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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2012
Applicant:

Vodafone Holding Gmbh, Duesseldorf, DE;

Inventors:

Ulrich Dietz, Munich, DE;

Ben Borsetzky, Munich, DE;

Assignee:

VODAFONE GMBH, Duesseldorf, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/22 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 68/12 (2009.01); H04W 76/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/22 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 68/12 (2013.01); H04W 76/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

A communication terminal, in particular an eCall terminal. The terminal comprises a communication unit and an interface for communication of the terminal with communication networks. The terminal comprises a determination unit for determining in which communication network the terminal is located. The terminal comprises a database in which communication network related data for a number of different communication networks are stored and in which said communication network related data are linked to paging channels of the respective communications networks. The terminal further comprises a scanning unit for scanning paging channels and an evaluation unit for evaluating information received via a paging channel. In addition the present invention relates to a method of scanning paging channel and to a method for activation of a communication terminal.


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