Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-22
2005-03-22
Nguyen, Lee (Department: 2682)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S432100, C455S433000, C455S435100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06871072
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are methods for operating a wireless terminal or mobile station in a wireless telecommunications system. A first method includes steps of (a) transmitting a telephone number that includes an identifier for specifying that a user of the mobile station is calling a second mobile station that is believed to be roaming in a current serving system; (b) receiving the telephone number in the current serving system, typically at a mobile switching center (MSC); (c) detecting the presence of the identifier and, in response, determining if the telephone number is one that is stored in a Visitor Location Register (VLR) of the current serving system. If yes, the method includes a step (d) of paging the second mobile station in the current serving system. In one embodiment the step of transmitting includes an initial step of entering an identifier character into a memory of the mobile station, followed by the telephone number of the second mobile station. In a second embodiment the step of transmitting includes an initial step of entering the telephone number of the second mobile station into the memory of the mobile station, followed by the identifier character. In a second method the MSC automatically determines if a received telephone number is one that is associated with a potential roamer. If yes, the MSC checks to see if the telephone number is present in the MSC's VLR. If yes, the mobile station associated with the telephone number is paged.
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Harrington & Smith ,LLP
Nguyen Lee
Nokia Corporation
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