Abstract: A system and method for routing an emergency services call from a mobile station to a selected Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in a radio telecommunications network. The system intelligently selects the PSAP from a plurality of PSAPs, warns the selected PSAP that the emergency services call is coming prior to routing the call to the selected PSAP, and provides the selected PSAP with advanced information regarding the context of the call. The emergency services call is received by a serving mobile switching center (MSC) which determines that the call is an emergency services call and sends cell or sector information to a service control point (SCP). The SCP includes a PSAP selector which selects the PSAP based on such information as, for example, the location of the mobile station, the Local Access and Traffic Area (LATA) in which the mobile station is located, the time-of-day, and the day-of-week.

Abstract: A method and system for automatically setting up a call in a radio telecommunications network. The system includes a first mobile switching center (MSC) servicing and controlling an area where a originating MS is located and a home location register (HLR) associated with the first MSC. The originating MS sends data which includes the selected time and a destination number of a terminating party. Within the HLR is service logic which determines when the selected time has arrived and initiates the call. Upon determining that the originating MS is idle and available, the HLR establishes a voice channel between the first MSC and the originating MS. Additionally, the HLR establishes a voice channel between the terminating party and a second MSC if the terminating party is a mobile station. The system also records a message for delivery at the selected time to the originating party. Additionally, the terminating party may be a telephone in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

Abstract: A system and method of simultaneously conducting a data transfer and a voice call between a mobile station and a radio telecommunications network having a mobile switching center (MSC) which serves the mobile station. A first embodiment includes a landline digital simultaneous voice and data (DSVD) modem associated with the mobile station which generates DSVD source signal and line negotiation protocols. The DSVD source signal and line negotiation protocols are encapsulated into circuit mode Radio Link Protocol (RLP) signals and transmitted to the MSC. An interworking function (IWF) associated with the MSC translates the circuit mode RLP signals into signals in a landline telecommunications protocol. In another embodiment, the voice call is carried over the air interface from the mobile station to the network in one timeslot, and the data transfer is carried in at least one additional timeslot on the same voice channel. In other embodiments, two voice channels may be allocated to the same mobile station.

Abstract: An emission microscopy system with a coherent illuminator system and method wherein an incident energy beam is directed at an end of image conduit rotating around its axis. The incident energy beam may be generated by a laser or similar radiation source. A substantially cylindrically uniform radiation spot is obtained from the other end of the image conduit, which may be guided by waveguide means to an emission microscope used in IC failure analysis.

Abstract: A method of paging for a mobile station operating in a radio telecommunications network having a serving mobile switching center (MSC), a home location register (HLR), and a plurality of border MSCs. The method comprises the steps of paging for the mobile station in the serving MSC, and sending an intersystem paging message from the serving MSC to each of the plurality of border MSCs. The intersystem paging message includes an instruction to page the mobile station, an indication of a number of page attempts to perform, and an indication of a page response time for each page attempt. A total page response time is calculated in the serving MSC by taking into account the entry time of a Routing Request Invoke message, the signaling delay in the border system, the average time for designation of a voice channel, and an additional average time for transferring the call to voice mail in the event of a no page response condition.

Abstract: A global roaming system and method for allowing a subscriber to roam between first and second cellular telecommunications systems having non-compatible air interfaces where the subscriber has a subscription in the first cellular telecommunications system and has at least one mobile terminal adapted to operate with the non-compatible air interfaces. The global roaming system includes a home location register (HLR) associated with the first cellular telecommunications system for storing a service profile including one directory number for the subscriber that includes fields for storing number pairs comprising a mobile identification number (MIN) and a mobile serial system number (ESN) where each number pair is recognizable by at least one of the first and second cellular telecommunications systems. Signaling links are provided to interconnect the first and second cellular telecommunications systems with the HLR.

Abstract: A system and method of performing presence verification for a multiple-hyperband mobile station in a candidate cell for handoff in a multiple-hyperband cellular telecommunications network. The network includes a mobile switching center (MSC) and a plurality of cells, each of which operates in one of a plurality of hyperbands. A single verification device such as a location and verification module (LVM) is installed in each cell in the cellular network, each LVM operating in the cell's allocated hyperband. When a verification request is generated, the system determines whether the candidate cell has an LVM in the hyperband in which the mobile station is operating. If not, the system determines whether the candidate cell has an overlaid cell, and whether the overlaid cell has an LVM operating in the hyperband in which the mobile station is operating. If so, the system then utilizes the LVM of the overlaid cell to verify the presence of the mobile station in the candidate cell.

