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US 6,400,946 B1Granted
Multimode universal mobile telecommunications system
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsBehruz Vazvan, Janne Jormalainen
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AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsBehruz Vazvan, Janne Jormalainen
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The invention relates to a mobile communication entity, which combines several mobile communication networks, which can be part of different mobile communication systems (31, 33, 34, 44), and in which a mobile terminal can operate and establish connections to a receiver via said mobile communication networks. The mobile terminal selects a first mobile communication network based on a certain criterion or criteria, and establishes a first connection to the receiver using the first mobile communication network. After that the mobile terminal selects a second mobile communication network based on a certain criterion or criteria and establishes a second connection to the receiver. After the second connection has been successfully established, the mobile terminal disconnects the first connection.
Mobile communication entity providing communication between a mobile terminal and plural mobile communication networks, which communication networks are parts of different mobile communication systems (31, 32, 33, 34, 44), wherein said mobile terminal (42, 43) includes control-channel communication means for receiving data from and for transmitting requests to individual ones of said networks via downlink and uplink control channels, said data including services provided by respective ones of said networks, and wherein said mobile terminal is located relative to said networks for concurrent capability of communication with a plurality of said networks, said mobile terminal having means for indicating a selection of a first connection with a first mobile communication network and a first service offered by the first mobile communication network, the selection being based on a certain criterion or criteria, wherein said mobile terminal (42, 43) is operative to provide a selection of a second mobile communication network and a second service offered by the second mobile communication network, and is operative to maintain open communication channels concurrently with said first and said second mobile communication networks during said selection, said mobile terminal (42, 43) is operative further to establish a second connection with the second mobile communication network when a certain criterion or criteria is met, and the mobile terminal (42, 43) is operative to disconnect said first connection after said second connection has been established;
Mobile communication entity providing communication between a mobile terminal and plural mobile communication networks, which communication networks are parts of different mobile communication systems (31, 32, 33, 34, 44), wherein said mobile terminal (42, 43) includes control-channel communication means for receiving data from and for transmitting requests to individual ones of said networks via downlink and uplink control channels, said data including services provided by respective ones of said networks, and wherein said mobile terminal is located relative to said networks for concurrent capability of communication with a plurality of said networks, said mobile terminal is operative to indicate a first message and a sender of the first message, and is operative to establish a first connection from the sender to the mobile terminal (42, 43), wherein the mobile terminal (42, 43) is operative to indicate a second message and a sender of the second message, and is operative to establish a second connection from the sender of the second message if the sender of the second message is the same as the sender of said first message, said mobile terminal being operative to maintain open communication channels concurrently with the sender of said first message and the sender of said second message, and subsequently to disconnect said first connection;
Mobile terminal (42, 43), which is operative to establish connections to a receiver via any one of a plurality of mobile communication networks, wherein said mobile terminal (42, 43) includes control-channel communication means for receiving data from and for transmitting requests to individual ones of said networks via downlink and uplink control channels, said data including services provided by respective ones of said networks, and wherein said mobile terminal is located relative to said networks for concurrent capability of communication with a plurality of said networks, said mobile terminal having means for indicating a selection of a first connection with a first mobile communication network and a service offered by the first mobile communication network, the selection being based on a certain criterion or criteria, wherein the mobile terminal is operative to select a second mobile communication network and a second service offered by the second mobile communication network, said mobile terminal (42, 43) is operative to establish a second connection to said receiver using a second mobile communication network when a certain criterion or criteria is met, and the mobile terminal (42, 43) is operative to disconnect said first connection after said second connection has been established;
Mobile terminal (42, 43), which is operative to receive messages from a sender via any one of a plurality of mobile communication networks, wherein said mobile terminal (42, 43) includes control-channel communication means for receiving data from and for transmitting requests to individual ones of said networks via downlink and uplink control channels, said data including services provided by respective ones of said networks, and wherein said mobile terminal is located relative to said networks for concurrent capability of communication with a plurality of said networks, said mobile terminal having means for indicating a selection of a first message and a sender of the first message, the mobile terminal being operative to establish a first connection from the sender to the mobile terminal (42, 43), wherein the mobile terminal (42, 43) is operative to indicate a second message and a sender of the second message, to establish a second connection from the sender of the second message if the sender of the second message is the same as the sender of said first message, and to disconnect said first connection;
A method of establishing a connection from a mobile terminal (42, 43) to a receiver in a mobile communication entity, which entity interconnects a plurality of mobile communication networks, which communication networks are parts of different mobile communication systems (31, 32, 33, 34, 44), wherein said mobile terminal (42, 43) includes control-channel communication means for receiving data from and for transmitting requests to individual ones of said networks via downlink and uplink control channels, said data including services provided by respective ones of said networks, and wherein said mobile terminal is located relative to said networks for concurrent capability of communication with a plurality of said networks;
A method of establishing a connection from a subscriber to a mobile terminal (42, 43) in a communication entity, which entity interconnects a plurality of mobile communication networks, which communication networks are parts of different mobile communication systems (31, 32, 33, 34, 44), wherein said mobile terminal (42, 43) includes control-channel communication means for receiving data from and for transmitting requests to individual ones of said networks via downlink and uplink control channels, and wherein said mobile terminal is located relative to said networks for concurrent capability of communication with a plurality of said networks;
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