Title of Invention	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK IN A WIDE AREA NETWORK
Abstract	The disclosure is directed to a mobile communication device that measures characteristics or attributes of a first communications network that vary according to physical location within that first communications network to create a fingerprint, or signature, of a location within the first communications network. When the fingerprint of the current location of the mobile device is created it can be compared to a known fingerprint associated with a second communication network to determine the mobile device"s proximity to the second communications network. For example, the first communications network may be a CDMA wide area wireless communication network and the second communications network may be a 802.11 wireless LAN.

Title of Invention

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK IN A WIDE AREA NETWORK

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a mobile communication device that measures characteristics or attributes of a first communications network that vary according to physical location within that first communications network to create a fingerprint, or signature, of a location within the first communications network. When the fingerprint of the current location of the mobile device is created it can be compared to a known fingerprint associated with a second communication network to determine the mobile device"s proximity to the second communications network. For example, the first communications network may be a CDMA wide area wireless communication network and the second communications network may be a 802.11 wireless LAN.

Full Text	The peresent Application for the claims priority to provisional Apllication No.60/702/591 entitled, "ASSISTED WIRLESS NETWORK ACESS POINT SEARCH IN WIRELESS CUMMUNICATION NETWORKS:,......................................

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Patent Number

271182

Indian Patent Application Number

357/MUMNP/2008

PG Journal Number

07/2016

Publication Date

12-Feb-2016

Grant Date

05-Feb-2016

Date of Filing

25-Feb-2008

Name of Patentee

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Applicant Address

5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121,

Inventors:

#	Inventor's Name	Inventor's Address
1	NANDA, SANJIV	16808 Daza Drive San Diego CA 92065 USA
2	GOGIC, ALEKSANDAR	3610 Torrey View Court San Diego CA 92130 USA
3	DESHPANDE, MANOJ M.	1688 Castile Way San Diego CA 92128 USA
4	JAIN, NIKHIL	4291 Federman Lane San Diego CA 92130 USA

PCT International Classification Number

H04Q7/38

PCT International Application Number

PCT/US2006/028731

PCT International Filing date

2006-07-24

PCT Conventions:

#	PCT Application Number	Date of Convention	Priority Country
1	60/750,919	2005-12-16	U.S.A.
2	60/702,591	2005-07-25	U.S.A.
3	11/355,540	2006-02-15	U.S.A.
4	60/750,920	2005-12-16	U.S.A.