal to be detected by a first base station of a wireless cellular telecommunication network. The method receives from the mobile terminal a message comprising information representative of the location of the mobile terminal in the geographical area of the first base station, and transfers a predetermined signal if the location of the mobile terminal is comprised in a geographical area of the first base station, the predetermined signal being representative of a request to the first base station to start to transfer signals in the cell of the first base station.

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