DEVICE BEACON FOR HANDOFF MANAGEMENT OF HANDOFFS TO BASE STATIONS
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1. A transceiver node comprising:
- a device beacon detector configured to apply wireless wide area network (WWAN) system timing to receive a device beacon transmitted by a wireless communication device in accordance with the WWAN system timing and outside of an WWAN uplink channel.
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Abstract
A detecting base station comprises a device beacon detector that is configured to apply wireless wide area network (WWAN) system timing to receive a device beacon transmitted by a wireless communication device in accordance with the WWAN system timing and outside of a WWAN uplink channel. The detecting base station may include a wireless wide area network (WWAN) interface configured to receive the WWAN system timing from the WWAN.
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1. A transceiver node comprising:
a device beacon detector configured to apply wireless wide area network (WWAN) system timing to receive a device beacon transmitted by a wireless communication device in accordance with the WWAN system timing and outside of an WWAN uplink channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A femtocell base station comprising.
a wireless wide area network (WWAN) interface configured to receive WWAN system timing from a WWAN; a device beacon detector configured to detect a device beacon transmitted from a wireless communication device receiving the WWAN system timing information from the WWAN and transmitting the device beacon in accordance with the WWAN system timing information and outside a WWAN uplink frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving wireless wide area network (WWAN) timing information from a WWAN; detecting a device beacon transmitted outside of a WWAN uplink frequency band from a mobile wireless communication device receiving the WWAN system timing information from the WWAN and transmitting the device beacon in accordance with the WWAN system timing information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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