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Methods and apparatus for use in switching communication operations between a wireless wide area network and a wireless local area network

  • US 20070165583A1
  • Filed: 01/18/2006
  • Published: 07/19/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use by a mobile communication device in switching operation for communications from a wireless wide area network to a wireless local area network, the method comprising the acts of:

  • providing operation for communications in a wireless wide area network;

    continually maintaining, in memory, visited cell site history information which is indicative of one or more visited cell sites of the wireless wide area network that served the mobile communication device over a moving time period of operation of the mobile communication device; and

    determining whether the mobile communication device is permitted to operate for communications in a wireless local area network based on the visited cell site history information.

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