Method and apparatus for creating a fingerprint for a wireless network
US8169982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a wireless communication device and method for using the device. The wireless communications device may be used by accessing information in memory, the information relating to a first communications network. The information, along with one or more reference signals from a second communications network, is used to determine whether the wireless communications device is in the vicinity of the first communications network.
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