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High density cellular mobile radio communications

CA 1204165 A · Owner: American Telephone And Telegraph Company · Inventors: Lien, Robert L.; Macdonald, Verne H.; Huensch, George D.

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Abstract, In a cellular mobile telecommunication system a, method and apparatus for controlling the process of locating a mobile unit from the cell sites. When a mobile unit goes beyond the radio range of its associated controlled cell site, that cell site sends a message to nearby cell sites to measure and report the strength of the received signal from that mobile on each of their directional antennas and to report radio channel availability. These reports are returned to the controlling cell site which compares the received signal strength measurements against stored thresholds. The controlling cell site generates and transmits to the mobile telecommunications switching office (MTSO) a …

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  • Granted May 6, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 6, 2003.
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FiledApril 30, 1984
GrantedMay 6, 1986
Term endedMay 6, 2003
Patent numberCA 1204165 A
Classification (IPC)H04W36/08 +1 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedApril 30, 1984Patent grantedMay 6, 1986Term endedMay 6, 2003

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