Method and device relating to connection to hotspot
US9622152B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/32
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments comprise a method and a corresponding device (11) for facilitating connection to a wireless hotspot (5) with associated coverage area (7). The device (11) obtains local CPC information (27) which relates to the hotspot (5). The device (11) then transmits the local CPC information (27) in an area that corresponds to the coverage area (7) of the hotspot (5) The local CPC information (27) may toe transmitted using radio resources which have been reserved for use in outband broadcast. CPC transmissions. The transmission of local CPC information (27) may fee performed using a resource sharing scheme (200b), Embodiments further comprise a method in a user equipment and a corresponding user equipment (9). The user equipment (9) receives, a transmission (69;87) of local CPC information (27) relating to a wireless hotspot (5) and may then use the received local CPC information to efficiently connect (71; 93) to the hotspot (5).
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