Associated systems and methods for providing data services using idle cell resources

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8908610
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12052147

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Associated systems and methods for providing data services using idle cell capacity in a communications system. The systems and methods assign priorities to each remote user device in the communications system. In response to a request for service for a remote user device, the switch determines whether an idle channel is available for the remote user device. If no idle channel is available, the switch determines whether a remote user device with a lower priority than the requesting remote user device is using a channel. If a lower priority remote user device is using a channel, its call is terminated and the channel is assigned to the requesting remote user device. If no lower priority remote user device is using a channel, the request for service is put into an ordered queue to wait for the next available idle channel.

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AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC824 MARKET STREET SUITE 425 WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Zellner, Sam Dunwoody, US 9 83

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