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US 2007/0190980 A1Published application
Method for managing subscribers on a cellular network
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsJoe Britt, Jeffrey Bush
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Abstract
A method for managing the assignment of addresses in a cellular network is described. Messages are sent to connected, but inactive, subscribers causing them to disconnect and then to reconnect. This occurs without the user knowing of the disconnection.
Claims22
A method for managing subscribers on a cellular network comprising:
- tracking the number of connected subscribers;
- and
- executing an algorithm for determining when connected subscribers which are not active should be disconnected, and
- causing subscribers to be disconnected in accordance with the algorithm.
1 more element
A method for controlling the number of subscribers connected to a service provider over a cellular network comprising:
- providing an address to each subscriber when the subscriber requests service;
- communicating with the subscriber using the address;
- tracking the number of subscribers that request service and remain connected;
- tracking the least recently used (LRU) connections of the connected subscribers;
- selecting subscribers for disconnection based on the LRU connections;
- and
- commanding the selected subscribers to disconnect for a period of time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.