Global Patent Index - EP 1574094 A2

EP 1574094 A2 20050914 - A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDLE STATE SUPPORT THEREFOR

Title (en)

A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDLE STATE SUPPORT THEREFOR

Title (de)

KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM UND METHODE ZUR RUHEZUSTANDUNTERSTÜTZUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATION ET SON PROCEDE DE PRISE EN CHARGE DE L'ETAT DE REPOS

Publication

EP 1574094 A2 20050914 (EN)

Application

EP 03796084 A 20031205

Priority

  • EP 0350949 W 20031205
  • GB 0229425 A 20021217

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2396525A] The invention relates to support of communication units (219, 221) in a communication system. One or more idle state communication units (219, 221) enter a quiescent state of reduced idle state functionality. The quiescent state communication units (219, 221) communicate with a supporting communication unit (217) over a short range air interface, typically, bluetooth (RTM) (223, 225). The supporting communication unit (217) communicates with the fixed network of the communication system through a serving base station (109). The supporting communication unit (217) supports the quiescent state communication units (219, 221) by communicating with the fixed network to perform idle state management functionality associated with the quiescent state communication unit (219, 221). Specifically, the supporting communication unit (217) communicates with a proxy processor (307), which performs a suitable interface to the communication system. The invention is particularly applicable to GSM and UMTS communication networks.

IPC 1-7

H04Q 7/32

IPC 8 full level

H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

H04Q 7/32 (2013.09 - GB); H04Q 7/3247 (2013.09 - GB); H04Q 7/3289 (2013.09 - GB); H04W 88/04 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 52/0219 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 52/0245 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 52/0261 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 60/00 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 68/12 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 88/182 (2013.01 - EP); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004056143A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 0229425 D0 20030122; GB 2396525 A 20040623; GB 2396525 B 20060503; AU 2003298346 A1 20040709; AU 2003298346 A8 20040709; CN 1726730 A 20060125; EP 1574094 A2 20050914; WO 2004056143 A2 20040701; WO 2004056143 A3 20040902

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0229425 A 20021217; AU 2003298346 A 20031205; CN 200380106114 A 20031205; EP 0350949 W 20031205; EP 03796084 A 20031205