Discontinuous reception (DRX) enhancements in LTE systems
US-11979768-B2 · May 7, 2024 · US
Switching between radio access technologies at a multi-mode access point
US2016373989A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016373989-A1 |
| Application number | US-201615256962-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | Apr 20, 2011 |
| Publication date | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
How to read this patent
A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.
- Title
What the patent document calls the invention.
- Abstract
A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.
- Assignees and inventors
Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.
- Key dates
Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.
- First independent claim
The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.
- CPC / IPC classifications
Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.
- Citations and related patents
Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.
Abstract
Official abstract text for this publication.
A multi-mode access point supports different radio access technologies (e.g., Wi-Fi and cellular) for serving multi-mode access terminals. To provide improved service for such an access terminal, the access point may redirect the access terminal from a first type of radio access technology to a second type of radio access technology under certain circumstances. A decision to invoke such a redirection may be based on, for example, at least one of: traffic conditions on the first type of radio access technology, traffic conditions on the second type of radio access technology, and whether a backhaul for the access point is currently a bottleneck for access point communication.
First claim
Opening claim text (preview).
What is claimed is: 1 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a first communication device configured to communicate with an access terminal using a first type of radio access technology; a processing system configured to determine at least one indication indicative of traffic conditions associated with the first type of radio access technology, and further configured to determine to switch to a second type of radio access technology instead of the first type of radio access technology based on the at least one indication; and a second communication device configured to communicate with the access terminal using the second type of radio access technology as a result of the determination to switch to the second type of radio access technology.
Assignees
Inventors
Classifications
Patent family
Related publications grouped by family.
External sources
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What does patent US2016373989A1 cover?
- A multi-mode access point supports different radio access technologies (e.g., Wi-Fi and cellular) for serving multi-mode access terminals. To provide improved service for such an access terminal, the access point may redirect the access terminal from a first type of radio access technology to a second type of radio access technology under certain circumstances. A decision to invoke such a redir…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Qualcomm Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04W36/22. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Dec 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).