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US 8,275,377 B2Granted
Wireless handoffs between multiple networks
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsSanjiv Nanda, Arnaud Meylan, Manoj M. Deshpande, Ranjith Jayaram
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to an access terminal, and method for selecting an access point for handing off the access terminal. The access terminal may include a processor. The processor may be configured to access a list access points and select one of the access points on the list based on the current traffic state of the access terminal.
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An access terminal, comprising:
- a processor configured to access a first list of access points and select one of the access points on the first list based on a current traffic state of the access terminal, wherein the first list includes indicators for one or more of the access points on the first list that indicate whether an access point is able to support the current traffic state, wherein the processor is further configured to access a second list comprising additional information regarding at least one of the access points on the first list, wherein the access points in the second list have previously served the access terminal, the processor being further configured to update the first list based on the additional information in the second list.
A method of communications on an access terminal, comprising:
- employing a processor to execute computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable medium to perform the following acts:
- accessing a first list of access points;
- selecting one of the access points on the first list based on a current traffic state of the access terminal, wherein the first list includes indicators for one or more of the access points on the first list that indicate whether an access point is able to support the current traffic state;
- accessing a second list comprising additional information regarding at least one of the access points on the first list, wherein the access points in the second list have previously served the access terminal;
- and
- updating the first list based on the additional information in the second list.
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An access terminal, comprising:
- means for accessing a first list of access points;
- means for selecting one of the access points on the first list based on a current traffic state of the access terminal, wherein the first list includes indicators for one or more of the access points on the first list that indicate whether an access point is able to support the current traffic state;
- means for accessing a second list comprising additional information regarding at least one of the access points on the first list, wherein the access points in the second list have previously served the access terminal;
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- means for updating the first list based on the additional information in the second list.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, comprising:
- a first instruction set for accessing a first list of access points;
- a second instruction set for selecting one of the access points on the first list based on a current traffic state of the access terminal, wherein the first list includes indicators for one or more of the access points on the first list that indicate whether an access point is able to support the current traffic state;
- a third instruction set for accessing a second list comprising additional information regarding at least one of the access points on the first list, wherein the access points in the second list have previously served the access terminal;
- and
- a fourth instruction set for updating the first list based on the additional information in the second list.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.