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Method, device and system for selecting a wireless access network on the basis of environment information, computer program and corresponding data support

US8477625B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2007
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W48/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method of selecting a wireless access telecommunication network in a global link between a first terminal (18) and a second terminal (12) comprises the steps of furnishing context information related to a set of at least one terminal (12, 18) called context taken from the first and second terminals, and in determining the network selected from context information from the set of context terminals (12, 18) by following a set of predetermined rules. The context information of at least one reference terminal taken in the set of context terminals includes information related to a local environment of the at least one reference terminal (12) and the determination of the selected network depends on information related to the local environment of the at least one reference terminal (12).

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