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Apparatus, system and method for initiating WLAN service using beacon signals

  • US 8,233,433 B2
  • Filed: 02/26/2008
  • Issued: 07/31/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An access point comprising:

  • a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface configured to exchange WLAN signals with a multimode wireless communication device;

    a wireless wide area network (WWAN) receiver configured to receive a WWAN uplink signal transmitted from the multimode wireless communication device;

    WWAN transmitter configured to transmit a beacon signal to the multimode wireless communication device within a WWAN frequency band when the WWAN uplink signal indicates that a distance between the multimode wireless communication device and the access point is less than a proximity threshold.

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