Patent ID: 6151501
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for alerting a communication unit of a service request in a communication system, the communication system comprising a base site that provides a plurality of communication services to the communication unit, the method comprising the steps of:providing, by the base site, a first communication service to the communication unit;receiving, by the base site, service information that is related to a second communication service;storing, by the base site, the service information to produce stored service information;receiving, by the base site while the base site is providing the first communication service to the communication unit, a service request for the communication unit to participate in the second communication service; andtransmitting, by the base site while the base site is providing the first communication service to the communication unit, a control message to the communication unit via a control communication resource to alert the communication unit as to requested participation in the second communication service.