Claims
- 1. A method for controlling a cell-registration feature of a mobile in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system including switching infrastructure, the mobile including a call activity that varies with time, the method comprising the following steps, by the switching infrastructure:
- monitoring call activity for a mobile that varies with time, determining the call activity for the mobile;
- determining when the call activity for the mobile exceeds a first threshold; and,
- when it is determined that the call activity for the mobile exceeds the first threshold, enabling the cell-registration feature in the mobile.
- 2. The method of claim 1, including the following steps, by the switching infrastructure:
- determining when the call activity for the mobile is less than a second threshold; and,
- when it is determined that the call activity for the mobile is less than the second threshold, disabling the cell-registration feature in the mobile.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first threshold is greater than the second threshold.
- 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first threshold is approximately equal to the second threshold.
- 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the wireless communication system is a GSM system.
- 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the wireless communication system is an iDEN system.
- 7. The method of claim 2, wherein the wireless communication system is an USDC system.
REFERENCE TO PRIOR PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
This APPLN claims benefit of Provisional APPLN No. 60/001,685 filed Jul. 31, 1995.
The present application is a divisional on prior U.S. application Ser. No. 08/685,301, filed on Jul. 23, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,842,127; which is hereby incorporated by reference, and priority thereto for common subject matter is hereby claimed. The applicant hereby claims the priority benefit of prior provisional application Ser. No. 60/001,685, filed Jul. 31, 1995, by Ariel Pashtan and Israel A. Cimet, which prior provisional application is hereby incorporated by reference verbatim, with the same effect as though the prior provisional application were fully and completely set forth herein.
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