1. A method for providing a base station-assigned public long code mask (PLCM) for a wireless communication device, comprising:
generating a base transceiver subsystem (BTS) identifier for a base transceiver subsystem;
generating a reusable wireless communication device(WCD) identifier for the wireless communication device when the wireless communication device communicates with the base transceiver subsystem; and
assigning a PLCM to the wireless communication device, the PLCM comprising the BTS identifier and the WCD identifier.
2. The method of claim 1, the BTS identifier comprising an identifier unique to the base transceiver subsystem.
3. The method of claim 1, the BTS identifier comprising an identifier based on a unique characteristic of the base transceiver subsystem.
4. The method of claim 3, the unique characteristic of the base transceiver subsystem comprising latitude and longitude information.
5. The method of claim 4, generating a BTS identifier for a base transceiver subsystem comprising generating reduced latitude information and reduced longitude information.
6. The method of claim 5, generating reduced latitude information and reduced longitude information comprising shifting the latitude and longitude information and performing a mod operation on the shifted latitude and longitude information.
7. The method of claim 1, the PLCM further comprising a predefined segment operable to distinguish between private and public long code masks and to differentiate between Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID)-generated PLCMs and base station-assigned PLCMs.
8. The method of claim 1, the PLCM further comprising a sector identifier operable to identify a sector.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising releasing the WCD identifier when one of a hard handoff and a call ending occurs.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising continuing to allow the wireless communication device to use the PLCM when a soft handoff occurs.
11. A base station operable to provide a base station-assigned public long code mask (PLCM) for a wireless communication device, comprising:
a base transceiver subsystem comprising a unique characteristic; and
a PLCM assigner operable to generate a base transceiver subsystem (BTS) identifier for the base transceiver subsystem based on the unique characteristic, to generate a reusable wireless communication device (WCD) identifier for the wireless communication device when the wireless communication device communicates with the base transceiver subsystem, and to assign a PLCM to the wireless communication device, the PLCM comprising the BTS identifier and the WCD identifier.
12. The base station of claim 11, the BTS identifier comprising an identifier unique to the base transceiver subsystem.
13. The base station of claim 11, the unique characteristic of the base transceiver subsystem comprising latitude and longitude information.
14. The base station of claim 13, the PLCM assigner operable to generate the BTS identifier by generating reduced latitude information and reduced longitude information.
15. The base station of claim 14, the PLCM assigner operable to generate reduced latitude information and reduced longitude information by shifting the latitude and longitude information and performing a mod operation on the shifted latitude and longitude information.
16. The base station of claim 11, the PLCM further comprising a predefined segment operable to distinguish between private and public long code masks and to differentiate between Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID)-generated PLCMs and base station-assigned PLCMs.
17. The base station of claim 11, the PLCM further comprising a sector identifier operable to identify a sector.
18. The base station of claim 11, the PLCM assigner further operable to release the WCD identifier when one of a hard handoff and a call ending occurs.
19. The base station of claim 11, the PLCM assigner further operable to allow the wireless communication device to continue to use the PLCM when a soft handoff occurs.
20. A wireless network comprising a plurality of base stations capable of communication with mobile stations in a coverage area of said wireless network, wherein each of said plurality of base stations is configured to provide a base station-assigned public long code mask (PLCM) to a mobile station, said each base station comprising:
a base transceiver subsystem comprising a unique characteristic; and
a PLCM assigner operable to generate a base transceiver subsystem (BTS) identifier for the base transceiver subsystem based on the unique characteristic, to generate a reusable wireless communication device (WCD) identifier for the wireless communication device when the wireless communication device communicates with the base transceiver subsystem, and to assign a PLCM to the wireless communication device, the PLCM comprising the BTS identifier and the WCD identifier.
21. The wireless network of claim 20, the BTS identifier comprising an identifier unique to the base transceiver subsystem.
22. The wireless network of claim 20, the unique characteristic of the base transceiver subsystem comprising latitude and longitude information.
23. The wireless network of claim 22, the PLCM assigner operable to generate the BTS identifier by generating reduced latitude information and reduced longitude information.
24. The wireless network of claim 23, the PLCM assigner operable to generate reduced latitude information and reduced longitude information by shifting the latitude and longitude information and performing a mod operation on the shifted latitude and longitude information.
25. The wireless network of claim 20, the PLCM further comprising a predefined segment operable to distinguish between private and public long code masks and to differentiate between Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID)-generated PLCMs and base station-assigned PLCMs.
26. The wireless network of claim 20, the PLCM further comprising a sector identifier operable to identify a sector.
27. The wireless network of claim 20, the PLCM assigner further operable to release the WCD identifier when one of a hard handoff and a call ending occurs.
