CA2019000C - Cellular telephone responsive to service availability for operating on different cellular telephone systems - Google Patents
Cellular telephone responsive to service availability for operating on different cellular telephone systemsInfo
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CELLULAR TELEPHONE RESPONSIVE TO SERVICE AVAILABILITY FOR OPERATING ON DIFFERENT CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS Abstract of the Disclosure A unique dual-system cellular telephone includes a transceiver (100) having a dual bandwidth receiver, an audio/logic unit (200) having dual control programs, and a handset unit (300). The dual bandwidth receiver of the transceiver (100) has different filters (408 and 410) in the intermediate frequency section thereof which are switchably selected depending on which cellular telephone system is available. When service is not available in one of the cellular telephone systems, the unique cellular telephone automatically switches the receiver bandwidth and control program for operating on the other cellular telephone system.
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CELLIJLAR TELEPHONE RESPONSIVE TO
SERVICE AVAILABILITY FOR OPERATING
ON DIFFERENT CELLUL~R TELEPHONE SYSTEMS
Backoround of the InventiQn The present invention is generally related to 1~ radiotelephones, and more particularly to an improved cellular teiephone for operating on two different cellular telephone systems.
Cellular telephones currently are designed to operate on only one type of cellular telephone system. Most 20 countries of the world have adopted only one type of cellu~ar telophone system. Thus, ce~lular telephones which operate on only one type of cellular telephone system have been adequate for the cellular systems in most countries of the world. In some countries, cellular systems have 25 replacsd and/or supplemented older non-cellular radio telephone systems. For instance, in the United States, cellular systems have replaced and/or supplemanted the non-cellular, improved mobile telephone systems (IMTS) which provided radio telephone services since the late 30 1960s. In order to allow use of both the IMTS systems and the cellular systems, a prior art radio telephone included both an IMTS transceiver and a cellular transceiver which were coupled to a common handset control unit. In this prior art radio telephane, audio signals were switched by ~' ., " ~
2 Q ~ 3 user selection from either the IMTS transceiver or the cellular transceiver to the common handset control unit Use of two transceivers to provide services on two different radio telephone systems is both bulky and 5 relatively expensive. Another type of signal switching found in prior art test equipment is mechanical bandwidth switching of the intermediate frequency (IF) section of the radio receiver in a modulation analyzer. The IF section of such test equipment was switched between two different 10 bandwidths by diode switching circuitry in response to user activation of a mechanical switch. However, mechanical I F
bandwidth switching of such test equipment is not suitable for use in cellular telephones and also requires user intervention and additional circuitry, increasing the cost 15 and complexity thereof. For the foregoing reasons, there is a need for a cellular telephone which accommodates different receiver bandwidths for operating on different cellular telephone systems.
20 Object of the Invention Accordingly, it is an object of th0 present invention to provide a unique dual-system cellular telephone which includes bandwidth switching in the intermediate frequency 25 section of the receiver thereof and software switching in the control unit for automatically operating on different cellular telephone systems using service availability and radio signal availability as switching criteria..
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CELLIJLAR TELEPHONE RESPONSIVE TO
SERVICE AVAILABILITY FOR OPERATING
ON DIFFERENT CELLUL~R TELEPHONE SYSTEMS
Backoround of the InventiQn The present invention is generally related to 1~ radiotelephones, and more particularly to an improved cellular teiephone for operating on two different cellular telephone systems.
Cellular telephones currently are designed to operate on only one type of cellular telephone system. Most 20 countries of the world have adopted only one type of cellu~ar telophone system. Thus, ce~lular telephones which operate on only one type of cellular telephone system have been adequate for the cellular systems in most countries of the world. In some countries, cellular systems have 25 replacsd and/or supplemented older non-cellular radio telephone systems. For instance, in the United States, cellular systems have replaced and/or supplemanted the non-cellular, improved mobile telephone systems (IMTS) which provided radio telephone services since the late 30 1960s. In order to allow use of both the IMTS systems and the cellular systems, a prior art radio telephone included both an IMTS transceiver and a cellular transceiver which were coupled to a common handset control unit. In this prior art radio telephane, audio signals were switched by ~' ., " ~
2 Q ~ 3 user selection from either the IMTS transceiver or the cellular transceiver to the common handset control unit Use of two transceivers to provide services on two different radio telephone systems is both bulky and 5 relatively expensive. Another type of signal switching found in prior art test equipment is mechanical bandwidth switching of the intermediate frequency (IF) section of the radio receiver in a modulation analyzer. The IF section of such test equipment was switched between two different 10 bandwidths by diode switching circuitry in response to user activation of a mechanical switch. However, mechanical I F
bandwidth switching of such test equipment is not suitable for use in cellular telephones and also requires user intervention and additional circuitry, increasing the cost 15 and complexity thereof. For the foregoing reasons, there is a need for a cellular telephone which accommodates different receiver bandwidths for operating on different cellular telephone systems.
20 Object of the Invention Accordingly, it is an object of th0 present invention to provide a unique dual-system cellular telephone which includes bandwidth switching in the intermediate frequency 25 section of the receiver thereof and software switching in the control unit for automatically operating on different cellular telephone systems using service availability and radio signal availability as switching criteria..
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~ri~f Description of the Dra~inqs Figure 1 is a block diagram of the transceiver of a cellular telephone embodying ~he present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of the audio/logic unit of a cellular telephone embodying the present invention.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of the handset unit of a cellular telephone embodying the present invention.
Figure 4 is a circuit diagram af the switched- IF
circuitry of the cellular transceiver in Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a flow diagram for the process used by microcomputer 202 in Figure 2 for signalling and communications in cellular system A.
Figure 6 is a flow diagram for the process used by microcomputer 202 in Figure 2 for signalling and communications in cellular system B.
Figure 7 is a flow diagram for the process used by microcomputer 202 in Figure 2 for processing interrupts and switching between cellular systems A and B.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, there is illustrated a block diagram of the transceiver 100, audio/logic control unit 200, and handset unit 300, respectively, of a dual-system cellular telephone ernbodying the present invention.
Cellular telephone of the present invention may be advantageously utilized in any country or cellular service area where two different cellular telephone systems exist.
For example, a TACS-type cellular telephone system and a US-type cellular telephone system may provide at least partial overlapping cellular telephone service to the same geographical area. Currently, both Japan and Hong Kong have approved two different cellular telephone systems. In 2 ~ 3 cities or highways where only one of the two cellular telephone systems provides cellular service, the cellular telephone of the present invention automatically switches to the serving cellular system insuring that the user will 5 always have access to available cellular service. For convenience, two different exemplary cellular telephone systems will be referred to as cellular syst~m A and csllular system B hereinbelow.
