Wireless local access network system detection and selection
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorRaymond T. Hsu
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for detection and selection of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) service. A remote device includes a preference database for storing selection criteria for a plurality of access media. Access medium detector(s) determine accessibility of access media, and a selector selects one of the access media based on the selection criteria. The selection criteria indicate when on which to switch between access media.
Claims15
A wireless communication device adapted to access a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the device comprising:
- application for processing communication with an access medium;
- preference database adapted to store selection criteria for selecting an access medium;
- selector coupled to the preference database and adapted for enabling and disabling at least one access medium;
- and
- access medium detector coupled to the selector.
A method for a wireless communication device adapted to access a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the method comprising:
- storing selection criteria in a preference database;
- detecting an access medium;
- selecting the access medium for communications based on the selection criteria;
- and
- enabling the access medium.
An apparatus for a wireless communication device adapted to access a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the method comprising:
- means for storing selection criteria in a preference database;
- means for detecting an access medium;
- means for selecting the access medium for communications based on the selection criteria;
- and
- means for enabling the access medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.