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Systems and methods for facilitating efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless communication system

  • US 9,967,796 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2017
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing network connectivity of a wireless device from a remote server, the wireless device being connected to a first wireless network and configured to scan for a signal of a second wireless network, the first wireless network and the second wireless network being configured to operate using different wireless communication protocols, the wireless device being configured to perform the method comprising:

  • receiving a network search command from a remote server instructing the wireless device to scan for a signal of the second wireless network and to initiate a vertical handoff from the first network to the second network if the signal from the second wireless network is detected;

    scanning for a signal of a second wireless network if the wireless device is located in a coverage area of the second wireless network;

    executing a vertical handoff from the second wireless network to the first wireless network if the signal of the first wireless network is detected;

    operating the wireless device in a scanning mode if the signal of the first wireless network is not detected.

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