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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Sachin R. Vargantwar, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ashish Bhan, Shawnee, KS (US);
Bhagwan Singh Khanka, Lenexa, KS (US);
Mark L. Yarkosky, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sachin R. Vargantwar, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ashish Bhan, Shawnee, KS (US);
Bhagwan Singh Khanka, Lenexa, KS (US);
Mark L. Yarkosky, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless communication system which includes a base station and a wireless communication device in communication over a voice communication link and a data communication link. The method includes, in the wireless communication device, receiving a first page over the voice communication link. The method also includes, in the wireless communication device, entering into a data-only communication mode over the data communication link, where the voice communication link is not monitored by the wireless communication device when in the data-only communication mode, and transferring a page halt message to the base station upon entry into the data-only communication mode, where the page halt message indicates the wireless communication device is halting receipt of further pages over the voice communication link. The method also includes, in the base station, if the page halt message has been received and upon receipt of a second page for delivery to the wireless communication device, transferring the second page over the data communication link.