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Wireless connection management procedure

US9025579B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Futurewei Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Young Hoon Kwon · Laguna Niguel, US
Zhigang Rong · San Diego, US
Limei Wang · Suzhou, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2011
Grant date	May 5, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a connection manager in a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with a cellular network via a cellular interface and with a short range wireless access network via a short range wireless access interface, wherein the connection manager is configured to enable the short range wireless access interface when a data connection request is detected and disable the short range wireless access interface when no more data connection requests are detected after expiration of a pre-determined time, and wherein the data connection request is at least partially delivered via the cellular interface while the short range wireless access interface is being set up and data connection is switched to the short range wireless access interface after completing short range wireless access interface setup.

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