US 5,349,342 AGranted

Method for reclaiming unused system resources

AssigneeMotorola, Inc.

InventorsRobert B. Nilles, Craig J. Collins, James J. Killigrew, Michael D. Sasuta

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Abstract

In a network of communication systems, a communication resource allocator of any of the communication systems may reclaim system resources from inactive communication systems. This may be accomplished by having the communication resource allocator transmit at least one polling message to the communication unit to determine whether the communication unit is in need of the at least one system resource. If the communication unit does not respond to the polling message, the communication resource allocator determines whether the communication unit is inactive. If the communication unit is inactive, the communication resource allocator reclaims the at least one system resource from the communication unit.

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Dependent claims

In a network of communication systems, wherein each communication system includes a plurality of communication units, a limited number of communication resources that are transceived via a predetermined number of repeaters, and a communication resource allocator that allocates the limited number of communication resources among the plurality of communication units, wherein a communication unit of one communication system functions in any of the other communication systems in the network, and when a communication unit's registration request is granted, the communication resource allocator temporarily assigns the communication unit at least one system resource, wherein the at least one system resource is either an identification code for the communication unit, a talk group or an access code that allows the communication unit to participate in services supported by any communication system in the network, a method for the communication resource allocator to reclaim the at least one system resource when the communication unit is inactive, the method comprises the steps of:

a) transmitting at least one polling message to the communication unit to determine whether the communication unit is no longer in need of the at least one system resource;
b) determining that the communication unit is inactive;
and
c) reclaiming the at least one system resource when the communication unit does not respond to the at least one polling message in a predetermined manner.

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In a network of communication systems, wherein each communication system includes a plurality of communication units, a limited number of communication resources that are transceived via a predetermined number of repeaters, and a communication resource allocator that allocates the limited number of communication resources among the plurality of communication units, wherein a communication unit of one communication system functions in any of the other communication systems in the network, and when a communication unit's registration request is granted, the communication resource allocator temporarily assigns the communication unit at least one system resource, wherein the at least one system resource is either an identification code for the communication unit, a talk group assignment, or an access code that allows the communication unit to participate in services supported by any communication system in the network, a method for a communication unit to relinquish the at least one system resource when the communication unit no longer needs the at least one system resource, the method comprises the steps of:

a) receiving a polling message that inquires whether the at least one system resource is still needed;
b) responding to the polling message;
and
c) relinquishing the at least one system resource in response to the polling message when the at least one system resource is no longer needed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.