Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-30
2006-05-30
Trinh, Sonny (Department: 2687)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S450000, C455S422100, C455S405000, C455S406000, C455S410000, C455S411000, C455S414100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07054642
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for providing telephone service to transient or inaccessible customers include a stationary cellular telephone that operates like a land-line telephone in that its use is restricted to a single geographic area, such a house address. The stationary cellular telephone can only handoff between cell sites that are associated with the geographic area. The stationary cellular telephone can place calls using only cell sites in a list of permissible cell sites that is maintained at the network level. The stationary cellular telephone is activated by sending customer, device, and/or location identifiers to an activation center via a telephone call. The activation center validates service, and downloads the list of permissible cell sites to the stationary cellular telephone. Dynamic rates provide opportunities for further reduction in the cost of service, with real-time notification of capacity based pricing, and service levels that vary according to network capacity.
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Bacon James R.
Matz William R.
Meadows Vernon
O'Neil Douglas R.
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
Merchant & Gould LLC
Nguyen Khai
Trinh Sonny
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