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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2004
Dan Anthony Balogh, Madison, NJ (US);
Michael Francis Dolan, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Richard Paul Ejzak, Wheaton, IL (US);
Douglas N. Knisely, Wheaton, IL (US);
Subhasis Laha, Aurora, IL (US);
Chung-zin Liu, Naperville, IL (US);
Dan Anthony Balogh, Madison, NJ (US);
Michael Francis Dolan, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Richard Paul Ejzak, Wheaton, IL (US);
Douglas N. Knisely, Wheaton, IL (US);
Subhasis Laha, Aurora, IL (US);
Chung-Zin Liu, Naperville, IL (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The method provides for a first network controller, operating according to a first radio technology, to form and send a relay message to a second network controller, operating according to a different, second radio technology. The relay message includes an embedded message for the second network controller. The embedded message may be a transition message requesting transition of a packet switched call for a mobile station handled by the first network controller to a call for the mobile station handled by the second network controller. The method further provides selection of another wireless element for service at a wireless unit, using a current wireless element. A wireless unit receives a message identifying at least one other wireless element, available to the wireless unit and to which a wireless element currently in communication with the wireless unit is also in communication with and the wireless unit selects another wireless element for possible future service based on the message.