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Smart inter-technology handover control

US7751818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2003
Grant dateJul 6, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/304
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling handover between a first technology network and a second technology network by detecting information about regions of an area of the first technology network, and deciding whether to initiate a handover procedure between the first and second technology networks based on the detected region information.

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