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US 2004/0165563 A1Published application
Wireless local access network system detection and selection
OwnerRaymond T. Hsu, Ragulan Sinnarajahinventors
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for detection and selection of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) service. A remote station, which may be in conjunction with a wireless computing device, may scan for a cellular paging indicator and a WLAN beacon using one or two tuners. When WLAN coverage is available, a packet data session may be transferred thereto.
Claims17
A method for identifying a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) comprising:
- scanning for a cellular paging indicator;
- scanning for a WLAN beacon;
- determining if the WLAN is accessible;
- if the WLAN is accessible, registering with the WLAN.
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A method, comprising:
- establishing a packet data session via a cellular network;
- receiving an instruction to scan for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) beacon;
- registering with the WLAN in response to the instruction;
- and
- sending a message to release a packet data session from the cellular network.
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An apparatus for identifying a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) comprising:
- means for scanning for a cellular paging indicator;
- means for scanning for a WLAN beacon;
- means for determining if the WLAN is accessible;
- if the WLAN is accessible, registering with the WLAN.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for establishing a packet data session via a cellular network;
- means for receiving an instruction to scan for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) beacon;
- means for registering with the WLAN in response to the instruction;
- and
- means for sending a message to release a packet data session from the cellular network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.