Method and apparatus to facilitate influencing handover decisions
US9420506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/302
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cellular communications system end-user transceiver (303) automatically determines (101) at least one received signal strength metric as corresponds to both a presently-utilized base station (307) and at least one presently un-utilized base station (309) to provide one or more corresponding received signal strength values. This transceiver then determines (102) whether to purposefully alter this received signal strength value(s). When deciding to make the alteration, the transceiver automatically alters (104) the received signal strength value(s) to provide one or more corresponding altered signal strength values. The transceiver then transmits (105) the latter in order to influence a handover decision in favor of handing over the transceiver from the presently-utilized base station to the presently un-utilized base station.
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