# US 6,725,042 B2 · Method for handling an idle handoff between base stations supporting different services > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 6,725,042 B2 - Document ID: US6725042B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/232,469 - Filed: 2002-08-30 - Published: 2003-04-03 - Granted: 2004-04-20 - Earliest claimed: 2001-09-11 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sang-Jo Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6725042B2 ## CPC - H04W 36/0066: {of control information between different types of networks in order to establish a new radio link in the target network} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method for setting a protocol revision value for determining an environment of a service provided by a second base station by a mobile station during a handoff from a first base station to the second base station in an idle state in a mobile communication system including the first base station and the second base station neighboring the first base station, a service supported by the second base station being different from a service supported by the first base station. The mobile station receives an extended system parameter message (ESPM) from the second base station; compares a length of the received ESPM with a length of a preset ESPM; and sets a protocol revision value of the mobile station according to a protocol revision value included in the received ESPM, if the length of the received ESPM is equal to or longer than the length of the preset ESPM. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for setting a protocol revision value for determining an environment of a service provided by a second base station by a mobile station during a handoff from a first base station to the second base station in an idle state in a mobile communication system including the first base station and the second base station neighboring the first base station, a service supported by the second base station being different from a service supported by the first base station, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an extended system parameter message (ESPM) from the second base station; comparing a length of the received ESPM with a length of a preset ESPM; and setting a protocol revision value of the mobile station according to a protocol revision value included in the received ESPM, if the length of the received ESPM is equal to or longer than the length of the preset ESPM. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the setting step is performed when a protocol revision value indicating a service supported by the mobile station is equal to or larger than a preset protocol revision value, and also equal to or larger than the protocol revision value included in the received ESPM. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the preset protocol revision value is a protocol revision value for an IS-95B service. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the preset ESPM is an ESPM for an IS-95B service. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the protocol revision value included in the received ESPM indicates an IS-95B service. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the protocol revision value included in the received ESPM indicates an IS-2000 service. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of analyzing a frequency band used by the mobile station and setting the protocol revision value of the mobile station according to the analysis results, if the length of the received ESPM is short than the length of the preset ESPM. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein if the frequency band used by the mobile station is equal to a DCS (Digital Cellular System) band, the protocol revision value of the mobile station is set to a protocol revision value for the IS-95A service. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein if the frequency band used by the mobile station is not equal to a DCS band, the protocol revision value of the mobile station is set to a protocol revision value for a PCS (Personal Communications System) service. ### Claim 10 A method for setting a protocol revision value for determining an environment of a service provided by a second base station by a mobile station during a handoff from a first base station to the second base station in an idle state in a mobile communication system including the first base station and the second base station neighboring the first base station, a service supported by the second base station being different from a service supported by the first base station, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an extended system parameter message (ESPM) from the second base station; (b) comparing a length of the received ESPM with a length of a preset ESPM; (c) if the length of the received ESPM is equal to or longer than the length of the preset ESPM, comparing a protocol revision value indicating a service supported by the mobile station with a preset protocol revision value and setting a protocol revision value of the mobile station according to the comparison results; (d) comparing the set protocol revision value of the mobile station with the preset protocol revision value; and (e) if the set protocol revision value of the mobile station is equal to or larger than the preset protocol revision value, comparing the protocol revision value indicating the service supported by the mobile station with a protocol revision value included in the received ESPM and setting the protocol revision value of the mobile station according to the comparison results. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the preset ESPM is an ESPM for an IS-95B service. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein if the protocol revision value supported by the mobile station is less than the preset protocol revision value set in the step (c), the protocol revision value of the mobile station is set to the protocol revision value supported by the mobile station. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein if the protocol revision value supported by the mobile station is equal to or larger than the preset protocol revision value set in the step (c), the protocol revision value of the mobile station is set to the preset protocol revision value. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the preset protocol revision value is a protocol revision value for an IS-95B service. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the preset protocol revision value is a protocol revision value for an IS-95B service. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein if the protocol revision value supported by the mobile station is less than the protocol revision value included in the received ESPM in the step (e), the protocol revision value of the mobile station is set to the protocol revision value supported by the mobile station. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein if the protocol revision value supported by the mobile station is equal to or larger than the protocol revision value included in the received ESPM in the step (e), the protocol revision value of the mobile station is set to the protocol revision value included in the received ESPM. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the protocol revision value included in the received ESPM indicates the IS-95B service. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the protocol revision value included in the received ESPM indicates an IS-2000 service. ### Claim 20 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising a step of analyzing a frequency band used by the mobile station and setting the protocol revision value of the mobile station according to the analysis results, if the length of the received ESPM is shorter than the length of the preset ESPM. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein if the frequency band used by the mobile station is equal to a DCS (Digital Cellular System) band, the protocol revision value of the mobile station is set to a protocol revision value for the IS-95A service. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein if the frequency band used by the mobile station is not equal to a DCS band, the protocol revision value of the mobile station is set to a protocol revision value for a PCS (Personal Communications System) service.