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Scheduling acquisition attempts of service providing systems

  • US 6,766,169 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2001
  • Issued: 07/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. For use with a subscriber station, a method for attempting to acquire one of a plurality of systems, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) detecting an event that triggers use of a system acquisition schedule, (b) selecting the system acquisition schedule from a plurality of system acquisition schedules based on the triggering event and selecting the desired system based on the triggering event, wherein the system acquisition schedule defines when to attempt to acquire a desired system;

    (c) attempting to acquire the desired system in accordance with the system acquisition schedule;

    (d) performing other functions when the system acquisition schedule does not indicate to attempt to acquire the desired system;

    (e) detecting another event that triggers use of a second system acquisition schedule, wherein the second system acquisition schedule defines when to attempt to acquire a second desired system; and

    (f) attempting to acquire the second desired system in accordance with the second system acquisition schedule.

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