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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Sheikh A. Hafiz, San Diego, CA (US);
Qualcomm, Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system including a user station that prioritizes multiple cell sites (BTSs) based on the strength of a paging message being transmitted by the BTSs. The user station transmits a response message to one of the BTSs transmitting the paging message based upon selecting the access channel associated with the BTS from which the user station received the paging message having the strongest signal strength until a timeout period has expired, and subsequently transmits the response message on the access channel associated with the BTS from which the user station received the paging message having the next strongest signal strength. The user station includes a receiver to receive the paging message transmitted by multiple BTSs. The user station further includes a processor to analyze and prioritize the multiple BTSs into a sequence according to the signal strength of the paging message received. Coupled to the processor is a timer for timing the timeout period. The user station also includes a transmitter to transmit a response message on the access channels in response to receiving the paging message.