Appeal No. 2002-2179
Application No. 08/839,861
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to radiocommunication systems and, in particular,
techniques for supporting emergency calling procedures in such systems. Claims 10
and 12 are reproduced below.
10. A method for handling an emergency call in a radiocommunication system
comprising the steps of:
identifying, in said system, a call as said emergency call;
transmitting, from said system, an indication to a mobile unit which is
associated with said emergency call to transmit with at least one of: maximum
power, continuous transmission and unencrypted data.
12. A mobile unit comprising:
means for identifying that an emergency call has been placed; and
means, responsive to said identifying means, to enter a low power mode
to reduce battery drain.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Cox et al. (Cox) 3,764,915 Oct. 9, 1973
Johnson et al. (Johnson) 4,977,589 Dec. 11, 1990
Brickell 5,554,993 Sep. 10, 1996
(filed Jan. 4, 1994)
Uola 5,603,095 Feb. 11, 1997
(effectively filed May 26, 1995)
Ishikawa et al. (Ishikawa) 5,666,655 Sep. 9, 1997
(filed Feb. 2, 1995)
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