Apparatus and method for identifying a failed subscriber unit in

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1992-12-02

1999-03-02

Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.

Telephonic communications

Special services

Anonymous party

379 57, 455 382, 455 671, 455 674, 455 67, 3403111, 371 201, G06F 1134

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058782095

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method provides identification of a failed subscriber unit (102) in a wireless communication system (100). In a first embodiment, the subscriber unit (102) performs a self test to detect a failure (302) of at least a portion of the subscriber unit (102). If a failure is detected, a message, stored (203) in the subscriber unit (102) is produced. In a second embodiment, the wireless communication system (100) includes a subscriber unit (102) including a receiver (102) communicating with a transmitter (101). The subscriber unit (102) has a unique code selectable by the transmitter (101). The subscriber unit (102) performs a self test to detect a failure (402) of at least a portion of the subscriber unit (102). If a failure is detected, a generic code is substituted (404) for the unique code. The transmitter (101) pages (406) the subscriber unit (102) with its generic code and transmits (407) an indication of the detected failure to the paged subscriber unit (102).

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