Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110164596 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REGISTER WITH EXTERNAL NETWORKS IN WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS - Example methods and apparatus to register with external networks in wireless network environments are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves sending a registration request from the device to a network entity and receiving a registration response at the device. The registration response indicates one or more registration plans. The example method also involves selecting a registration plan from the one or more registration plans and sending registration information associated with the device to the network entity. The registration information is selected based on the selected registration plan. | 07-07-2011 |
20110222520 | ADVERTISEMENT OF QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS) INFORMATION FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT TRAFFICE IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) - An access point advertises a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy that defines an access category used for transmitting a first type of management frame. Each mobile station associated with the access point is to prioritize transmission of management frames according to the MFQ policy advertised by the access point, unless a policy configuration request for the mobile station to prioritize transmission of management frames according to a different MFQ policy has been accepted. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225272 | NEGOTIATION OF QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS) INFORMATION FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) - An access point advertises a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy that defines an access category used for transmitting a first type of management frame. Each mobile station associated with the access point is to prioritize transmission of management frames according to the MFQ policy advertised by the access point, unless a policy configuration request for the mobile station to prioritize transmission of management frames according to a different MFQ policy has been accepted. | 09-15-2011 |
20110280180 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUTHENTICATE REQUESTS FOR NETWORK CAPABILITIES FOR CONNECTING TO AN ACCESS NETWORK - Example methods and apparatus to authenticate requests for network capabilities for connecting to an access network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a request at a first access network. The request requests network connectivity information for connecting a wireless terminal to a second access network. The example method also involves encapsulating the request in an authentication frame. The authentication frame indicates the request as a white space protocol frame. The authentication frame is sent to a database addressed in the request. | 11-17-2011 |
20110280227 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISCOVER NETWORK CAPABILITIES FOR CONNECTING TO AN ACCESS NETWORK - Example methods and apparatus to discover network capabilities for connecting to an access network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves sending a request to a first access network of a first network type. The request is addressed to a database and requests network connectivity information for connecting to a second access network of a second network type different from the first network type. The example method also involves receiving a response from the first access network. The response includes the network connectivity information for connecting to the second access network. | 11-17-2011 |
20110280228 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE NETWORK CAPABILITIES FOR CONNECTING TO AN ACCESS NETWORK - Example methods and apparatus to provide network capabilities for connecting to an access network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a request at a first access network of a first network type. The request is addressed to a database and requests network connectivity information for connecting a wireless terminal to a second access network of a second network type different from the first network type. The example method also involves sending a response to the wireless terminal via the first access network. The response includes the network connectivity information for connecting the wireless terminal to the second access network. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282915 | Method of Registering Devices - A telecommunications device is provided. The telecommunications device comprises a processor configured such that the device sends a first message to a database management component, the first message containing a communications key encrypted by a database management component key. The processor is further configured such that the device receives a second message from the database management component, the second message encrypted by the communications key. The processor is further configured such that, when the device is able to decrypt the second message, the device considers the database management component to be legitimate. | 11-17-2011 |
20110310840 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE NETWORK CONFIGURATION CHANGES - Example methods and apparatus to reduce network configuration changes are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving network connectivity information sets for future locations of a wireless terminal. The example method also involves selecting a network connection configuration for each future location based on a quantity of connection configuration changes during transitions between the future locations. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310865 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ACCESS NETWORK CONNECTIVITY INFORMATION USING PREDICTED LOCATIONS - Example methods and apparatus to access network connectivity information based on predicted future locations of wireless terminals are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves predicting at least one future location of a wireless terminal. The example method also involves requesting at least first and second network connectivity information sets for connecting to at least one access network providing wireless communication coverage at the at least one future location. The first network connectivity information is associated with a first geographic location, and the second network connectivity information is associated with a second geographic location. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310866 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ACCESS NETWORK CONNECTIVITY INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH PREDICTED TIMES - Example methods and apparatus to access network connectivity information associated with predicted times are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving network connectivity information and an associated start time indicative of a predetermined time commencing a requirement to use the network connectivity information for connecting a wireless terminal to an access network. The example method also involves in response to a time event based on the start time, using the network connectivity information to enable a connection change between the wireless terminal and the access network. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310867 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREDICT ROUTING TO MAINTAIN CONNECTIVITY OVER A GEOGRAPHIC AREA - Example methods and apparatus to predict routing to maintain connectivity over a geographic area are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves selecting network connection configurations for subsequent connections of a wireless terminal to access networks and generating a listing of network connection locations based on the selected network connection configurations. The example method also involves sending the listing of network connection locations to a geographic navigation program to enable selecting a geographic route based on the network connection locations. | 12-22-2011 |