Referring next to ths block diagram in Figure 1, 10 transceiver 100 is preferably a cellular ~ransceiver operable in the transmitter frequency range from 915 to 940 MHz and the receiver frequency range from 860 to 885 MHz. Except for block 150, the blocks of transceiver 100 may be implemented by conventional cellular transceiver 15 circuitry, such as, for example, the circuitry of the US-type cellular telephone transceiver shown and described in Motorola Instruction Manual No. 68P81 070E40, entitled "DYNATAC Cellular Mobile Telephone," published by and available from Motorola C & E Parts, 1313 East Algonquin 20 Road, Schaumburg, Illinais 60196.
RF signals on cellular radiQ channels are transmitted and received by transceiver 100 via antenna 120 and harmonic filter 122. RF signals for transmission by antenna 120 are applied to harmonic filter 122 by 25 transmitter duplex filter 126 via duplex transmission line 124. The transmitting circuitry of transceiver 100 includes offset voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) 108, offset mixer 110, power amplifier 112, and directional coupler 114, which generate the transmitter signal of the 30 RF channel to which transceiver 100 is tuned. Synthesizer 104 is coupled to reference oscillator 102 for generating the receiver injection signal which is split by splitter 106 and coupled to offset mixer 110 and injection filter 116.
Synthesizer 104 is tuned to a particular radia channel by . . .
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audio logic control unit 200 using data signal 907, clock signal 906, and RX enable signal 905. Offset VCO 108 is coupled to reference oscillator 102 for generating an offset signal whlch is mixed with the receiver injection signal in 5 offset mixer 1 10 to generate the transmitter signal. The circuitry of offset VCO 108 is powered up and down in response to the TX prekey signal in order to save standby current drain. Amplifier 112 is responsive to PA control signal 902 from audio/logic control unit 200 for generating 10 up to eight different power levels at its output. Directional coupler 114 produces RF detect signal 901 which has a magnitude that is proportional to the magnitude of the output of amplifier 112. RF detect signal 901 from directional coupler 114 is coupled to audio logic control 15 unit 200, where it is converted to digital form and used to generate PA control signai 902 for maintaining the output of amplifier 112 at the desired power level.
In the receive path of transceiver 100, receive signals are coupled from harmonic filter 122 by duplex 20 transrnission line 128 to receiver duplex filter 130, RF
amplifier 132, receiver filter 134 and transmission line 136 to first mixer 138, where the filtered RF signals are mixed with the receiver injection signal from injection filter 116 and transmission line 118 to produce the first IF
25 signal. The first IF signal from first mixer 138 is coupled to crystal filter 140, IF amplifier 142 and crystal filter 144 for selectin~ the desired component thereof. The output of crystal filter 144 is coupled to second mixer 148, where it is mix0d with second local oscillator 146 to 30 produce the second IF signal. The second IF signal from second mixer 148 is coupled to switched IF filter 150, which includes first and second filters having different bandwidths for selecting the desired components thereof for cellular system A and cellular system B, raspectively.
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Figure 2 is a block diagram of the audio/logic unit of a cellular telephone embodying the present invention.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of the handset unit of a cellular telephone embodying the present invention.
Figure 4 is a circuit diagram af the switched- IF
circuitry of the cellular transceiver in Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a flow diagram for the process used by microcomputer 202 in Figure 2 for signalling and communications in cellular system A.
Figure 6 is a flow diagram for the process used by microcomputer 202 in Figure 2 for signalling and communications in cellular system B.
Figure 7 is a flow diagram for the process used by microcomputer 202 in Figure 2 for processing interrupts and switching between cellular systems A and B.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, there is illustrated a block diagram of the transceiver 100, audio/logic control unit 200, and handset unit 300, respectively, of a dual-system cellular telephone ernbodying the present invention.
Cellular telephone of the present invention may be advantageously utilized in any country or cellular service area where two different cellular telephone systems exist.
For example, a TACS-type cellular telephone system and a US-type cellular telephone system may provide at least partial overlapping cellular telephone service to the same geographical area. Currently, both Japan and Hong Kong have approved two different cellular telephone systems. In 2 ~ 3 cities or highways where only one of the two cellular telephone systems provides cellular service, the cellular telephone of the present invention automatically switches to the serving cellular system insuring that the user will 5 always have access to available cellular service. For convenience, two different exemplary cellular telephone systems will be referred to as cellular syst~m A and csllular system B hereinbelow.
Referring next to ths block diagram in Figure 1, 10 transceiver 100 is preferably a cellular ~ransceiver operable in the transmitter frequency range from 915 to 940 MHz and the receiver frequency range from 860 to 885 MHz. Except for block 150, the blocks of transceiver 100 may be implemented by conventional cellular transceiver 15 circuitry, such as, for example, the circuitry of the US-type cellular telephone transceiver shown and described in Motorola Instruction Manual No. 68P81 070E40, entitled "DYNATAC Cellular Mobile Telephone," published by and available from Motorola C & E Parts, 1313 East Algonquin 20 Road, Schaumburg, Illinais 60196.
RF signals on cellular radiQ channels are transmitted and received by transceiver 100 via antenna 120 and harmonic filter 122. RF signals for transmission by antenna 120 are applied to harmonic filter 122 by 25 transmitter duplex filter 126 via duplex transmission line 124. The transmitting circuitry of transceiver 100 includes offset voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) 108, offset mixer 110, power amplifier 112, and directional coupler 114, which generate the transmitter signal of the 30 RF channel to which transceiver 100 is tuned. Synthesizer 104 is coupled to reference oscillator 102 for generating the receiver injection signal which is split by splitter 106 and coupled to offset mixer 110 and injection filter 116.
Synthesizer 104 is tuned to a particular radia channel by . . .
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audio logic control unit 200 using data signal 907, clock signal 906, and RX enable signal 905. Offset VCO 108 is coupled to reference oscillator 102 for generating an offset signal whlch is mixed with the receiver injection signal in 5 offset mixer 1 10 to generate the transmitter signal. The circuitry of offset VCO 108 is powered up and down in response to the TX prekey signal in order to save standby current drain. Amplifier 112 is responsive to PA control signal 902 from audio/logic control unit 200 for generating 10 up to eight different power levels at its output. Directional coupler 114 produces RF detect signal 901 which has a magnitude that is proportional to the magnitude of the output of amplifier 112. RF detect signal 901 from directional coupler 114 is coupled to audio logic control 15 unit 200, where it is converted to digital form and used to generate PA control signai 902 for maintaining the output of amplifier 112 at the desired power level.