Abstract: A manually usable bumper repair tool formed of a steel shank with a first hook end and a second hook end, each of which hook ends curves to a thin edge adapted for prying underneath and clasping a portion of a bumper or other sheet metal structure. The steel shank is provided with one or more apertures for engaging a lever bar of suitable length. One of the thin edges is placed under a portion of a bumper surface and the lever bar is positioned through one of the apertures. For exerting maximum force, apertures distally disposed from the engaged hook end may be used. Using a wall of the aperture as the fulcrum, by rotatably and pivotally applying a force on the lever bar, a linear or angular force may be applied at the work surface so that the structure is straightened, or pulled or pushed into its original design shape.

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically increasing the capacity of a code division multiple access (CDMA) radio telecommunications network. The method begins by the radio telecommunications network receiving a request for access to the radio telecommunications network from an entering mobile station. Next, a load capacity monitor determines if the radio telecommunications network is fully loaded. When the radio telecommunications network is fully loaded, a network load processor releases one of a duplicate channel element (transceiver) used in the CDMA radio telecommunications network by one of the operating mobile stations. The network load processor then assigns the released channel element to the entering mobile station. The system includes a load capacity monitor to determine whether the radio telecommunications network is fully loaded. The system also includes a network load processor to reallocate duplicate channel elements from the operating mobile stations to the entering mobile station.

Abstract: A system for determining when a radio telecommunications network should switch between a first grade of service and a second grade of service based upon a highly accurate and reliable estimate of the bit error rate (BER). The system estimates the BER on an uplink and a downlink on a user channel, and determines whether the BER on the uplink and the downlink on the user channel are below a first set of thresholds. The system then measures the residual BER (RBER) and the frame erasure rate (FER) on the voice channel uplink, and determines whether the downlink BER, the uplink RBER, and the uplink FER are lower than a second set of thresholds. If lower, the system sends and receives a data message on a Fast Associated Control Channel (FACCH). The system obtains a highly accurate estimate of the BER on a downlink on the FACCH channel, and reports the downlink BER in a message on the FACCH channel uplink. The system then estimates the BER on the FACCH channel uplink.

Abstract: A system and method of restricting an on-going call of a fixed subscriber to a fixed subscription area (FSA) in a cellular telecommunication system having a plurality of cells and a plurality of subscribers. The plurality of subscribers includes at least one fixed subscriber assigned to the FSA and engaged in an on-going call in a serving cell. The system and method detect when the fixed subscriber is crossing a cell border between the serving cell and a neighbor cell, determine whether the neighbor cell is located in the FSA, and drop the on-going call of the fixed subscriber upon determining that the neighbor cell is located outside the FSA.

Abstract: A method of announcing to a calling party in an originating system in a radio telecommunications network that a called party in a serving system is not available. The method begins by sending a Routing Request (RoutReq) Invoke message from the originating system to the serving system. The RoutReq Invoke message includes a Transaction Capabilities parameter indicating that the originating system is capable of generating announcements. The serving system then determines that the called party is not available. This is followed by sending a Redirection Request (RedReq) Invoke message from the serving system to the originating system. The RedReq Invoke message includes an Announcement List parameter requesting the originating system to provide an announcement to the calling party, and may include a Preferred Language parameter. The RedReq Invoke message also includes an Allow Transfer to Number parameter if the called party subscribes to services requiring service logic support.

Abstract: A method of recovering from a restart procedure in a mobile switching center (MSC) in a radio telecommunications network having a home location register (HLR) that maintains subscriber profiles and a MSC that maintains temporary subscriber records associated with the subscriber profiles in the HLR. The MSC maintains the temporary subscriber records in the MSC during the restart procedure, and flags each temporary subscriber record in the MSC that went through the restart. The HLR flags each subscriber profile in the HLR that fails an attempt to update an associated temporary subscriber record in the MSC during the restart procedure. When an access attempt is received in the MSC that requires use of a temporary subscriber record that is flagged, the MSC requests the HLR to send any changes to the flagged temporary subscriber record. The HLR then determines whether the subscriber profile associated with the flagged temporary subscriber record in the MSC is flagged in the HLR.

