Patent ID: 9554282
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. For use in a mobile station, a method comprising: receiving a code transmitted by a first base station, the transmitted code associated with a restricted area; in response to receipt of the transmitted code, determining a position of the mobile station; comparing the position of the mobile station to the restricted area; determining whether the mobile station is in the restricted area or a permitted area; in response to a determination that the mobile station is in the restricted area: in response to a determination the mobile station is in the permitted area, accessing the first base station using one of the protected channels, wherein the protected base station is operated by a different service carrier than the first base station, wherein the protected channel is selected from a plurality of radio frequency (RF) channels that are shared by the first base station and the protected base station in order to provide disparate radio services to mobile stations in the permitted and restricted areas, respectively, and wherein the permitted area does not overlap the restricted area.