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Enterprise location discovery in dual-mode phones

US8068870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aruba Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

Chetan Kumar · Bengaluru, IN
Pradeep Iyer · Cupertino, US
Arun Mahajan · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 2008
Grant date	Nov 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 8, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

Enterprise location discovery in dual-mode phones. As dual-mode phones move within the enterprise Wi-Fi network, they track which cell tower they are associated with, reporting this information to an enterprise mobility controller. The enterprise mobility controller builds a list of cell tower identifiers which are associated with enterprise Wi-Fi coverage, and makes this list available to subscribing dual-mode phones. Subscribing dual-mode phones can use this list to only scan for Wi-Fi availability when they are associated with a cell tower which is on the list.

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