Patent ID: 6014089
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G01D,G07F,G08C,H04M,H04Q,H04W,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
A method for transmitting a data sequence via a personal communications system transmission protocol comprising the steps of:composing at least one data packet including a request for data said at least one data packet including said request for data being in a form which conforms to conventional short message data packets;transmitting said at least one data packet including said request for data from an access point to a data collection unit via a short message service portion of a control channel of the personal communications system transmission protocol as one or more short messages, wherein said step of transmitting said at least one data packet including said request for data includes the step of inserting said at least one data packet including said request for data into the control channel;receiving said at least one data packet including said request for data at said data collection unit;interpreting said request or data from said access point by said data collection unit;compiling data from said data collection unit, said compiled data being requested in said request for data;composing at least one data packet including, said compiled data, said at least one data packet including compiled data being in a form which conforms conventional short message data packets;transmitting said at least one data packet including said compiled data from said data collection unit to said access point via said short message service portion of the control channel of the personal communications system transmission protocol as one or more short messages, wherein said step of transmitting said at least one data packet including said compiled data includes the step of inserting said at least one data packet including said compiled data into the control channel; andreceiving said at least one data packet including said compiled data at said access point.