Rafael A Quintero, 666755 195Th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332

7236791, Jun 26, 2007

Jun 30, 2005

11/172659

Michael Dwayne Chambers - Plainfield IL, US
Renling Lawrence Huang - Naperville IL, US
Ismael Lopez - Berwyn IL, US
Rafael Quintero - Crest Hill IL, US
Douglas Harvey Riley - Naperville IL, US

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

H04Q 7/20

455450, 4554041, 4554353, 455445

The present invention relates to wireless telephone networks, and more particularly to the allocation of radio channels to calls in CDMA-based systems when their Radio Access Networks (RAN) are congested. A Base Station (BS) receives a call origination from a mobile device. The BS communicates information about the call and about its radio availability to a Mobile Switching Center (MSC). The MSC determines the priority of the call and how the call should be treated by the BS based on the supplied information. The MSC communicates the treatment information and the priority information back to the BS. When the RAN is congested, high-priority calls are queued. These high-priority calls are served based on allocation specification in which radio channels may be assigned to low-priority calls, which are not queued, while there are still calls in the queue.

7565160, Jul 21, 2009

Nov 7, 2003

10/703999

Michael D. Chambers - Plainfield IL, US
Bonnie P. Hitzeman - Winfield IL, US
Rafael Quintero - Bolingbrook IL, US
Douglass H. Riley - Naperville IL, US

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

H04B 7/00

455512, 4554041, 455521

An improved method and system are disclosed for processing prioritized wireless calls. One embodiment of the present invention includes a method of providing prioritized wireless services, comprising the steps of: receiving a request for prioritized wireless service from a mobile device; determining the availability of a radio channel without obtaining the priority of the request; and if no radio channel is available, assigning a priority to the request and queuing the request according to the assigned priority.

2005015, Jul 21, 2005

Jan 16, 2004

10/758849

Michael Chambers - Plainfield IL, US
Bonnie Hitzeman - Winfield IL, US
Rafael Quintero - Naperville IL, US
Douglas Riley - Naperville IL, US

H04Q007/20

455445000

A method and apparatus for completing a priority call to a wireless border switch. A priority or preemption request is transmitted as part of the signaling messages used to set up a call. A border switch is a switch which is used in conjunction with the switch indicated by the last-seen pointer from an HLR entry for the called terminal to page a called station. The switch indicated by the last-seen pointer transmits the priority request to a border switch, to indicate that the call should be given priority treatment. Further, preemption service for calls terminating on a wireless station can be provided. Advantageously, priority and preemption treatment can be provided for calls originated by wireless or landline stations and terminating on mobile station destinations that are served by a border switch; preemption or priority service can be provided for calls to a wireless station originated from a landline station; and preemption service can be provided for calls to a wireless station from a wireless station.