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Method and system for providing a handoff from a CDMA cellular telephone system
Assignee: Cellco Partnership
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Filing: 1994-12-29
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Granted: 2000-03-07
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Expires: 2014-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A mobile assisted handoff of a mobile station transitioning from a CDMA portion of a cellular telecommunication network to an analog portion of the network is provided as a function of a CDMA pilot signal transmitter located at each analog cell in the analog portion of the network. The mobile station monitors a CDMA pilot signal transmitted from each CDMA cell and each analog cell of the cellular telecommunication network, measures the signal strength of each received CDMA pilot signal and transmits the signal strength to the MTSO. The MTSO determines whether the pilot signal is associated with a CDMA base station or an analog base station. When the mobile station receives a pilot signal from an analog cell whose signal strength is above a first predetermined threshold and the received signal strengths of all pilot signals of the CDMA base stations with which the mobile station is currently in communication are below a second predetermined threshold, the MTSO directs a CDMA to analog handoff message to the mobile station.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Haberman
- 👤 Glenn Pierson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 07:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W36/00; H04W36/0005; H04W36/0055; H04W36/0066; H04W36/24; H04W36/30; H04W36/302; H04W48/00; H04W48/08; H04W48/12; H04W56/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for handoff of a mobile station from a code division multiple access (CDMA) portion of a cellular telecommunication system to a non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, in the mobile station, a first CDMA pilot signal compatible with the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system, the first CDMA pilot signal being transmitted from a CDMA transmitter in the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; and directing a handoff of the mobile station from the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system to the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system as a function of the first CDMA pilot signal received by the mobile station.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for handoff of a mobile station from a code division multiple access (CDMA) portion of a cellular telecommunication system to a non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, in the mobile station, a first CDMA pilot signal compatible with the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system, the first CDMA pilot signal being transmitted from a CDMA transmitter in the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; and directing a handoff of the mobile station from the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system to the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system as a function of the first CDMA pilot signal received by the mobile station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
105 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving step includes detecting a phase offset value of the first CDMA pilot signal and a signal strength value of the first CDMA pilot signal, and transmitting the first CDMA pilot signal detected phase offset and signal strength values to a controller of the cellular telecommunication system, and wherein the directing step includes determining, in the controller, whether to handoff the mobile station from the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system to the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system as a function of the first CDMA pilot signal detected phase offset and signal strength values.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
98 words
The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of: receiving, in the mobile station, a second CDMA pilot signal compatible with the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system and transmitted from the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; and wherein the step of receiving the second CDMA pilot signal includes detecting a phase offset value of the second CDMA pilot signal and a signal strength value of the second CDMA pilot signal, and transmitting the second CDMA pilot signal detected phase offset and signal strength values to the controller of the cellular telecommunication system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
100 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein the directing step further includes determining whether the signal strength of the first CDMA pilot signal exceeds a first threshold value, determining whether the first CDMA pilot signal is associated with one of a CDMA base station and a non-CDMA base station, determining whether the second CDMA pilot signal is associated with one of the CDMA base station and the non-CDMA base station, and if the second CDMA pilot signal is associated with the CDMA base station, determining whether the signal strength of the second CDMA pilot signal exceeds a second threshold value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
104 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein the directing step further includes if the first CDMA pilot signal is associated with the non-CDMA base station and the signal strength of the second CDMA pilot signal exceeds the second threshold value, maintaining communication of the mobile station on the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system, and if the first CDMA pilot signal is associated with the non-CDMA base station and the signal strength of the second CDMA pilot signal is at least as small as the second threshold value, directing handoff of the mobile station to the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunications network includes an analog cellular telecommunication system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunications network includes a personal communications system (PCS).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunications network includes a time-division multiple access cellular telecommunication system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
187 words
A cellular telecommunication system providing cellular service to a mobile station, the cellular telecommunication system having a code division multiple access (CDMA) portion and a non-CDMA portion, comprising: a CDMA base station in the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; a first CDMA pilot signal transmitter associated with the CDMA base station for transmitting a unique first CDMA pilot signal, the first CDMA pilot signal transmitter being in the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; a non-CDMA base station in the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; a second CDMA pilot signal transmitter associated with the non-CDMA base station for transmitting a unique second CDMA pilot signal, the second CDMA pilot signal transmitter being in the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; and a controller in communication with the CDMA base station and the non-CDMA base station, wherein the controller provides for a handoff of the mobile station from the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system to the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system as a function of the unique first CDMA pilot signal and the unique second CDMA pilot signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
187 words
A cellular telecommunication system providing cellular service to a mobile station, the cellular telecommunication system having a code division multiple access (CDMA) portion and a non-CDMA portion, comprising: a CDMA base station in the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; a first CDMA pilot signal transmitter associated with the CDMA base station for transmitting a unique first CDMA pilot signal, the first CDMA pilot signal transmitter being in the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; a non-CDMA base station in the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; a second CDMA pilot signal transmitter associated with the non-CDMA base station for transmitting a unique second CDMA pilot signal, the second CDMA pilot signal transmitter being in the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system; and a controller in communication with the CDMA base station and the non-CDMA base station, wherein the controller provides for a handoff of the mobile station from the CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system to the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system as a function of the unique first CDMA pilot signal and the unique second CDMA pilot signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The cellular telecommunication system according to claim 9, wherein the non-CDMA portion includes an analog cellular telecommunication system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cellular telecommunication system according to claim 9, wherein the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunications network includes a personal communications system (PCS).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The cellular telecommunication system according to claim 9, wherein the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunications network includes a time-division multiple access cellular telecommunication system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the non-CDMA portion of the cellular telecommunication system includes a CDMA pilot signal transmitter for transmitting the first CDMA pilot signal from the non-CDMA portion.
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