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Integrated radio communication system, mobile communication system, switching apparatus, radio terminal, and communication method

US7636347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2003
Grant dateDec 22, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to the present invention, in an integrated wireless communication system composed of a wireless LAN system 200 in which wireless communication is performed with mobile terminals 400 of a wireless LAN area 204, and a cellular system 100 that is linked to this wireless LAN system 200 via exchange equipment 300, a request from an external terminal for communication with a mobile terminal 400 or a request from a mobile terminal 400 for communication with an external terminal is received, and a communication path is selected and communication performed either via the cellular system 100 or via the wireless LAN system 200 according to this communication request.

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