| Title of Invention | HANDOFFS IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK |
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| Abstract | The disclosure is directed to a mobile communication device, and method for handing off a mobile communications device between access points in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The mobile communications device includes a processor configured to access a database having service quality information for access points in a WLAN, the processor being further configured to use the service quality information in the database to make handoff decisions between the access points. The mobile communications device also includes a transceiver configured to handoff the mobile communications device between the access points based on the handoff decisions made by the processor. The database may be located on a server connected to an IP network, the mobile communications device, or any other suitable location within the WLAN. |
| Full Text | The present disclosure relates generally to telecommunications, and more particularly, to systems and methods to support handoffs in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).......... |
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| Patent Number | 270131 | |||||||||
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| Indian Patent Application Number | 636/MUMNP/2008 | |||||||||
| PG Journal Number | 49/2015 | |||||||||
| Publication Date | 04-Dec-2015 | |||||||||
| Grant Date | 30-Nov-2015 | |||||||||
| Date of Filing | 03-Apr-2008 | |||||||||
| Name of Patentee | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | |||||||||
| Applicant Address | 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121-1714. | |||||||||
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| PCT International Classification Number | H04Q7/38 | |||||||||
| PCT International Application Number | PCT/US2006/038108 | |||||||||
| PCT International Filing date | 2006-09-29 | |||||||||
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