Autonomous and heterogeneous network discovery and reuse
AssigneesToshiba America Research, Inc., Telcordia Inc.
InventorsRaziq Yaqub, Tao Zhang
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a method is disclosed involving a mobile device discovery and use of target wireless networks which are at least partly within a coverage area of another wireless network which provides location information which includes: acquiring data from a plurality of said target wireless networks; acquiring location information from said another wireless network; mapping said data from said plurality of said target wireless networks with said location information; and selecting one of said plurality of target wireless networks based on said mapped data.
Claims22
A method of a mobile station autonomous discovery of target networks and data regarding the target networks within a heterogeneous network having wireless cell areas, comprising the steps of:
- after entering into a cell area, acquiring data from at least one target network;
- mapping said data in relation to the cell area;
- and
- storing said mapped data for retention even after leaving the cell area.
A method of a mobile station autonomously discovering the existence of target networks and data regarding the target networks in a heterogeneous network having wireless cell areas, comprising the steps of:
- upon entering into a cell area, acquiring data from a plurality of target networks;
- storing a list of acquired target networks;
- and
- selecting a target network from a plurality of target networks within said cell area, including selecting a target WLAN based on weights assigned to WLANs.
A method of a mobile device discovery and use of target wireless networks which are at least partly within a coverage area of another wireless network which provides location information, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring data from a plurality of said target wireless networks;
- acquiring location information from said another wireless network;
- mapping said data from said plurality of said target wireless networks with said location information;
- and
- selecting one of said plurality of target wireless networks based on said mapped data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.