In the receive path of transceiver 100, receive signals are coupled from harmonic filter 122 by duplex 20 transrnission line 128 to receiver duplex filter 130, RF
amplifier 132, receiver filter 134 and transmission line 136 to first mixer 138, where the filtered RF signals are mixed with the receiver injection signal from injection filter 116 and transmission line 118 to produce the first IF
25 signal. The first IF signal from first mixer 138 is coupled to crystal filter 140, IF amplifier 142 and crystal filter 144 for selectin~ the desired component thereof. The output of crystal filter 144 is coupled to second mixer 148, where it is mix0d with second local oscillator 146 to 30 produce the second IF signal. The second IF signal from second mixer 148 is coupled to switched IF filter 150, which includes first and second filters having different bandwidths for selecting the desired components thereof for cellular system A and cellular system B, raspectively.
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In the preferred embodiment, the first filter in switched IF
filter 150 has a wide bandwidth, that is a 3 dB bandwidth of +/- 12 KHz, and the second filter in switched IF filter 1~0 has a narrow bandwidth, that is a 3dB bandwidth of +/-5 6 kHz. In practicing the present invention, switched IFfilter 150 may include additional filters for selecting the desired components thereof for additional cellular systems over and above cellular systems A and B. Bandwidth control signal 908 from audio/logic control unit 200 is coupled to 10 switched IF filter 150 for switching between the first and second filters thereof. When bandwidth control signal 908 has a binary one state, the first filter of switched IF filter 150 is selected for providing a wide bandwidth for cellular system A. When bandwidth control signal 908 has a binary 15 zero state, the second filter of switched IF filter 150 is selected for providing a narrow bandwidth for cellular system B. The output of switched IF filter 150 is coupled to detector 152 which produces discriminator audio signal 909 and received signal strength indicator signal (RSSI) 20 910, which signals are coupled to audio/logic control unit 200.
Referring next to the block diagram of Figure 2, audio/logic control unit 200 includes microcomputer 202 which controls the operation of transceiver 100 in 25 accordance with a control program stored in EPROM memory 204 and including a first portion for signalling and call processing in cellular system A, a second portion for signalling and call processing in cellular system B, and a third portion for the user interface in cellular systems A
30 and B. In the preferred embodiment, microcomputer 202 is a Motorola type 68HC11 microprocessor integrated circuit.
Microcomputer 202 is also coupled to EEPROM memory 206 for accessing telephone numbers, serial numbers, and other call processing information stored therein. In the preferred 2 ~
filter 150 has a wide bandwidth, that is a 3 dB bandwidth of +/- 12 KHz, and the second filter in switched IF filter 1~0 has a narrow bandwidth, that is a 3dB bandwidth of +/-5 6 kHz. In practicing the present invention, switched IFfilter 150 may include additional filters for selecting the desired components thereof for additional cellular systems over and above cellular systems A and B. Bandwidth control signal 908 from audio/logic control unit 200 is coupled to 10 switched IF filter 150 for switching between the first and second filters thereof. When bandwidth control signal 908 has a binary one state, the first filter of switched IF filter 150 is selected for providing a wide bandwidth for cellular system A. When bandwidth control signal 908 has a binary 15 zero state, the second filter of switched IF filter 150 is selected for providing a narrow bandwidth for cellular system B. The output of switched IF filter 150 is coupled to detector 152 which produces discriminator audio signal 909 and received signal strength indicator signal (RSSI) 20 910, which signals are coupled to audio/logic control unit 200.
Referring next to the block diagram of Figure 2, audio/logic control unit 200 includes microcomputer 202 which controls the operation of transceiver 100 in 25 accordance with a control program stored in EPROM memory 204 and including a first portion for signalling and call processing in cellular system A, a second portion for signalling and call processing in cellular system B, and a third portion for the user interface in cellular systems A
30 and B. In the preferred embodiment, microcomputer 202 is a Motorola type 68HC11 microprocessor integrated circuit.
Microcomputer 202 is also coupled to EEPROM memory 206 for accessing telephone numbers, serial numbers, and other call processing information stored therein. In the preferred 2 ~
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ernbodiment, the dual-system cellular telephone of the present invention has two telephone numbers, one for cellular system A and another for cellular system B.
Microcomputer 202 is coupled to audio circuitry 210 for 5 controlling transmit and receive audio paths, the microphone signal 911 and the RX Hl signal, respectively, for operation in both cellular systems A and B. Audio circuitry 210 is described in further detail in U.S. Patent No. 4,741,018. For operation in cellular system A, 10 microcomputer 202 is coupled to signalling circuitry 208 for generating and processing high-speed signalling data (FWD DATA and REV DATA), supervisory audio tones (FWD
SAT and REV SAT), and dual tone multifrequency dialing signals (LOW DTMF and HIGtl DTMF) utilized in call 15 processing. Signalling circuitry 20~ is described in further detail in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,302,845 and 4,312,074. When operating in cellular system B, low-speed signalling data in discriminator audio signal 909 from transceiver 100 is coupled to microcomputer 202 by way of receiver filter 20 212 and limiter 214. Low-speed signalling data from microcomputer 202 for transmissi~n in cellular system B
is coupled by transmitter filter 216 to modulation signal 904 for application to offset VCO 108 of transceiver 100.
DC control circuitry 218 is responsive to ON/OFF signal 916 25 from handset unit 300 and ignition sense signal 917 from the vehicle ignition switch for generating the reset signal for initializing microcomputer 202, signalling circuitry 208 and audio circuitry 210, and generating the 5V and switched 9.5V power supplies for powering the circuitry of 30 transceiver 100, audio/logic control unit 200 and handset unit 300. DC control circuitry 218 includes conventional voltage regulators and is described in further detail in U.S.
Patent No. 4,798,975.
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ernbodiment, the dual-system cellular telephone of the present invention has two telephone numbers, one for cellular system A and another for cellular system B.
Microcomputer 202 is coupled to audio circuitry 210 for 5 controlling transmit and receive audio paths, the microphone signal 911 and the RX Hl signal, respectively, for operation in both cellular systems A and B. Audio circuitry 210 is described in further detail in U.S. Patent No. 4,741,018. For operation in cellular system A, 10 microcomputer 202 is coupled to signalling circuitry 208 for generating and processing high-speed signalling data (FWD DATA and REV DATA), supervisory audio tones (FWD
SAT and REV SAT), and dual tone multifrequency dialing signals (LOW DTMF and HIGtl DTMF) utilized in call 15 processing. Signalling circuitry 20~ is described in further detail in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,302,845 and 4,312,074. When operating in cellular system B, low-speed signalling data in discriminator audio signal 909 from transceiver 100 is coupled to microcomputer 202 by way of receiver filter 20 212 and limiter 214. Low-speed signalling data from microcomputer 202 for transmissi~n in cellular system B
is coupled by transmitter filter 216 to modulation signal 904 for application to offset VCO 108 of transceiver 100.
