Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wi-Fi intelligent selection engine
- Patent Title (中): Wi-Fi智能选择引擎
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Application No.: US12883145Application Date: 2010-09-15
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Publication No.: US08570993B2Publication Date: 2013-10-29
- Inventor: Mark Austin , Kurt Huber , Sheldon Meredith , Michael A. Salmon , Rick Tipton
- Applicant: Mark Austin , Kurt Huber , Sheldon Meredith , Michael A. Salmon , Rick Tipton
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00

Abstract:
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to offload the usage of a cellular network by intelligent selection of broadband network connections such as Wi-Fi access points. A Wi-Fi transceiver on a mobile device is activated when certain conditions are met, such as a time, location, recognition of a radiofrequency (RF) environment, etc. The conditions are correlated with a database of known locations in which a one or more Wi-Fi access points are determined to exist. The Wi-Fi transceiver on the mobile device is activated and commanded to connect to a particular Wi-Fi access point. Dynamic intelligence ensures that the appropriate connection method is used, and minimizes handovers to networks or access points that are unreliable or that are predicted to become inaccessible to the mobile device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110286437A1 Wi-Fi Intelligent Selection Engine Public/Granted day:2011-11-24
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