20120076117 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISCOVER NETWORK CAPABILITIES AVAILABLE VIA WIRELESS NETWORKS - Example methods and apparatus to discover network capabilities available via wireless networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves discovering first network capabilities by performing an exchange between a wireless terminal and an access point of a wireless local area network. The method also involves comparing the first network capabilities with cached network capabilities and joining the wireless terminal with the access point based on at least a portion of the first network capabilities matching at least a portion of the cached network capabilities. | 03-29-2012 |
20120076118 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRESENT NETWORK CAPABILITIES AVAILABLE VIA WIRELESS NETWORKS - Example methods and apparatus to present network capabilities available via wireless networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves discovering a first network that supports a network query protocol and retrieving at least one network service from the first network prior to joining the first network. The at least one retrieved network service is presented. | 03-29-2012 |
20130064222 | NETWORK SELECTION - A wireless user device, in radio communication with a first access point of one or more networks with which it could communicate via at least one of a plurality of access points, sends a network selection request to the first access point. If the network wishes to initiate a response from another access point in the same or another network, the first access point forwards the network selection request to one or more neighboring access points, in the same or another network. If any of the neighboring access points is able to communicate with the user device, that neighboring access point sends a response directly to the wireless user device and the wireless user device chooses the most suitable network from the responses sent. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070644 | DISCOVERING NETWORK INFORMATION AVAILABLE VIA WIRELESS NETWORKS - 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. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070738 | DISCOVERING NETWORK INFORMATION AVAILABLE VIA WIRELESS NETWORKS - 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. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070739 | DISCOVERING NETWORK INFORMATION AVAILABLE VIA WIRELESS NETWORKS - 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. | 03-21-2013 |
20130121325 | Caching Network Discovery Responses in Wireless Networks - 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. The network discovery information may be stored in a cache memory for future associations with the same network. | 05-16-2013 |
20130237148 | WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK HOTSPOT REGISTRATION USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS - A first device that includes a processor configured to transmit/receive a trigger message to/from a second device based on wireless short-range communication. The trigger message initiates a registration process within a wireless local area network (WLAN). | 09-12-2013 |
20130301607 | EXTENDED SERVICE SET TRANSITIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A mobile device may transition between Extended Service Set (“ESS”) networks seamlessly, such that a consumer never loses the network connection despite the transition. The communication for enabling a transition may be prior to association with that network. The seamless transition may be enabled through the creation and utilization of a central key holder authority that advertises its identity to mobile devices in a pre-associated state. The mobile device can use the key discovery communication along with a key generation method to authenticate and/or associate with a network and transition from one ESS to another. There may be a common root key across ESSs. At each new access point (“AP”) that the mobile device encounters, ESS and key holder identities may be discovered through discovery communications. | 11-14-2013 |
20140119353 | MULTIPLE ACCESS POINT NAME AND IP SERVICE CONNECTIVITY - A mobile device may communicate through multiple access point names (APNs) through wireless local area network (WLAN) protocols. The APNs are data routes that may be accessible to a device through other non-WLAN networks (e.g. cellular), but can be accessed with a WLAN device through WLAN protocols. A sub network access protocol (SNAP) header may be modified and used for routing traffic. | 05-01-2014 |
20140192794 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REGISTER WITH EXTERNAL NETWORKS IN WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS - Example methods and apparatus to register a device at a wireless local area network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a registration request from the device, and sending a response to the device in response to the registration request, the response including one or more registration plans associated with registering the device for network access via the wireless local area network. The example method also involves receiving registration information from the device, the registration information associated with one of the one or more registration plans selected by the device. | 07-10-2014 |
20140233544 | PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK ("PLMN") DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A mobile device may retrieve information about a network prior to associating with the network. For example, the information may be related to a public land mobile network (“PLMN”) and compatibility with Extensible Authentication Protocols (“EAPs”). | 08-21-2014 |
20140286198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIA EMERGENCY ACCESS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method for distributing multimedia emergency contact information using an access point of a wireless local area network (WLAN) is disclosed. The access point is configured to retrieve service contact information from a lookup table. The method includes receiving a first generic advertisement service (GAS) query from a WLAN device. The first GAS query includes a uniform resource name (URN) identifying at least one of the services. The method includes retrieving contact information for the at least one of the services identified in the first GAS query. The contact information includes a uniform resource identifier (URI). The URI is configured to include session initiation protocol (SIP) URIs, and telephone URIs. The method includes transmitting a GAS query response to the WLAN device. The GAS query response includes the contact information for the at least one of the services identified in the first GAS query. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286242 | DISCOVERING NETWORK INFORMATION AVAILABLE VIA WIRELESS NETWORKS - 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. | 09-25-2014 |
20150071268 | REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - A wireless device may be subject to regulations based on the location (e.g. country). Accordingly, the wireless device may need to identify regulations for its current location. A lookup table or database that includes regulations for different locations may be used for identifying the regulations for the current location of the wireless device. The lookup table may be stored locally on the wireless device or retrieved over a network. The identified regulations may be used to modify certain operating parameters of the wireless device to comply with the local regulations and determine whether or not to associate with an incorrectly configured Access Point. | 03-12-2015 |