Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating WLAN selection by a mobile node
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Application No.: US15989466Application Date: 2018-05-25
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Publication No.: US10588076B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Adrian Buckley , George Baldwin Bumiller
- Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
- Applicant Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
- Current Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Agency: Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04W48/18
- IPC: H04W48/18 ; H04W4/021 ; H04W48/16 ; H04W48/10
Abstract:
Apparatus, and an associated method, by which to facilitate selection of a WLAN through which a mobile node communicates. Selection takes into account the geographic positioning of the mobile node. The mobile node ascertains its geographic positioning by monitoring cellular-positioning signals. And, availability of WLANs through which to communicate is ascertained by detecting signals broadcast by the WLANs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180279217A1 APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FACILITATING WLAN SELECTION BY A MOBILE NODE Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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