Coordination among mobile stations servicing terminal equipment
First Claim
1. A method of linking a terminal device to a communications network, the method including the steps of:
- receiving a service request, including network connectivity requirements, from the terminal device at a first mobile station;
at the first mobile station, communicating the network connectivity requirements to a second mobile station that is capable of providing a wireless network connection;
determining at at least one of the first and second mobile stations which of the first and second mobile stations can provide a most appropriate wireless network connection based on the service request; and
establishing the most appropriate wireless network connection through one of the first and second mobile stations based on the determining at one of the first and second mobile stations which of the first and second mobile stations can provide the most appropriate wireless network connection.
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Abstract
Coordination among mobile stations enables a terminal device (114) to establish a most appropriate wireless network connection. According to the present invention, a connection request, including network connectivity requirements, is communicated from the terminal device (114) to a first mobile station (116). The first mobile station (116) then transmits the network connectivity requirements to a second mobile station (117-119) that is also capable of establishing a wireless network connection. A determination based in part or in whole on the network connectivity requirements is then made at one of the first and second mobile stations (116-119) which station can provide a most appropriate wireless network connection. A network connection is then established through one of the first and second mobile stations (116-119) based on the determination of which of the first and second mobile stations (116-119) can provide the most appropriate wireless network connection.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of linking a terminal device to a communications network, the method including the steps of:
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receiving a service request, including network connectivity requirements, from the terminal device at a first mobile station;
at the first mobile station, communicating the network connectivity requirements to a second mobile station that is capable of providing a wireless network connection;
determining at at least one of the first and second mobile stations which of the first and second mobile stations can provide a most appropriate wireless network connection based on the service request; and
establishing the most appropriate wireless network connection through one of the first and second mobile stations based on the determining at one of the first and second mobile stations which of the first and second mobile stations can provide the most appropriate wireless network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of linking a terminal device to a communications network, comprising:
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communicating network connectivity requirements from a first mobile station to a second mobile station, both of which are capable of establishing a wireless network connection;
determining at at least one of the first and second mobile stations which of the first and second mobile stations can provide an appropriate wireless network connection based on the network connectivity requirements; and
establishing a most appropriate wireless network connection based on results from the determining at at least one of the first and second mobile stations which of the first and second mobile stations can provide a most appropriate wireless network connection based on the network connectivity requirements. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a terminal device operable to connect to a network via a wireless network connection;
a first mobile station for providing an initial wireless network connection between the terminal device and the network;
a second mobile station for communicating with the first mobile station to exchange network connectivity requirements of the terminal device when potential connectivity switching conditions exist; and
at least one of the first and second mobile stations is for determining whether the potential connectivity switching conditions exist based on the network connectivity requirements - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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