DC control circuitry 218 is responsive to ON/OFF signal 916 25 from handset unit 300 and ignition sense signal 917 from the vehicle ignition switch for generating the reset signal for initializing microcomputer 202, signalling circuitry 208 and audio circuitry 210, and generating the 5V and switched 9.5V power supplies for powering the circuitry of 30 transceiver 100, audio/logic control unit 200 and handset unit 300. DC control circuitry 218 includes conventional voltage regulators and is described in further detail in U.S.
Patent No. 4,798,975.
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Referring next to the block diagram of Figure 3, handset unit 300 includes microcomputer 302 for scanning keypad 306 to detect activated keys and for loading information into display 304 indicating telephone numbers 5 and predetermined status of the dual-mode cellular telephone of the present invention. Handset unit 300 also includes microphone 310 and speaker 314 which are coupled by amplifiers 308 and 312 to microphone signal 911 and ~X
Hl signal 912, respectively, and which may be switched on 10 and off by microcomputer 302. Handset unit 300 also includes several indicators, one of which is a no-service indicator providing a visual indication of the availability of cellular service. Microcomputer 302 generates the ON/OFF
signal 916 in response to activation of the ON/OFF key of 15 keypad 306. Microcomputer 302 communicates with microcomputer 202 of audio/logic control unit 200 via a three-wire data bus 913, 914 and 915 which is illustrated and described in the U.S. Patent No. 4,369,516. The TRU, CMP and RTN signals 913, 914 and 915 of the three-wire 20 data bus are buffered by amplifiers 316, 317 and 318, respectively. Handset unit 300 may be located in a separate housin~ in the case of a mobile cellular telephone and may bo located together with transceiver 100 and audio/logic control unit 200 in a common housing in a case 25 of portable cellular telephone.
Referring next to the circuit diagram of Figure 4, there is illustrated the detailed circuitry comprising the preferred embodiment of switched IF filter 150 in Figure 1.
Switched IF filter 150 includes first filter 408 and second 30 filter 410 which are selected by bandwidth control signal 908. The output of second mixer 148 is coupled to buffer amplifier 402, the output of which is applied to the input of analog switch 404. In the preferred embodiment, analog switch 404 is a Motorola type MC14551 CMOS analog switch - 20~9~0~
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integrated circuit. Analog switch 404 includes first and second switches 405 and 40~ for coupling either first filtsr 408 or second filter 410 to detector 152. When the bandwidth control signal 908 has a binary one state, first filter 40~ is coupled by analog switch 404 to detector 152.
When bandwidth control signal 908 has a binary zero state, second filter 410 is coupled by analog switch 404 to detector 152. Irl the preferred embodiment, first filter 408 is a 455 kHz ceramic filter having a wide bandwidth, that 10 is a 3dB bandwidth of +i- 12 kHz, and second filter 410 is a 455 kHz ceramic filter having a narrow bandwidth, that is a 3dB bandwidth of +/- 6 kHz.
Referring next to the flow diagram of Figure 5, there is illustrated the signalling and communications processes 15 ex0cuted by microcomputer 202 in audio logic control unit 200 in Figure 2 under control of the first portion of the control program for cellular system A. Initially, display 304 in handset unit 300 is loaded with a pre-selected message indicating system A operation and is subsequently 20 cleared in response to the first key activation. The flow diagram of Figure 5 is entere.d at block 502 in response to either an interrupt, the reset signal or when returning from systern B. After initialization, the dedicated control channels are scanned at block 504 and the two strongest 2~ control channels are selected. If no service is available in system A for a predetermined period of time, program control may transfer in response to an interrupt from the first portion of the control program to the second portion of the control program for operation in cellular system B, 30 as illustrated in Figura 7. For example, a no service condition would arise when the cellular telephone moves from a city covered by cellular system A to a highway or another city covered only by cellular system B. In this situation, miarocomputor 202 branches to the second - 20~3~) portion of the control program for resuming operation in celluiar system B so that cellular service is not intarrupted, according to a feature of the present invention.
If a control channel is select~d, the paging channels are 5 then scanned at biock 506 and the two strongest paging channels are selected. If service is available, the overhead message train transmitted on the paging channel is verified at block 508 and ther~after program control proceeds to idle block 510. From idle block 510 a call origination may 10 occur at block 512, location registration may take place at block 516 and an incoming call termination may be processed at block 514. From block 512 or block 514, program control proceeds to blocks 518, 520 and 522 for processing the call origination or call termination, 15 respectively. At block 518, system access and speech monitoring is performed and if necessary, a handoff is executed at block 522 or if service is lost a hang-up and disconnection clearing function is performed at 520. When the telephone call is terminated, program control is 20 transferred back to block 504 to repeat the foregoing process.
Referring next to the flow diagram of Figure 6, there is illustrated the process performed ~y microcomputer 202 of audio/logic control unit 200 in Figure 2 under control of 25 the second portion of the control program for signalling and communications in cellular system B. Entering in response to an interrupt, initialization is performed at block 602.
Durin~ system B operation, a "ROAM" indicator in handset unit 300 is continuously flashed, and display 304 in handset 30 unit 300 is initially loaded with a pre-selected message indicatin~ system B operation and is subsequently cleared in response to the first key activation. Next, at block 604, the P-channel is scanned, RSSI signal 910 is detected, and the location code is verified. If no service is available in .. . . .
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system B for a predetermined period of time, program control may transfer in response to an interrupt from the second portion of the control program back to the first portion of the control program to resume operation in 5 cellular system A, as illustrated in Figure 7. At the time of such transfer, the current system parameters are stored in the EEPROM memory of microcomputer 202 of audio/logic control unit 200 to indicate that operation in cellular system B was attempted. If the location code indicates a 10 new location was entered, location registration is performed at block 60~. Otherwise, pro~ram control proceeds to idle block 608 to wait for an outgoing call origination or an incoming call termination. Also, at block 608, RSSI signal 910 is continuously checked to determine 15 if an acceptable RF signal is being received. If RSSI signal 910 is less than level L2, program control transfer back to block 604. As long as the RSSI signal has a magnitude greater than level L3, program control remains at block 608. In the preferred embodiment, levels L2 and L3 20 correspond to RF signal levels of -96 dBm and -91 dBm, respecti~lely. From idle black 608, an outgoing call origination may occur at block 612 or an incoming call termination may be processed at block 614. From block 612 or block 614, program control proceeds to blocks 618, 620 25 and 622 for processing the call origination or call termination, r~spectively. At block 618, RSSI and speech monitoring is performed and if necessary, a handoff is executed at block 622 or, if seNice is lost, a hang-up and disconnection clearing function is performed at block 620.
