Intelligent access point scanning with self-learning capability
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1. A method for reducing power consumption of a wireless handset in a communication system comprising (1) a licensed first wireless communication system comprising a set of access cells and (2) a second wireless communication system comprising a set of wireless access points and a network controller for communicatively coupling the wireless handset to the licensed first wireless communication system through a wireless access point, the method comprising:
- detecting an identifier associated with an access cell of the licensed first wireless communication system; and
setting a scan rate for connecting to the licensed first wireless communication system through a wireless access point of the second wireless communication system based upon prior experience of detecting wireless access points of the second wireless communication system within the access cell associated with said identifier.
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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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22 Claims
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1. A method for reducing power consumption of a wireless handset in a communication system comprising (1) a licensed first wireless communication system comprising a set of access cells and (2) a second wireless communication system comprising a set of wireless access points and a network controller for communicatively coupling the wireless handset to the licensed first wireless communication system through a wireless access point, the method comprising:
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detecting an identifier associated with an access cell of the licensed first wireless communication system; and setting a scan rate for connecting to the licensed first wireless communication system through a wireless access point of the second wireless communication system based upon prior experience of detecting wireless access points of the second wireless communication system within the access cell associated with said identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer-readable medium is a physical storage medium and not propagated signals, the computer program for reducing power consumption of a wireless handset in a communication system comprising a licensed first wireless communication system comprising a set of access cells, and a second wireless communication system comprising a set of wireless access points and a network controller for communicatively coupling the wireless handset to the licensed first wireless communication system, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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storing a list of access cell identifiers of the licensed first wireless communication system, wherein each particular access cell identifier has an associated probability measure for connecting the wireless handset to the first wireless communication system through a wireless access point of the second wireless communication system; updating the list each time an access cell identifier is detected; and setting a scan rate for accessing a wireless access point of the second wireless communication system based on the probability measure associated with a detected access cell identifier in the list. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless handset, comprising:
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a wireless interface to communicate with (1) a licensed first wireless communication system comprising a set of access cells and (2) a second wireless communication system comprising a set of wireless access points and a network controller for communicatively coupling the wireless handset to the licensed first wireless communication system; a memory for storing a list of identifiers, wherein each identifier is associated with an access cell of the licensed first wireless communication system; and a processor coupled to the memory and the wireless interface, the processor for; detecting an identifier associated with an access cell of the licensed first wireless communication system; obtaining a probability measure associated with the detected identifier from the list; and setting a scan rate determined by the probability measure for accessing a wireless access point of the second wireless communication system that resides within the identified access cell of the licensed first wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for reducing power consumption of a wireless handset in a communication system comprising a licensed first wireless communication system comprising a set of access cells and a second wireless communication system comprising a set of wireless access points and a network controller for communicatively coupling the wireless handset to the licensed first wireless communication system through a wireless access point, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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detecting an identifier associated with an access cell of the licensed first wireless communication system; and setting a scan rate for connecting to the licensed first wireless communication system through a wireless access point of the second wireless communication system based upon prior experience of detecting wireless access points of the second wireless communication system within the access cell associated with said identifier.
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