Systems, methods and apparatus to facilitate identification and acquisition of access points

US8229440B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Young C. Yoon · San Diego, US
• Manoj M. Deshpande · San Diego, US
• Jen Mei Chen · San Diego, US
• Chandrasekhar T. Sundarraman · San Diego, US
• Srinivasan Balasubramanian · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 24, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 5, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W36/08
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, apparatus and methods for facilitating identification and/or acquisition of an access point are provided. Methods can include transmitting or receiving access point information (“API”) indicative of an identification of the access point (“AP”). The API can be provided at the AP through hardwiring or receipt of configuration information input by a user or transmitted to the AP by a network operator through Over-The-Air (“OTA”) signaling. The API can be computer-readable and, in some embodiments, the API can also be human-readable. The API can be transmitted on a paging channel from which user equipment (“UE”) can receive information. The frequency at which the API is transmitted can be fixed, dynamic and/or configurable. Upon receipt of the API, acquisition of the AP is attempted if the AP is determined to be a permitted AP.