SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS HANDOFF AT THE APPLICATION LAYER BETWEEN DISPARATE NETWORKS FOR INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of communication for an application running on an application layer of a first wireless host, comprising:
- communicating, via the application layer, a first data flow to a second wireless host over a first application connection on a first access network,determining, at the application, one or more channel quality metrics of each of the first application connection and an accessible second application connection on a second access network, andestablishing, via the application layer, the second application connection with the second wireless host over the second access network based on the one or more channel quality metrics of one or both of the first and second application connections.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus for communication are provided. In one aspect, a method of communication for an application running on an application layer of a first wireless host is provided. The method comprises communicating, via the application layer, a first data flow to a second wireless host over a first application connection on a first access network. The method further comprises determining, at the application, one or more channel quality metrics of each of the first application connection and an accessible second application connection on a second access network based on channel quality metrics. The method further comprises establishing, via the application layer, the second application connection with the second wireless host over the second access network based on the one or more channel quality metrics of one both of the first and second application connections.
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56 Claims
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1. A method of communication for an application running on an application layer of a first wireless host, comprising:
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communicating, via the application layer, a first data flow to a second wireless host over a first application connection on a first access network, determining, at the application, one or more channel quality metrics of each of the first application connection and an accessible second application connection on a second access network, and establishing, via the application layer, the second application connection with the second wireless host over the second access network based on the one or more channel quality metrics of one or both of the first and second application connections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A first wireless host for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor running an application on an application layer and configured to; communicate, via the application layer, a first data flow to a second wireless host over a first application connection on a first access network, determine, at the application, one or more channel quality metrics of each of the first application connection and an accessible second application connection on a second access network, and establish, via the application layer, the second application connection with the second wireless host over the second access network based on the one or more channel quality metrics of one or both of the first and second application connections. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transient, computer-readable medium comprising code that, when executed, causes a first wireless host running an application on an application layer to:
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communicate, via the application layer, a first data flow to a second wireless host over a first application connection on a first access network, determine, at the application, one or more channel quality metrics of each of the first application connection and an accessible second application connection on a second access network, and establish, via the application layer, the second application connection with the second wireless host over the second access network based on the one or more channel quality metrics of one both of the first and second application connections. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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43. A first wireless host for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for running an application on an application layer of the first wireless host; means for communicating, via the application layer, a first data flow to a second wireless host over a first application connection on a first access network; means for determining, at the application, one or more channel quality metrics of each of the first application connection and an accessible second application connection on a second access network; and means for establishing, via the application layer, the second application connection with the second wireless host over the second access network based on the one or more channel quality metrics of one both of the first and second application connections.
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