Communication system and method
US9066285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modem comprising: a wireless transceiver for connecting to a wireless cellular network; second interface apparatus for connecting to a terminal; and processing apparatus which performs operations of a wireless cellular modem to enable the terminal to access a further, packet-based network via access points of the wireless cellular network. The processing apparatus receives a modem command from the terminal, the modem command comprising a field for specifying the name of one of the access points in the form of a text string. The field comprises the names a plurality of the access points and one or more separator characters between them. The processing apparatus is configured to extract each of the names from the field based on the one or more separator characters, and to establish a different respective channel with each of the plurality of access points based on the extracted names.
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