30 When the telephone call is terminated, program control is transferred back to block 608 to repeat the foregoing process.
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microcomputer 202 of audio/logic control unit 200 in Figure 2 for processing interrupts and au~omatically switching behNeen cellular systems A and B. Three programmable timers, the Z timer~ X timer, and Y timer, are 5 used to determina when to switch between systems A and B. The Z timer is usad for timing the loss of service in system A. A suitable value for the Z timer is twenty seconds. The X timer is used for timing the loss of service in system ~. A suitable value for the X timer is ten 10 seconds. The Y timer is used for timing the duration of service in system B. A suitable value for the Y timer is five minutes. During initialization for system A or B, the Z
timar or the X and Y timers are set to their nominal values and thereafter decremented in response to the one 15 millisecond interrupt as explained hereinbelow. In the preferred embodiment of the dual-system cellular telephone, automatic switching may also be disabled and switching between systems A and B may be done manually in response to pre-selected key sequences entered by the 20 user on keypad 306.
Entering the flow diagram of Figure 7 in response to the one millisecond interrupt from the control program for cellular system A, the interrupt timer is checked at block 702 to determine if five milliseconds has elapsed. If five 25 milliseconds has elapsed and service is not available in system A, the Z timer is decremented at block 704. If service is available in system A, the Z timer is set to its nominal value a~ain. If a call has been initiated or is in pro~ress, switchin~ between systems A and B will not take 30 place until termination of the call in process.
Next, at block 706, a status check is made to determine if the Z timer has been decremented to zero. At this point, block 706 has been reached either when no service is available in system A or when service has been .. .. . .
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detected for the first time in system B and system A is checked again before switching to system B. According to the present invention, switching to sys;em B occurs only if service was not detected in system A after service was 5 first detected in system B. This unique operation prevents selection of system B when emerging from a tunnel or enclosed garage into an area where service is available from both the preferred system h and the alternate system B.
If the Z timer has been decremented to zero, then at block 708, the X and Y timers are set to their nominal values and the system A call parameters are saved.
Thereafter, operation is switched to system B by branching to the second portion of the control program when returning 15 from the one millisecond interrupt.
Entering the flow diagram of Figure 7 in response to the one millisecond interrupt from the control program for cellular system B, the interrupt timer is checked at block 702 to determine if five milliseconds has elapsed. If five 20 milliseconds has elapsed, the Y timer is decremented at block 704. If five milliseeonds has elapsed and service is not available in system B, the X timer is decremented at block 704. If service is available in system B, the X timer is set to its nominal value a~ain. If a call has been 25 initiated or is in progress, switching between systems A
and B will not take place until termination of the call in process..
Next, at block 706, a status check is made to determine if the X or Y timer has been decremented to zero 30 or if service is availabl0 in system B for the first time after service was not detected in system A. If the X or Y
timer has been decremented to zero or if service is available in system B for the first time after service was not detected in system A, then at block 710, the Z timer is 2 ~
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sot to its nominal value and the system B call parameters are saved. Thereafter, operation is switched to system A
by branching to the first portion of the control program when returning from the one millisecond interrupt. Even if 5 service is available in System B, the Y timer will decremsnt to zero and resuit in switching back to system A, since operation in system A is preferred. If there is no preferred system, only the Z and X timers are needed in other embodiments.
In summary, a unique dual-system cellular telephone includes bandwidth switching in the receiver thereof and software switching in the control unit for automatically operating on different cellular telephone systems.
Bandwidth switching may be accomplished by switching 1~ between different filters in the intermediate frequency section of the receiver of the dual-system cellular telephone depending on which cellular telephone system is available. Software switching may be accomplished by switching between different portions of the control 20 program in the control unit of the dual-system cellular telephon~ depending on which cellular telephone system is available. When service is not available in one of the cellular telephone systems, the unique dual-system cellular telephone automatically switches to the other cellular 25 telephone system.
Hl signal 912, respectively, and which may be switched on 10 and off by microcomputer 302. Handset unit 300 also includes several indicators, one of which is a no-service indicator providing a visual indication of the availability of cellular service. Microcomputer 302 generates the ON/OFF
signal 916 in response to activation of the ON/OFF key of 15 keypad 306. Microcomputer 302 communicates with microcomputer 202 of audio/logic control unit 200 via a three-wire data bus 913, 914 and 915 which is illustrated and described in the U.S. Patent No. 4,369,516. The TRU, CMP and RTN signals 913, 914 and 915 of the three-wire 20 data bus are buffered by amplifiers 316, 317 and 318, respectively. Handset unit 300 may be located in a separate housin~ in the case of a mobile cellular telephone and may bo located together with transceiver 100 and audio/logic control unit 200 in a common housing in a case 25 of portable cellular telephone.
Referring next to the circuit diagram of Figure 4, there is illustrated the detailed circuitry comprising the preferred embodiment of switched IF filter 150 in Figure 1.
Switched IF filter 150 includes first filter 408 and second 30 filter 410 which are selected by bandwidth control signal 908. The output of second mixer 148 is coupled to buffer amplifier 402, the output of which is applied to the input of analog switch 404. In the preferred embodiment, analog switch 404 is a Motorola type MC14551 CMOS analog switch - 20~9~0~
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integrated circuit. Analog switch 404 includes first and second switches 405 and 40~ for coupling either first filtsr 408 or second filter 410 to detector 152. When the bandwidth control signal 908 has a binary one state, first filter 40~ is coupled by analog switch 404 to detector 152.
When bandwidth control signal 908 has a binary zero state, second filter 410 is coupled by analog switch 404 to detector 152. Irl the preferred embodiment, first filter 408 is a 455 kHz ceramic filter having a wide bandwidth, that 10 is a 3dB bandwidth of +i- 12 kHz, and second filter 410 is a 455 kHz ceramic filter having a narrow bandwidth, that is a 3dB bandwidth of +/- 6 kHz.
