Intelligent access point scanning with self-learning capability
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting an identifier of a licensed mobile access cell (LMAC);
obtaining a probability measure for accessing an unlicensed wireless access point (UWAP) within the LMAC; and
scanning for the UWAP with a scan rate determined by the probability measure.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for intelligent access point scanning with self-learning capability enables a wireless handset to conserve power while scanning for unlicensed mobile access.
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46 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting an identifier of a licensed mobile access cell (LMAC); obtaining a probability measure for accessing an unlicensed wireless access point (UWAP) within the LMAC; and scanning for the UWAP with a scan rate determined by the probability measure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless interface to communicate with a licensed mobile access service and with unlicensed wireless access points; a memory to store licensed mobile access cell (LMAC) identifiers in a table; and a processor coupled with the memory and the wireless interface, the processor to detect an identifier of an LMAC; obtain a probability measure from the table for accessing an unlicensed wireless access point (UWAP) within the LMAC; and scan for the UWAP with a scan rate determined by the probability measure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An article of manufacture including a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a data-processing system, cause the data-processing system to perform a method, comprising:
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detecting an identifier of a licensed mobile access cell (LMAC); obtaining a probability measure for accessing an unlicensed mobile access point (UWAP) within the LMAC; and scanning for the UWAP with a scan rate determined by the probability measure. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus comprising:
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means for accessing a licensed wireless communication service; means for accessing a wired communication service via unlicensed wireless access points; and means for conserving power while scanning for unlicensed wireless access points within a service area of the licensed wireless communication service, wherein the means for conserving power comprises; means for estimating a likelihood of accessing an unlicensed wireless access point within the service area of the licensed wireless communication service; and means for adjusting a scan rate based on the likelihood of accessing the unlicensed wireless access point.
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