Abstract: A method and system for charging secondary traffic in a radio telecommunications network. The system includes a mobile switching center (MSC) for delivering a call in the radio telecommunications network and a radio network control Ler (RNC) for controlling the radio telecommunications network. The MSC includes a charging unit for calculating a primary traffic charge, a secondary traffic charge, and a total charge for a call. Additionally, the RNC employs frame structure counters to assess the amount of secondary traffic carried in the call. The method begins by the frame structure counters assessing an amount of secondary traffic carried in a call in the radio telecommunications network. The charging unit then calculates a charge for the secondary traffic carried by the call.

Abstract: An elongate board which produces increased lift when moved through a fluid such as air or water. The elongate board includes a main body with an opening in its central region. A plurality of transverse wing sections are mounted in tandem in the central opening along the longitudinal axis of the main body. Between each wing section is an open slot allowing the fluid to flow over the wing sections, creating a lifting force on the elongate board. The elongate board may be utilized in many different sports requiring the use of a ski or board, such as water skiing, snow skiing, surfboarding, snow boarding, and sky surfboarding.

Abstract: An apparatus to be used in a shower stall, comprising a single pour cultured marble slab 10 whereby the slab is placed horizontally and is shaped such that four edges 11A, 11B, 12A and 12B will fit into the corner of and will be supported by the walls of the shower stall.

Abstract: A system and method in a radio telecommunications network of storing calling line identification (CLI) information when a called mobile terminal is not available to receive the CLI information, and forwarding the CLI information to the called mobile terminal when the terminal becomes available. When an incoming call for the mobile terminal is received in a gateway mobile switching center (G-MSC), the Home Location Register (HLR) or the visited MSC (V-MSC) where the mobile terminal is operating determines whether the mobile terminal is available. If not, the G-MSC sends a short message service (SMS) point-to-point (PTP) message to a message center (MC) and includes the CLI information. The MC is notified when the mobile terminal becomes available. The MC then forwards the CLI information to the V-MSC in a SMS PTP message. The V-MSC sends the CLI information to the mobile terminal in a IS-136 R-DATA message or other appropriate data message.

Abstract: A device for mounting 3-railer snow chains having three runners on a set of double truck tires which are mounted on an outside wheel and an inside wheel. The device includes a non-elastic strap, a first wheel hook connected to a first end of the non-elastic strap for hooking the device to the inside wheel rim of the inside wheel, and a second wheel hook connected to a second end of the non-elastic strap for hooking the device to the outside wheel rim of the outside wheel. The device also includes a tightening mechanism such as a ratchet device for tightening the strap on the tires, and three chain hooks connected along the length of the strap. Each of the three chain hooks are positioned to engage one of the runners of the 3-railer snow chains. By driving forward or otherwise rotating the tire, the snow chains are tightly wrapped around the tire.

Abstract: A method of selecting a voice channel in a radio telecommunications network. The method begins by seizing a first digital traffic channel (DTC) having a carrier signal strength (C) and an interference strength (I), and calculating an expected ratio of the carrier signal strength to the interference strength (C/I) on the first DTC. From this calculation, it is determined whether the first DTC is disturbed. This is followed by utilizing the first DTC for a call upon determining that the first DTC is not disturbed, and seizing a second voice channel upon determining that the first DTC is disturbed. The second voice channel may be a second DTC or may be an analog voice channel (AVC). If a second DTC is seized, the C/I is determined for the second DTC, and the DTC with the higher C/I is retained. If the second DTC is also disturbed, another reselection and comparison may be performed. Reselections continue until a channel with good C/I is found, or a maximum number of reselections is performed.

Abstract: A portable toilet seat for use upon a conventional toilet seat. The portable toilet seat includes a front section and a rear section. The front section and rear section are connected to a plurality of side members which allows forward and aft movement of the rear section to accommodate usage by different sized people. In addition, the side members are connected to the rear section by a plurality of hinges which allows rotation of the rear section towards the front section, thereby reducing the size of the portable toilet seat and allowing easy transportation of the portable toilet seat. The portable toilet seat also includes a plurality of clamps for affixing the portable toilet seat to the conventional toilet seat.