Method and apparatus for location based wireless roaming between communication networks
US6897805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention an apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a positioning mechanism to determine a position of the apparatus; a baseband module comprising a plurality of network interfaces each supporting a network communications protocol; a determining mechanism to determine which communications networks are operative at the position of the apparatus; a selection mechanism to select one of the operative communications networks; and a connection mechanism to seamlessly connect the apparatus to the selected communications network using one of the network interfaces.
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