Wireless communications methods and apparatus using licensed-use system protocols with unlicensed-use access points
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1. A wireless communications method, comprising:
- establishing control channel communications between a terminal and a first wireless communications system that supports a protocol in a licensed-use frequency band; and
communicating between the terminal and a second wireless communications system using a corresponding type of protocol in an unlicensed-use frequency band responsive to the control channel communications.
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Abstract
Communications of a wireless terminal with an unlicensed-use access point are controlled using a control channel of a licensed-use wireless communications system. For example, communications of a wireless terminal with an unlicensed-use access point may be controlled using a Control Channel (CCH) of a GSM wireless communications system. The terminal may communicate with the unlicensed-use system using substantially the same protocol supported by the licensed-use wireless communications system.
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56 Claims
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1. A wireless communications method, comprising:
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establishing control channel communications between a terminal and a first wireless communications system that supports a protocol in a licensed-use frequency band; and
communicating between the terminal and a second wireless communications system using a corresponding type of protocol in an unlicensed-use frequency band responsive to the control channel communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless communications method, comprising:
establishing and/or controlling communications of a wireless terminal with an unlicensed-use access point using a control channel of a licensed-use wireless communications system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A wireless communications system, comprising:
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at least one of a licensed-use wireless communications system and an unlicensed-use wireless communications system; and
means for establishing and/or controlling communications of a wireless terminal with an unlicensed-use access point using a control channel of the licensed-use wireless communications system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A wireless communications system, comprising:
a base station operative to establish and/or control communications of a wireless terminal with an unlicensed-use access point using a control channel defined in a licensed-use allocated to the wireless communications system. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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46. A wireless terminal comprising:
a transceiver operative to communicate over a control channel with a base station of a first wireless communications system that supports a spread-spectrum protocol in a first frequency band subject to a license and to communicate, responsive to a command received over the control channel, with a second wireless communications system that uses a corresponding type of spread-spectrum protocol in a second frequency band in an unlicensed manner. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A wireless terminal, comprising:
a transceiver operative to communicate with an unlicensed-use access point and a licensed-use wireless communications system using substantially the same protocol. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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