A control system includes: a storage device configured to store a list of priority callees for a plurality of mobile stations; and a controller configured to execute a procedure, including determining, based on call restriction information for call-restricted areas in which a plurality of restricted mobile stations and priority callees included on the list for the restricted mobile stations are respectively located, an allowed calling time period in which calling is allowed to the priority callees on the list for the restricted mobile stations, the restricted mobile stations being a plurality of the mobile stations located in a call-restricted area, and transmitting information indicating the allowed calling time period to the restricted mobile stations.

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›1.independentA control system comprising:na storage device configured to store lists of priority callees in correspondence to respective mobile stations; anda cont…+9

›2.↳ 1The control system according to claim 1, whereinnthe controller further determines, for the restricted mobile stations, priority rankings for allocati…d2+2

›5.↳ 1The control system according to claim 1, wherein the controller calculates a number of time periods allocable to the restricted mobile stations, based…d2+1

›7.↳ 1The control system according to claim 1, wherein the allowed calling time periods are same for the restricted mobile stations.d2+2

›10.↳ 1The control system according to claim 1, wherein the procedure executed by the controller further includes:nin response to detecting based upon the ca…d2

›11.independentA mobile station comprising:na transmitter configured to transmit, via at least one network, to a control system, a list of priority callees of the mo…+2

›14.independentA call restriction method comprising:nby a mobile station, transmitting, to a control system via at least one network, a list of priority callees of t…

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04M3/00
H04W4/16
H04M3/436
H04W4/02
H04W4/22
H04W48/08
H04W48/04

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Type	Document	Date
related publication	US 20140213236 A1	31 Jul 2014

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