Referring next to the flow diagram of Figure 5, there is illustrated the signalling and communications processes 15 ex0cuted by microcomputer 202 in audio logic control unit 200 in Figure 2 under control of the first portion of the control program for cellular system A. Initially, display 304 in handset unit 300 is loaded with a pre-selected message indicating system A operation and is subsequently 20 cleared in response to the first key activation. The flow diagram of Figure 5 is entere.d at block 502 in response to either an interrupt, the reset signal or when returning from systern B. After initialization, the dedicated control channels are scanned at block 504 and the two strongest 2~ control channels are selected. If no service is available in system A for a predetermined period of time, program control may transfer in response to an interrupt from the first portion of the control program to the second portion of the control program for operation in cellular system B, 30 as illustrated in Figura 7. For example, a no service condition would arise when the cellular telephone moves from a city covered by cellular system A to a highway or another city covered only by cellular system B. In this situation, miarocomputor 202 branches to the second - 20~3~) portion of the control program for resuming operation in celluiar system B so that cellular service is not intarrupted, according to a feature of the present invention.
If a control channel is select~d, the paging channels are 5 then scanned at biock 506 and the two strongest paging channels are selected. If service is available, the overhead message train transmitted on the paging channel is verified at block 508 and ther~after program control proceeds to idle block 510. From idle block 510 a call origination may 10 occur at block 512, location registration may take place at block 516 and an incoming call termination may be processed at block 514. From block 512 or block 514, program control proceeds to blocks 518, 520 and 522 for processing the call origination or call termination, 15 respectively. At block 518, system access and speech monitoring is performed and if necessary, a handoff is executed at block 522 or if service is lost a hang-up and disconnection clearing function is performed at 520. When the telephone call is terminated, program control is 20 transferred back to block 504 to repeat the foregoing process.
Referring next to the flow diagram of Figure 6, there is illustrated the process performed ~y microcomputer 202 of audio/logic control unit 200 in Figure 2 under control of 25 the second portion of the control program for signalling and communications in cellular system B. Entering in response to an interrupt, initialization is performed at block 602.
Durin~ system B operation, a "ROAM" indicator in handset unit 300 is continuously flashed, and display 304 in handset 30 unit 300 is initially loaded with a pre-selected message indicatin~ system B operation and is subsequently cleared in response to the first key activation. Next, at block 604, the P-channel is scanned, RSSI signal 910 is detected, and the location code is verified. If no service is available in .. . . .
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system B for a predetermined period of time, program control may transfer in response to an interrupt from the second portion of the control program back to the first portion of the control program to resume operation in 5 cellular system A, as illustrated in Figure 7. At the time of such transfer, the current system parameters are stored in the EEPROM memory of microcomputer 202 of audio/logic control unit 200 to indicate that operation in cellular system B was attempted. If the location code indicates a 10 new location was entered, location registration is performed at block 60~. Otherwise, pro~ram control proceeds to idle block 608 to wait for an outgoing call origination or an incoming call termination. Also, at block 608, RSSI signal 910 is continuously checked to determine 15 if an acceptable RF signal is being received. If RSSI signal 910 is less than level L2, program control transfer back to block 604. As long as the RSSI signal has a magnitude greater than level L3, program control remains at block 608. In the preferred embodiment, levels L2 and L3 20 correspond to RF signal levels of -96 dBm and -91 dBm, respecti~lely. From idle black 608, an outgoing call origination may occur at block 612 or an incoming call termination may be processed at block 614. From block 612 or block 614, program control proceeds to blocks 618, 620 25 and 622 for processing the call origination or call termination, r~spectively. At block 618, RSSI and speech monitoring is performed and if necessary, a handoff is executed at block 622 or, if seNice is lost, a hang-up and disconnection clearing function is performed at block 620.
30 When the telephone call is terminated, program control is transferred back to block 608 to repeat the foregoing process.
Referring next to the flow diagram of Figure 7, there is illustrated the process performed by 2 ~
microcomputer 202 of audio/logic control unit 200 in Figure 2 for processing interrupts and au~omatically switching behNeen cellular systems A and B. Three programmable timers, the Z timer~ X timer, and Y timer, are 5 used to determina when to switch between systems A and B. The Z timer is usad for timing the loss of service in system A. A suitable value for the Z timer is twenty seconds. The X timer is used for timing the loss of service in system ~. A suitable value for the X timer is ten 10 seconds. The Y timer is used for timing the duration of service in system B. A suitable value for the Y timer is five minutes. During initialization for system A or B, the Z
timar or the X and Y timers are set to their nominal values and thereafter decremented in response to the one 15 millisecond interrupt as explained hereinbelow. In the preferred embodiment of the dual-system cellular telephone, automatic switching may also be disabled and switching between systems A and B may be done manually in response to pre-selected key sequences entered by the 20 user on keypad 306.
Entering the flow diagram of Figure 7 in response to the one millisecond interrupt from the control program for cellular system A, the interrupt timer is checked at block 702 to determine if five milliseconds has elapsed. If five 25 milliseconds has elapsed and service is not available in system A, the Z timer is decremented at block 704. If service is available in system A, the Z timer is set to its nominal value a~ain. If a call has been initiated or is in pro~ress, switchin~ between systems A and B will not take 30 place until termination of the call in process.
Next, at block 706, a status check is made to determine if the Z timer has been decremented to zero. At this point, block 706 has been reached either when no service is available in system A or when service has been .. .. . .
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detected for the first time in system B and system A is checked again before switching to system B. According to the present invention, switching to sys;em B occurs only if service was not detected in system A after service was 5 first detected in system B. This unique operation prevents selection of system B when emerging from a tunnel or enclosed garage into an area where service is available from both the preferred system h and the alternate system B.
If the Z timer has been decremented to zero, then at block 708, the X and Y timers are set to their nominal values and the system A call parameters are saved.
Thereafter, operation is switched to system B by branching to the second portion of the control program when returning 15 from the one millisecond interrupt.
Entering the flow diagram of Figure 7 in response to the one millisecond interrupt from the control program for cellular system B, the interrupt timer is checked at block 702 to determine if five milliseconds has elapsed. If five 20 milliseconds has elapsed, the Y timer is decremented at block 704. If five milliseeonds has elapsed and service is not available in system B, the X timer is decremented at block 704. If service is available in system B, the X timer is set to its nominal value a~ain. If a call has been 25 initiated or is in progress, switching between systems A
and B will not take place until termination of the call in process..
