METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXCHANGING CONTENT OVER DISTINCT WIRELESS ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES
First Claim
1. A multimode access network server (MANS), comprising:
- a controller that manages operations of a communications interface that communicates with multimode communication devices (MCDs) in a communication system, wherein the controller is programmed to;
receive from an MCD status information associated with a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs), each WAP operating according to a disparate wireless access technology; and
determine with the MCD a coordination plan for transmitting partitioned content by way of at least two of the WAPs.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for exchanging content over distinct wireless access technologies. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a multimode access network server (MANS) (102) having a controller that manages operations of a communications interface that communicates with multimode communication devices (MCDs) in a communication system. The controller can be programmed to receive from an MCD status information associated with a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs), each WAP operating according to a disparate wireless access technology, and determine with the MCD a coordination plan for transmitting partitioned content by way of at least two of the WAPs. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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23 Claims
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1. A multimode access network server (MANS), comprising:
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a controller that manages operations of a communications interface that communicates with multimode communication devices (MCDs) in a communication system, wherein the controller is programmed to;
receive from an MCD status information associated with a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs), each WAP operating according to a disparate wireless access technology; and
determine with the MCD a coordination plan for transmitting partitioned content by way of at least two of the WAPs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multimode communication device (MCD), comprising:
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a controller that manages operations of a wireless transceiver that communicates with wireless access points (WAPs) and a multimode access network server (MANS) in a communication system, wherein the controller is programmed to;
monitor communication parameters associated with a plurality of WAPs, each WAP operating according to a dissimilar wireless access technology;
transmit to the MANS the communication parameters; and
coordinate with the MANS a coordination plan for transmitting partitioned content by way of at least two of the WAPs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multimode communication device (MCD), comprising:
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a controller that manages operations of a wireless transceiver that communicates with wireless access points (WAPs) and other MCDs in a communication system, wherein the controller is programmed to;
monitor communication parameters associated with a plurality of WAPs, each WAP operating according to a distinct wireless access technology;
transmit to another MCD the communication parameters; and
communicate to the other MCD a strategy for transmitting content partitioned among at least two of the WAPs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable storage medium in a multimode access network server (MANS), comprising computer instructions for determining with a multimode communication device (MCD) a coordination plan for partitioning content over two or more wireless access points (WAPs).
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23. A computer-readable storage medium in a multimode communication device (MCD), comprising computer instructions for communicating to a computing device a coordination plan for partitioning content over two or more wireless access points (WAPs).
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