System and method for multi-network coverage
First Claim
1. A method for accessing multi-network coverage, the method comprising:
- registering a multi-network access terminal (AT) in a first communications network;
detecting a second communications network based at least in part on an identifier of an access point (AP) in the second communications network;
receiving access information based at least in part on the identifier of the AP in the second communications network via the first communications network, wherein the access information is required for accessing the second communications network; and
obtaining services accessed via the second communications network independent from the first communications network based at least in part on the access information received via the first communications network.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for a multi-network wireless communications access terminal (AT) to access multi-network coverage. The method registers a multi-network AT in a first communications network. In response to registering with the first network, the AT receives information via the first network that is required for accessing a second communications network (e.g., an IEEE 802.20 or 1xEV-DO network). The AT obtains services accessed via the second network, in response to the access information received via the first network. For example, the second network access information may be system information, channel information, or access point parameters. The AT retains the option of obtaining services accessed via the first network if the second network cannot be accessing the second network.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for accessing multi-network coverage, the method comprising:
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registering a multi-network access terminal (AT) in a first communications network; detecting a second communications network based at least in part on an identifier of an access point (AP) in the second communications network; receiving access information based at least in part on the identifier of the AP in the second communications network via the first communications network, wherein the access information is required for accessing the second communications network; and obtaining services accessed via the second communications network independent from the first communications network based at least in part on the access information received via the first communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for accessing multi-network coverage, the method comprising:
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registering a multi-network access terminal (AT) in a first communications network; receiving access information for a second communications network via the first communications network; receiving a paging message from the second communications network via the first communications network; accessing the second communications network independent from the first communications network based at least in part on receiving the access information via the first communications network; and transmitting, by the multi-network AT, a reply message via the second communications network based at least in part on the paging message.
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8. An access terminal (AT) for accessing multi-network coverage, the AT comprising:
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an antenna; a first communications subsystem having a wireless interface for registering the AT in a first communications network and detecting a second communications network based at least in part on an identifier of an access point (AP) in the second communications network, and an interface to supply access information received via the antenna for the second communications network based at least in part on the identifier of the AP in the second communications network; and a second communications subsystem with a wireless interface for obtaining services accessed via the second communications network independent from the first communications network, wherein the second communications network is accessed by the second communications subsystem using the access information received via an interface connected to the access module.
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9. An apparatus for accessing multi-network coverage, the apparatus comprising:
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a first communications subsystem module with an interface for registering the apparatus in a first communications network and detecting a second communications network based at least in part on an identifier of an access point (AP) in the second communications network, and receiving access information for a second communications network based at least in part on the identifier of the AP in the second communications network; and a second communications subsystem module with an interface for obtaining services accessed via the second communications network independent from the first communications network, wherein the second communications subsystem module obtains services using the access information received via the first subsystem module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for accessing multi-network coverage, the apparatus comprising:
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a first communications subsystem module with an interface for; registering the apparatus in a first communications network; receiving access information for a second communications network via the first communications network; receiving a paging message from the second communications network via the first communications network; and a second communications subsystem module with an interface for; accessing the second communications network independent from the first communications network based at least in part on receiving the access information via the first communications network; and transmitting a reply message via the second communications network based at least in part on the paging message.
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17. An apparatus capable of accessing multi-network coverage, comprising:
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means for registering the apparatus in a first communications network; means for detecting a second communications network based at least in part on an identifier of an access point (AP) in the second communications network; means for receiving access information for the second communications network via the first communications network, the receiving of the access information being based at least in part on registering with the first communications network and the identifier of the AP in the second communications network; and means for obtaining services accessed via the second communications network independent from the first communications network, based at least in part on the access information received via the first communications network.
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program of machine-readable instructions executable to perform operations for accessing multi-network coverage, the operations comprising:
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registering a multi-network access terminal (AT) in a first communications network; detecting a second communications network based at least in part on an identifier of an access point (AP) in the second communications network; receiving access information for the second communications network based at least in part on the identifier of the AP in the second communications network via the first communications network; and obtaining services accessed via the second communications network independent from the first communications network, based at least in part on the access information received via the first communications network.
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