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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1996
Tomas Capurka, Palatine, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A communication system (100) employs a method for providing communications to a communication device (e.g., 120) located in the communication system. The communication device (120) transmits a registration message to a system controller (101) via a first base site (104). The system controller then affiliates the communication device with the first base site and a location area (150) that includes a service coverage area (134) of the first base site. When the system controller receives a communication (e.g., a packet data communication) for the communication device, the system controller determines whether the communication was received within a predetermined period of time after a previous communication involving the communication device. When the communication was received within this period of time, the system controller transmits at least a portion of the communication to the communication device via the first base site; otherwise, the system controller pages the communication device via the base sites (103-106) serving the location area.