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Device beacon for handoff management of handoffs to base stations

US8897277B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 2008
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/045
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A detecting base station comprises a device beacon detector that is configured to apply wireless wide area network (WWAN) system timing to receive a device beacon transmitted by a wireless communication device in accordance with the WWAN system timing and outside of a WWAN uplink channel. The detecting base station may include a wireless wide area network (WWAN) interface configured to receive the WWAN system timing from the WWAN.

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