LOCATION ASSISTED CONNECTION TO FEMTOCELL
First Claim
1. A method for detecting and connecting to an access point base station, comprising:
- determining current location information of a mobile access terminal;
comparing the current location information to stored location information of one or more access point base stations to determine if at least one of the one or more access point base stations is in proximity to the mobile access terminal, wherein each of the one or more access point base stations is configured to provide wireless communication to mobile access terminals within a local area; and
connecting to an access point base station of the one or more access point base stations if said comparing indicates that at least one of the one or more access point base stations is in proximity to the mobile access terminal.
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Abstract
A method for connecting to an access point base station is presented in the application. Current location information of the mobile access terminal may be determined. The current location information may be determined using positioning location circuitry of the mobile access terminal to determine the current location information. Alternatively, the current location information may be determined by receiving the current location information from an external source. The mobile access terminal may determine the current location based on signals from macro base stations or other base stations, e.g., using triangulation. If the current location information indicates, the mobile access terminal may then connect to an access point base station.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting and connecting to an access point base station, comprising:
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determining current location information of a mobile access terminal; comparing the current location information to stored location information of one or more access point base stations to determine if at least one of the one or more access point base stations is in proximity to the mobile access terminal, wherein each of the one or more access point base stations is configured to provide wireless communication to mobile access terminals within a local area; and connecting to an access point base station of the one or more access point base stations if said comparing indicates that at least one of the one or more access point base stations is in proximity to the mobile access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device, comprising:
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at least one wireless port for providing bi-directional communication with one or more base stations; positioning location circuitry; a processor coupled to the at least one wireless port and the position location circuitry; a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium comprises program instructions executable by the processor to; determine current location information of the mobile device using the positioning location circuitry; compare the current location information to stored location information of one or more access point base stations to determine if at least one of the one or more access point base stations is in proximity to the mobile device, wherein each of the one or more access point base stations is configured to provide wireless communication to mobile devices within a local area; and connect to an access point base station of the one or more access point base stations if said comparing indicates that at least one of the one or more access point base stations is in proximity to the mobile access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. A memory medium storing program instructions for connecting a mobile device to a femtocell, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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determine current location information of the mobile device; compare the current location information to stored location information of one or more femtocells to determine if at least one of the one or more femtocells is in proximity to the mobile device, wherein each of the one or more femtocells is configured to provide wireless communication to mobile devices within a local area; and connect to the femtocell of the one or more femtocells based on said comparing if said comparing indicates that at least one of the one or more femtocells is in proximity to the mobile device.
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19. A method for providing information for connecting to an access point base station, comprising:
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storing location information for a plurality of access point base stations; and providing the location information for the plurality of access point base stations to a mobile device, wherein the location information is usable by the mobile device to determine whether or not to connect to an access point base station. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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