Patent ID: 7764974
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for regulating transmission power levels for wireless calls, said method comprising: (a) determining whether or not a mobile station (MS) is outside a service area of a wireless telecommunications network; (b) detecting whether or not a call placed by the MS is a priority call; (c) setting a transmission power level of the MS in response to the MS being outside the service area of the wireless network and detecting that the call placed by the MS is a priority call; (d) transmitting call set-up signaling from the MS at the transmission power level set for the MS; (e) determining whether or not a base station (BS) of the wireless network receives the call set-up signaling from the MS; (f) setting a transmission power level of the BS in response to the BS receiving the call set-up signaling from the MS; and, (g) transmitting a reply to the call set-up signaling from the BS at the transmission power level set for the BS.