Next, at block 706, a status check is made to determine if the X or Y timer has been decremented to zero 30 or if service is availabl0 in system B for the first time after service was not detected in system A. If the X or Y
timer has been decremented to zero or if service is available in system B for the first time after service was not detected in system A, then at block 710, the Z timer is 2 ~
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sot to its nominal value and the system B call parameters are saved. Thereafter, operation is switched to system A
by branching to the first portion of the control program when returning from the one millisecond interrupt. Even if 5 service is available in System B, the Y timer will decremsnt to zero and resuit in switching back to system A, since operation in system A is preferred. If there is no preferred system, only the Z and X timers are needed in other embodiments.
In summary, a unique dual-system cellular telephone includes bandwidth switching in the receiver thereof and software switching in the control unit for automatically operating on different cellular telephone systems.
Bandwidth switching may be accomplished by switching 1~ between different filters in the intermediate frequency section of the receiver of the dual-system cellular telephone depending on which cellular telephone system is available. Software switching may be accomplished by switching between different portions of the control 20 program in the control unit of the dual-system cellular telephon~ depending on which cellular telephone system is available. When service is not available in one of the cellular telephone systems, the unique dual-system cellular telephone automatically switches to the other cellular 25 telephone system.
Claims (18)
1. A cellular telephone communicating cellular telephone calls on at least first and second cellular telephone systems each having different cellular radio channels, operation in said first cellular telephone system being preferred over opeation in said second cellular telephone system, said cellular telephone comprising:
antenna means for receiving and transmitting cellular telephone call signals on said cellular radio channels;
dialing means for dialing digits of telephone numbers;
cellular transmitting means coupled to the antenna means for transmitting cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems;
cellular receiving means coupled to the antenna means for receiving cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems, said cellular receiving means further including intermediate frequency means having first filtering means having a first predetermined bandwidth, second filtering means having a second predetermined bandwidth that has a magnitude less than that of the first predetermined bandwidth, and switching means responsive to a bandwidth control signal having first and second states for switching between the first and second filtering means, respectively; and control means including memory means for storing first and second control programs, said control means being coupled to the dialing means, cellular transmitting means, and cellular receiving means for automatically transmitting and receiving cellular telephone calls on the first cellular telephone system using the first control program and on the second cellular telephone system using the second control program, said control means generating the first state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said first cellular telephone system and generating the second state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said second cellular telephone system, said control means monitoring the cellular radio channels to detect the absence of cellular service and switching from the first cellular telephone system to the second cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent far at least two non-contiguous second predetermined time intervals in said first cellular telephone system, switching from the second cellular telephone system to the first cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for a first predetermined time interval in said sceond cellular telephone system or when a third predetermined time interval has elapsed since switching to said second cellular telephone system.
antenna means for receiving and transmitting cellular telephone call signals on said cellular radio channels;
dialing means for dialing digits of telephone numbers;
cellular transmitting means coupled to the antenna means for transmitting cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems;
cellular receiving means coupled to the antenna means for receiving cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems, said cellular receiving means further including intermediate frequency means having first filtering means having a first predetermined bandwidth, second filtering means having a second predetermined bandwidth that has a magnitude less than that of the first predetermined bandwidth, and switching means responsive to a bandwidth control signal having first and second states for switching between the first and second filtering means, respectively; and control means including memory means for storing first and second control programs, said control means being coupled to the dialing means, cellular transmitting means, and cellular receiving means for automatically transmitting and receiving cellular telephone calls on the first cellular telephone system using the first control program and on the second cellular telephone system using the second control program, said control means generating the first state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said first cellular telephone system and generating the second state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said second cellular telephone system, said control means monitoring the cellular radio channels to detect the absence of cellular service and switching from the first cellular telephone system to the second cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent far at least two non-contiguous second predetermined time intervals in said first cellular telephone system, switching from the second cellular telephone system to the first cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for a first predetermined time interval in said sceond cellular telephone system or when a third predetermined time interval has elapsed since switching to said second cellular telephone system.
2. The cellular telephone according to claim 1, wherein said first and second filtering means include first and second ceramic filter means, respectively.
3. The cellular telephone according to claim 1, wherein said switching means includes analog switch means.
4. The cellular telephone according to claim 1, wherein said cellular transmitting means further includes amplifying means responsive to a gain control signal for amplifying the cellular telephone call signals, means for detecting the magnitude of the amplified cellular telephone call signals, and means responsive to the detected magnitude of the amplified cellular telephone call signals for generating the gain control signal.
5. The cellular telephone according to claim 1, wherein said cellular receiving means further includes means for producing an indication signal having a magnitude indicating the strength of the cellular radio channel being received, said control means detecting the absence of cellular service when the magnitude of the indication signal is less than a predetermined magnitude.
6. The cellular telephone according to claim 1, wherein said control means detects the absence of cellular service when a predetermined channel control signal has not been received on at least one of the cellular radio channels.
7. A cellular telephone communicating cellular telephone calls on at least first and second cellular telephone systems each having different cellular radio channels, operation in said first cellular telephone system being preferred over opeation in said second cellular telephone system, said cellular telephone comprising:
antenna means for receiving and transmitting cellular telephone call signals on said cellular radio channels;
transmitter filtering means coupled to the antenna means for filtering the transmitted cellular telephone call signals;
receiver filtering means coupled to the antenna means for filtering the received cellular telephone call signals;
dialing means for dialing digits of telephone numbers;
cellular transmitting means coupled to the transmitter filtering means for transmitting cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems;
cellular receiving means coupled to the receiver filtering means for receiving cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems, said cellular receiving means further including intermediate frequency means having first filtering means having a first predetermined bandwidth, second filtering means having a second predetermined bandwidth that has a magnitude less than that of the first predetermined bandwidth, and switching means responsive to a bandwidth control signal having first and second states for switching between the first and second filtering means, respectively; and control means including memory means for storing first and second control programs, said control means being coupled to the dialing means, cellular transmitting means, and cellular receiving means for automatically transmitting and receiving cellular telephone calls on the first cellular telephone system using the first control program and on the second cellular telephone system using the second control program, said control means generating the first state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said first cellular telephone system and generating the second state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said second cellular telephone system, and said control means monitoring the cellular radio channels to detect the absence of cellular service and switching from the first cellular telephone system to the second cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for at least two non-contiguous second predetermined time intervals in said first cellular telephone system, switching from the second cellular telephone system to the first cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for a first predetermined time interval in said sceond cellular telephone system or when a third predetermined time interval has elapsed since switching to said second cellular telephone system.
