Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

General Dynamics Decision Systems, Inc.

Peter J Armbruster

Bradley Robert Schaefer

James William Bishop, Jr

Daniel Richard Tayloe

Mark L Shaughnessy

Nandakishore A Albal

Kenneth Lee Sowles

Steven Paul Sawyer

Johanna Alexandra Wild

William Robert Worger

Thomas G Hallin

George Xenakis

Keith Andrew Olds

Jay P Jayapalan

Dean Paul Vanden Heuvel

William N Shores

Stephen D Magee

Kajana Aswath Rao

William R Worger

Scott David Blanchard

Raymond Joseph Leopold

Douglas Allan Hardy

Steven D Upp

James P Redden

James A Stephens

David T Gustafson

Nathan West Miller

Derek Alan Oxley

Paul R Kennedy

Dean Paul Heuvel

Steven H Moritz

Jill Christine Wheeler

Thomas Jake Hoppal

Edward John Neyens

Ken Sowles

James P Krakora

Aswath Rao

Lawrence Walter White

Bradley R Schaefer

A system, method, and wireless device for determining a forward channel rate for wirelessly communicating information to a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method includes receiving data rate control information from each wireless communication device () in a plurality of wireless communication devices (). The method also comprises requesting a set of information. The data rate control information includes signal strength information associated with each of the wireless communication devices (). The data rate control information received from each of the wireless communication devices is compared to each other. A modulation and coding scheme is determined for wirelessly communicating the set of information to the plurality of wireless communication devices. The modulation and coding scheme is based on the data rate control information associated with a wireless communication device () having a weakest signal strength.

System and method for determining a forward channel rate for wirelessly communicating information to a wireless communication device

A method for routing bearer traffic (') between 3G networks () and 2G networks () and vice versa uses voice signaling gateways (VSGW)(). The method determines a VSGW nearest the calling party (). The nearest VSGW directly routes () the bearer traffic through the inter-network () to the called party () and avoids the 'tromboning' effect of always sending bearer traffic to the called party's home location.

Method for efficient bearer traffic routing in a communication system

A method for providing a Broadcast/Multicast Service (BCMCS) content in a communication network () for managing the BCMCS content in the communication network is disclosed. The method includes receiving () a request for the BCMCS content from an AT (). The method also includes directing () a content server () to initiate transmission of the BCMCS content. Further, the method includes establishing () a bearer channel between the content server and the AT.

Method and system for broadcasting/multicasting in a communication network

A system, method, and wireless device for dynamically selecting a wireless information communication mode for wireless communication of information to at least one wireless device (). The method includes receiving at least one request for wireless communication of information to at least one wireless device (). The method further comprises selecting, based at least in part on a total number of wireless devices to receive the wireless communication of information, a mode of wireless communication of information to the at least one wireless device (). The mode of wireless communication being selected from at least one of a wireless information broadcast communication mode, a wireless information multicast communication mode, and a wireless information unicast communication mode. The at least one wireless device () is wireless notified to set its current wireless communication mode to the selected mode of wireless communication to receive the wireless communication of the information.

System and method for dynamically selecting wireless information communication modes for a wireless communication device

A distributed home location register (DHLR) (-) authorizes roaming services agreement electronically for a user () in a foreign network (). A home networkhas a network HLRwhich records the roaming agreement and charges for billing user (). A visitor location register (VLR) () then charges user () for services while in the foreign network () according to the roaming services agreement.

Roaming services using home location register

A personal home location register (HLR) () is modifiable directly by a user. The personal HLR then communicates with a telecommunications service provider () to directly affect changes in the personal HLR. The network HLR () of the telecommunications service provider simply points to the personal HLR of the user.

User controlled home location register

The voice signaling gateway () converts signaling and bearer traffic information between iDEN network () and various other networks (). The voice signaling gateway includes a signaling portion () and a bearer traffic portion (). The voice signaling gateway interfaces with any networks which support session initiation protocol (SIP). Further, the voice signaling gateway is capable of. interworking with both 3G and 2G type networks.

Method and apparatus for interworking dispatch services network

A user terminal () using an internet protocol using session initiation protocol to interconnect a number of user terminals () in a conference call. A conference bridge () or user terminal () detects speech of one of the user terminals (). A 'babble ' timer is started (). The speaker is allowed to continuously speak until silence is detected () or until the 'babble' timer timers out ().

Token passing arrangement for a conference call bridge arrangement

A common services and applications agent () handles a number of input sources of voice and data information (). These sources of voice and data information are converted () to session initiation protocol. The session initiation protocol for the voice and data information is provided to the communication network ().

Common services and applications agent

A dispatch call setup method selects () either a forced dispatch call () or an invite dispatch call (). The originating unit () of the dispatch call may select either option. Depending on how the required target users () respond, the originating terminal has the option to complete the call (). The terminating unit may accept, reject or convert the forced dispatch call (). Further, the target may establish preset preferences which accept, reject or allow user controls for an invite dispatch call ().

Method for joining dispatch calls

A user terminal () initiates an internet protocol using session initiation protocol to interconnect a number of user terminals () in a conference call. Signaling connections (and) are established between one user terminal and each of the plurality of user terminals. Common bearer formats are negotiated among the plurality of user terminals (). If a common bearer format exists (), the conference bridge is established for data (voice) transmission ().

Conference call bridge arrangement

An arrangement for compressing () and uncompressing () system set up messages between a client and a server employing Session Initiation Protocol transmits a template () between client () and server (). A template is pre-placed () by clients or servers with other clients or servers. During execution time when a client requests services by connecting to a server only a minimal template () is transmitted from client to server. The server then reconstructs () the original uncompressed message.

Session initiation protocol compression

The voice signaling gateway () provides group call and call back services among iDEN network () users () and a number of other various networks () users (). The voice signaling gateway has packet data interface () and web interface () In an alternate embodiment of the invention, an integrated applications server () is added to the voice signaling gateway () to provide group call services. The integrated applications server has the functions for supporting group calls which were within the voice signaling gateway () and forms a stand-alone special feature system.

Method and apparatus for group call services

A method for location determination using Bluetooth techniques is applicable within buildings, underground or within other structures. A mobile unit ( ) seeks the location of a cell from location master ( ). Location master ( ) and a number of location subsidiaries ( ) determine ranging information with regard to the mobile unit ( ) using Bluetooth techniques. The location master ( ) then determines the mobile unit location using least squares estimation or other triangulation methods ( ). In an alternate embodiment, ranging information is fine tuned for noise and error measurements between the location master and the location subsidiaries ( ) are used.

Location determination for mobile units

An originating party ( ) places a call through an originating party called control ( ), through a network ( ), through a terminating party call control ( ) to a terminating subscriber ( ). For an inability to complete the connection from the originating subscriber to the terminating subscriber, control is returned from the terminating party call control through network ( ) to the call control logic ( ) of the originating party call control ( ) or directly to the originating subscriber ( ).

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Chandler, AZ, United States of America

Peter J Armbruster