Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
1997-03-24
2001-02-20
Eisenzopf, Reinhard J. (Department: 2745)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S512000, C455S509000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06192248
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to communication systems, and more particularly to a system and method of providing customized service in accordance with a user profile in wireless communication systems.
2. Description of Related Art
In conventional wireless communication systems, call establishment requests (which are issued to establish new telephone calls) are serviced on a first-come, first-served basis. Call establishment requests are not prioritized based on any customer-specific criteria (such as a customer's service plan or per-call choice) . It is noted that some special types of calls, such as emergency “911” calls, are serviced on a priority basis. However, the priority service granted to such calls is not based on any customer-specific criteria.
As will be appreciated, wireless communication systems have a finite service capacity. New calls cannot be accepted if this service capacity is reached. Since call establishment requests are serviced on a first-come, first-served basis, callers will often be denied service simply because their call establishment requests were issued later in time than others. Clearly, the current methodology for processing call requests is arbitrary and inflexible.
Furthermore, conventional wireless communication systems contain no personal identification mechanism for associating individualized access privileges with a particular user making a call establishment request. As a result, conventional wireless communication systems are incapable of personalizing communication service in accordance with a particular user's access privileges.
Thus, what is required is an improved, flexible system and method for processing call establishment requests in a wireless communication system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to personalizing wireless communication service in a wireless communication system by associating a user profile with each user in the wireless communication system.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a wireless terminal transmits a call establishment request to a call establishment request handler. The wireless terminal contains a memory having stored therein a user profile containing a priority level associated with a particular user. The call establishment request handler processes the call establishment request in accordance with the priority and resources available in the wireless communication system. In an alternative embodiment of -the present invention, the wireless terminal contains a unique identification number associated with a particular user. The identification number is transmitted to the call establishment request handler. The call establishment request handler contains a user profile associated with the user profile. The call establishment request handler establishes the call in accordance with the priority level contained in the user profile.
Furthermore, the present invention maintains at least one resource to be available for establishing a call establishment request to service call establishment requests having a predetermined highest priority, for example, a call establishment request for emergency services.
The present invention can maintain more than one set of resources characterized by each set of resources being available to one or more groups of the prioritized users. These resources may be held in reserve so that certain users may not be able to access them.
Further aspects, features, and advantages of the present invention, as well as the structure and operation of various embodiments of the present invention, are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numbers indicate identical or functionally similar elements.
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Appiah Charles N.
Eisenzopf Reinhard J.
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
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