Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Soft handoffs in networks
- Patent Title (中): 网络中的软切换
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Application No.: US14148419Application Date: 2014-01-06
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Publication No.: US08971295B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: Thomas W. Kuehnel
- Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent John Jardine; Kate Drakos; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; H04W36/00 ; H04W8/18 ; H04L1/06 ; H04W36/18 ; H04W88/10 ; H04L1/00 ; H04W36/14

Abstract:
Various embodiments enable a device to maintain a plurality of connections to a plurality of wireless networks simultaneously using one radio. For instance, a device can partition in time, or “time-slice”, when it transmits and receives data such that a device can maintain a plurality of connections with a plurality of networks concurrently. With the plurality of connections, the device can receive multiple copies of data. In some embodiments, a device can compare multiple copies of data and determine which copy of data is a best representation. Once a best representation has been determined, it can be selected for further usage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140119286A1 SOFT HANDOFFS IN NETWORKS Public/Granted day:2014-05-01
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