Mobile communication system enabling efficient use of small-zone ...

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(19) United States (12) Reissued Patent

(10) Patent Number:

Hasegawa (54)

(45) Date of Reissued Patent:

MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

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U-S- PATENT DOCUMENTS 4,882,766 A

Hajime HasegaWa, Kawasaki (JP)

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ENABLING EFFICIENT USE OF SMALL-ZONE BASE STATIONS

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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(Continued) Primary Examiner * Simon Nguyen (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Katten Muchin Rosenman

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A mob1le communicatlon system lncludes a plural1ty of rad1o

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base stations'forming'respective radio Zones and a mobile

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stat1on selectmg a Wa1t Zone and a base stat1on to Wh1ch a request for a message channel 1s to be lssued. Each of the

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plurality of radio base stations is assigned an order of priority.

Information relating to the Order of priority is used by the mobile station to select a Wait Zone and a base station to Which

a request for a message Channel is to be issued

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