Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cellular network information
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Application No.: US15082634Application Date: 2016-03-28
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Publication No.: US10229135B2Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli , Rohan C. Malthankar , Yogesh D. Karandikar , Farouk Belghoul , Krisztian Kiss
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04B7/00
- IPC: H04B7/00 ; G06F17/30 ; H04L29/06 ; H04W76/16 ; H04W76/12 ; H04W76/50

Abstract:
Techniques are disclosed relating to a mobile device that communicates over short-range networks and long-range networks. In various embodiments, a mobile device includes one or more radios configured to communicate using a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) including a cellular RAT and a short-range RAT. The mobile device may establish a first connection and a second connection with a network such that the first connection uses the short-range RAT and the second connection uses the cellular RAT. The mobile may collect information about the second connection and communicate the collected information to the network over the first connection. In some embodiments, the information includes a base station identifier, an MCC, an MNC, the cellular RAT and a cellular information age indicating the time since the information about the second connection was collected by the UE.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160374132A1 Cellular Network Information Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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