Patent ID: 6088589
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
In a telecommunications system, a method for handling a mobile-terminated communication request from a requesting party, the method comprising the steps of:receiving an incoming communication request from the requesting party, the incoming communication request being directed to a mobile station within the telecommunications system;accessing a subscriber database for the telecommunications system to retrieve attachment information on whether the mobile station is attached to the telecommunications system;if the mobile station is attached to the telecommunications system, sending, by the telecommunications system, a first page signal to the mobile station;waiting, by the telecommunications system, a first predetermined time interval for the mobile station to respond to the first page signal;if the first predetermined time interval elapses without the mobile station responding, determining if the mobile station has access to high power paging services;if the mobile has access to high power paging services, accessing a high power screening list associated with the mobile station;comparing an identifier associated with the requesting party to a plurality of identifiers within the high power screening list; andif said high power screening list permits said requesting party to make a second page signal to the mobile station, sending the second page signal to the mobile station, said second page signal having a higher power level than the first page signal.