Communication control for a user of a central communication center

An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, when executed by a computing platform, result in a base station establishing communications between the base station and the mobile station in a wireless communication system, by:

• designating one or more time slots for the mobile station as dedicated;
• periodically transmitting a first message from the base station in one or more dedicated time slots;
• waiting a first time to receive a second message from the mobile station, the second message transmitted in one or more dedicated time slots for the mobile station;
• redesignating the one or more designated time slots for the mobile station as non dedicated if the first time expires before the second message is received from the mobile station;
• and
• transmitting a third message from the base station to the mobile station in the one or more dedicated time slots if the second message is received from the mobile station.

An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, when executed by a computing platform, result in a mobile station seeking a base station in a multi-channel wireless communication system, by:

• establishing a database of base stations, the database comprising metrics on at least one or more base stations;
• tuning a receiver of the mobile station to a base station channel associated with one of the base stations;
• polling an over-the-air interface for a transmission of a first message from the base station;
• determining metrics on the base station if the mobile station receiver receives a first message from the base station;
• and
• storing the metrics of the base station in the database.

An article of manufacture of comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instruction, that, when executed by a computing platform, result in managing a mobile station in a wireless communication system, by:

• activating at least one or more subtasks resident on the mobile station by a main task resident on the mobile station;
• using the main task or one of the subtasks to notify a user interface of the mobile station of information;
• receiving information from the user interface of the mobile station at the main task or one of the subtasks;
• and
• modifying a function of one of the subtasks resident on the mobile station at a predetermined time without modifying any other subtask resident on the mobile station at the predetermined time.

An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, when executed by a computing platform, result in operating a mobile station in a wireless communication system, by:

• attempting to register the mobile station with a base station,
• transitioning the mobile station to a first operating state if the mobile station successfully registers with the base station;
• setting a first timer on the mobile station in the first operating state;
• setting a second timer on the mobile station in the first operating state;
• attempting to register the mobile station with the base station if the first timer expires;
• and
• if the second timer expires:
• transitioning the mobile station to a second operating state,
• setting a third timer on the mobile station in the second operating state,
• searching for a message directed to the mobile station as long as the third timer is not expired, and
• transitioning the mobile station to the first operating state if the third timer expires.