28. The wireless network of claim 20, the PLCM assigner further operable to allow the wireless communication device to continue to use the PLCM when a soft handoff occurs.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A composition comprised of aromatic amines with crosslinkable silanes, which composition is represented by the following Formula I
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wherein A is a hole transporting aromatic tertiary amine moiety; L1 and L2 represent independently a divalent group of an alkylene or a substituted alkylene; X is oxygen or an imino group; Y is an alkoxy group, or a halide atom; R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and n represents the number of segments and optionally is a number of from 1 to about 5.
2. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein L1 and L2 are independently selected from the group consisting of methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene and pentylene.
3. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein A is selected from the group consisting of
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wherein R1 to R23 are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl with from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl with from 1 to about 10 atoms, an alkoxyl group with from 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, or a halogen.
4. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein X is an oxygen atom.
5. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein X is an imino group.
6. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, and isopropoxy.
7. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of chloride and bromide.
8. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein R is a hydrogen atom.
9. A photoconductive imaging member comprised of charge transport composition comprised of a hole transport segment of Formula (IV)
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wherein A represents a hole transporting aromatic tertiary amine moiety; L1 and L2 represents a divalent group of an alkylene; X represents oxygen or an imino group; R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and n represents the number of repeating segments.
10. A member in accordance with claim 9 wherein L1 and L2 are independently selected from the group consisting of methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene and pentylene.
11. A member in accordance with claim 9 wherein A is selected from the group consisting of
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wherein R1 to R23 are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl with from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl with from 1 to about 12 atoms, an alkoxyl group with from 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, or a halogen.
12. A member in accordance with claim 9 wherein X is an oxygen atom, or wherein X is an imino group, and wherein R is a hydrogen atom.
13. A photoconductive imaging member comprised of a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer, and wherein the charge transport layer is comprised of a hole transport composition comprised of an amine of Formula (IV)
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wherein A represents a charge transporting aromatic tertiary amine moiety; L1 and L2 represents a divalent group of an alkylene, optionally with from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; X represents oxygen or an imino group; R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group optionally with from 1 to about 5 carbon atoms; and n is a number.
14. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 13 wherein L1 and L2 are independently selected from the group consisting of methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene and pentylene, and n is from 1 to about 5.
15. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 13 wherein A is selected from the group consisting of
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wherein R1 to R23 are independently a hydrogen, an alkyl with from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl with from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxyl group with from 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, or halide.
16. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 13 wherein X is an oxygen atom, or wherein X is an imino group, and wherein R is a hydrogen atom.
17. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 13 wherein said composition is comprised of the condensation reaction product of
a) a tertiary amine of Formula (I),
b) a crosslinkable silane component, and
c) an optional polymer binder.
18. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 17 wherein said silane is selected from the group consisting of tetraethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriisopropoxysilane, 1,2-bis(trimethoxysilyl) ethane, and 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane.
19. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 17 wherein said polymer binder is comprised of
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20. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 14 wherein said photogenerating layer is comprised of photogenerating pigments of metal phthalocyanines, metal free phthalocyanines, perylenes, titanyl phthalocyanines, selenium, or hydroxygallium phthalocyanines optionally dispersed in a resin binder.
21. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 14 and containing a supporting substrate in contact with the photogenerating layer, or containing a supporting substrate in contact with the charge transport layer.
22. A process for the synthesis of hole transport molecules of Formula I
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which comprises the reaction of
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wherein A represents a hole transporting aromatic tertiary amine moiety; L1 and L2 represents a divalent group of an alkylene, or a substituted alkylene; X represents oxygen or an imino group; Y represents an alkoxy group, or a halide atom; R is a hydrogen; and n represents the number of repeating segment.
23. A process in accordance with claim 22 wherein said reaction is conducted at from about 100 C. to about 180 C., optionally in an inert organic solvent.
24. A process in accordance with claim 23 wherein said organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of chlorobenzene, toluene, dichlorobenzene, xylene and tetralene.
25. A process in accordance with claim 22 wherein said reaction is conducted in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of a trialkyl amine, a pyridine, a dialkylaminopyridine, and an organic tin compound.
26. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 14 wherein the supporting substrate is a metal, a conductive polymer, or an insulating polymer, each with a thickness of from about 30 microns to about 300 microns optionally overcoated with an electrically conductive layer with an optional thickness of from about 0.01 micron to about 1 micron, and wherein there is further optionally included an overcoating polymer top layer on said member.
27. A photoconductive imaging member in accordance with claim 14 wherein the photogenerating layer is of a thickness of from about 0.2 to about 10 microns, wherein the charge transport layer is of a thickness of from about 10 to about 100 microns, and wherein there is included a supporting substrate overcoated with a polymeric adhesive layer of a thickness of from about 0.01 to about 1 micron.
28. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said composition functions as a charge transport in a photoconductive imaging member.
29. A composition in accordance with claim 28 wherein said charge transport is a hold transport.
30. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein alkylene or substituted alkylene contains from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; alkoxy contains from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; and n is 1, 2, or 3.