Patent ID: 8509147
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a communication system comprising: wirelessly transmitting a first base station access code from a first base station, wherein the first base station access code allows wireless device registration with the first base station and not with a second base station; wirelessly transmitting a second base station access code from the second base station, wherein the second base station access code allows wireless device registration with the second base station and not with the first base station; in a wireless communication device, wirelessly receiving the first base station access code and the second base station access code and processing the first base station access code and the second base station access code to generate a common access code, wherein the common access code allows the wireless communication device to register with both the first base station and the second base station; wirelessly transmitting the common access code from the wireless communication device; in the first base station, wirelessly receiving the common access code and processing the common access code to initiate registration of the wireless communication device with the first base station; and in the second base station, wirelessly receiving the common access code and processing the common access code to initiate registration of the wireless communication device with the second base station.