ALLOCATING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES VIA A MULTI-MODE ACCESS POINT
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling access for a multi-mode access point that supports a first type of radio access technology and a second type of radio access technology, the apparatus comprising a processing system configured to:
- determine that at least one member access terminal and at least one non-member access terminal are in communication with the multi-mode access point; and
allocate access to the first type of radio access technology and the second type of radio access technology for the at least one member access terminal and the at least one non-member access terminal as a result of the determination.
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Abstract
A multi-mode access point supports multiple radio access technologies (e.g., Wi-Fi and cellular) and allocates access to the radio access technologies for various access terminals. To provide improved service for access terminals that are a member of a group associated with the access point, the access point may give priority access to member access terminals as compared to non-member access terminals. For example, the access point may give member access terminals exclusive access to one radio access technology, while giving non-member access terminals access to another (e.g., shared) radio access technology. As another example, the access point may provide a higher level of service for member access terminals on at least one type of radio access technology, while providing a lower level of service for non-member access terminals on the at least one type of radio access technology.
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48 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling access for a multi-mode access point that supports a first type of radio access technology and a second type of radio access technology, the apparatus comprising a processing system configured to:
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determine that at least one member access terminal and at least one non-member access terminal are in communication with the multi-mode access point; and allocate access to the first type of radio access technology and the second type of radio access technology for the at least one member access terminal and the at least one non-member access terminal as a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling access for a multi-mode access point that supports a first type of radio access technology and a second type of radio access technology, the method comprising:
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determining that at least one member access terminal and at least one non-member access terminal are in communication with the multi-mode access point; and allocating access to the first type of radio access technology and the second type of radio access technology for the at least one member access terminal and the at least one non-member access terminal as a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for controlling access for a multi-mode access point that supports a first type of radio access technology and a second type of radio access technology, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining that at least one member access terminal and at least one non-member access terminal are in communication with the multi-mode access point; and means for allocating access to the first type of radio access technology and the second type of radio access technology for the at least one member access terminal and the at least one non-member access terminal as a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer-program product for controlling access for a multi-mode access point that supports a first type of radio access technology and a second type of radio access technology, the computer-program product comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to; determine that at least one member access terminal and at least one non-member access terminal are in communication with the multi-mode access point; and allocate access to the first type of radio access technology and the second type of radio access technology for the at least one member access terminal and the at least one non-member access terminal as a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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