Method and apparatus supporting out of band signaling for WLAN using network name
US8300594B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for communicating wireless network landscape information to a mobile device is shown and described. Strategic placement of beaconing devices that are encoded with pre-defined, specialized SSIDs allows information to be forwarded to the mobile clients to trigger specific behavior in the clients and to enable the clients to pro-actively control network transitions, thereby increasing their ability to provide seamless communications.
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