Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Discovering network information available via wireless networks
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Application No.: US16261131Application Date: 2019-01-29
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Publication No.: US11166226B2Publication Date: 2021-11-02
- Inventor: Stephen McCann , Michael Peter Montemurro
- Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
- Applicant Address: CA Waterloo
- Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
- Current Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CA Waterloo
- Agency: Conley Rose, P. C.
- Agent J. Robert Brown, Jr.; Robert E. Kent
- Main IPC: H04B7/00
- IPC: H04B7/00 ; H04W48/16 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
Network information may be discoverable without requiring a connection to that network. For example, Access Network Query Protocol (“ANQP”) may allow a device to discover information about a network prior to the device associating with that network. In other words, ANQP allows a network terminal to request additional network information prior to establishing network capability. The additional network information that may be discoverable includes network latency, cellular capabilities, hotspot capabilities, mobility capabilities, neighbor reports, station identification, and multiple hotspot session identification.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190159114A1 Discovering Network Information Available via Wireless Networks Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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