antenna means for receiving and transmitting cellular telephone call signals on said cellular radio channels;
transmitter filtering means coupled to the antenna means for filtering the transmitted cellular telephone call signals;
receiver filtering means coupled to the antenna means for filtering the received cellular telephone call signals;
dialing means for dialing digits of telephone numbers;
cellular transmitting means coupled to the transmitter filtering means for transmitting cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems;
cellular receiving means coupled to the receiver filtering means for receiving cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems, said cellular receiving means further including intermediate frequency means having first filtering means having a first predetermined bandwidth, second filtering means having a second predetermined bandwidth that has a magnitude less than that of the first predetermined bandwidth, and switching means responsive to a bandwidth control signal having first and second states for switching between the first and second filtering means, respectively; and control means including memory means for storing first and second control programs, said control means being coupled to the dialing means, cellular transmitting means, and cellular receiving means for automatically transmitting and receiving cellular telephone calls on the first cellular telephone system using the first control program and on the second cellular telephone system using the second control program, said control means generating the first state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said first cellular telephone system and generating the second state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said second cellular telephone system, and said control means monitoring the cellular radio channels to detect the absence of cellular service and switching from the first cellular telephone system to the second cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for at least two non-contiguous second predetermined time intervals in said first cellular telephone system, switching from the second cellular telephone system to the first cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for a first predetermined time interval in said sceond cellular telephone system or when a third predetermined time interval has elapsed since switching to said second cellular telephone system.
8. The cellular telephone according to claim 7, wherein said first and second filtering means include first and second ceramic filter means, respectively.
9. The cellular telephone according to claim 7, wherein said switching means includes analog switch means.
10. The cellular telephone according to claim 7, wherein said cellular transmitting means further includes amplifying means responsive to a gain control signal for amplifying the cellular telephone call signals, means for detecting the magnitude of the amplified cellular telephone call signals, and means responsive to the detected magnitude of the amplified cellular telephone call signals for generating the gain control signal.
11. The cellular telephone according to claim 7, wherein said cellular receiving means further includes means for producing an indication signal having a magnitude indicating the strength of the cellular radio channel being received, said control means detecting the absence of cellular service when the magnitude of the indication signal is less than a predetermined magnitude.
12. The cellular telephone according to claim 7, wherein said control means detects the absence of cellular service when a predetermined channel control signal has not been received on at least one of the cellular radio channels.
13. A cellular telephone communicating cellular telephone calls on at least first and second cellular telephone systems each having different cellular radio channels, operation in said first cellular telephone system being preferred over opeation in said second cellular telephone system, said cellular telephone comprising:
antenna means for receiving and transmitting cellular telephone call signals on said cellular radio channels;
dialing means for dialing digits of telephone numbers;
cellular transmitting means coupled to the antenna means for transmitting cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems;
cellular receiving means coupled to the antenna means for receiving cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems, said cellular receiving means further including:
first intermediate frequency means including first filtering means having a first predetermined bandwidth for generating a first intermediate frequency signal;
second intermediate frequency means including second filtering means having a second predetermined bandwidth, third filtering means having a third predetermined bandwidth that has a magnitude less than that of the second predetermined bandwidth, said second intermediate frequency means coupled to the first intermediate frequency signal for generating a second intermediate frequency signal;
detecting means coupled to the second intermediate frequency signal for detecting the received cellular telephone call signals; and switching means responsive to a bandwidth control signal having first and second states for switching between the second and third filtering means, respectively; and control means including memory means for storing first and second control programs, said control means being coupled to the dialing means, cellular transmitting means, and cellular receiving means for automatically transmitting and receiving cellular telephone calls on the first cellular telephone system using the first control program and on the second cellular telephone system using the second control program, said control means generating the first state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said first cellular telephone system and generating the second state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said second cellular telephone system, and said control means monitoring the cellular radio channels to detect the absence of cellular service and switching from the first cellular telephone system to the second cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for at least two non-contiguous second predetermined time intervals in said first cellular telephone system, switching from the second cellular telephone system to the first cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for a first predetermined time interval in said sceond cellular telephone system or when a third predetermined time interval has elapsed since switching to said second cellular telephone system.
antenna means for receiving and transmitting cellular telephone call signals on said cellular radio channels;
dialing means for dialing digits of telephone numbers;
cellular transmitting means coupled to the antenna means for transmitting cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems;
cellular receiving means coupled to the antenna means for receiving cellular telephone call signals on the cellular radio channels of the first and second cellular telephone systems, said cellular receiving means further including:
first intermediate frequency means including first filtering means having a first predetermined bandwidth for generating a first intermediate frequency signal;
second intermediate frequency means including second filtering means having a second predetermined bandwidth, third filtering means having a third predetermined bandwidth that has a magnitude less than that of the second predetermined bandwidth, said second intermediate frequency means coupled to the first intermediate frequency signal for generating a second intermediate frequency signal;
detecting means coupled to the second intermediate frequency signal for detecting the received cellular telephone call signals; and switching means responsive to a bandwidth control signal having first and second states for switching between the second and third filtering means, respectively; and control means including memory means for storing first and second control programs, said control means being coupled to the dialing means, cellular transmitting means, and cellular receiving means for automatically transmitting and receiving cellular telephone calls on the first cellular telephone system using the first control program and on the second cellular telephone system using the second control program, said control means generating the first state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said first cellular telephone system and generating the second state of the bandwidth control signal for cellular telephone calls on said second cellular telephone system, and said control means monitoring the cellular radio channels to detect the absence of cellular service and switching from the first cellular telephone system to the second cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for at least two non-contiguous second predetermined time intervals in said first cellular telephone system, switching from the second cellular telephone system to the first cellular telephone system when cellular service has been absent for a first predetermined time interval in said sceond cellular telephone system or when a third predetermined time interval has elapsed since switching to said second cellular telephone system.
14. The cellular telephone according to claim 13, wherein said first and second filtering means include first and second ceramic filter means, respectively.
15. The cellular telephone according to claim 13, wherein said switching means includes analog switch means.
16. The cellular telephone according to claim 13, wherein said cellular transmitting means further includes amplifying means responsive to a gain control signal for amplifying the cellular telephone call signals, means for detecting the magnitude of the amplified cellular telephone call signals, and means responsive to the detected magnitude of the amplified cellular telephone call signals for generating the gain control signal.
17. The cellular telephone according to claim 13, wherein said cellular receiving means further includes means for producing an indication signal having a magnitude indicating the strength of the cellular radio channel being received, said control means detecting the absence of cellular service when the magnitude of the indication signal is less than a predetermined magnitude.
18. The cellular telephone according to claim 13, wherein said control means detects the absence of cellular service when a predetermined channel control signal has not been received on at least one of the cellular radio channels.
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