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Cross Radio Access Technology: Handoff Using Caching
Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd
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Filing: 2014-06-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2034-06-03
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for handing off wireless communication. The apparatus comprises an antenna configured to receive data from a first access point; a cache configured to store the data; and a controller configured to predict when the transceiver will hand off a connection from the first access point to a second access point and request a burst of data from the first access point to supplement the data in the cache in preparation for the hand off.
Inventors
- 👤 John Walley
- 👤 Wael Diab
- 👤 Kamlesh Rath
- 👤 Raymond Hayes
- 👤 Murat Mese
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W28/00; H04W28/02; H04W28/0226; H04W36/00; H04W36/0005; H04W36/0011; H04W36/0016; H04W36/02; H04W36/023; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
1 . A transceiver comprising: an antenna configured to receive data from a first access point; a cache configured to store the data; and a controller configured to predict when the transceiver will hand off a connection from the first access point to a second access point and request a burst of data from the first access point to supplement the data in the cache in preparation for the hand off.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
1 . A transceiver comprising: an antenna configured to receive data from a first access point; a cache configured to store the data; and a controller configured to predict when the transceiver will hand off a connection from the first access point to a second access point and request a burst of data from the first access point to supplement the data in the cache in preparation for the hand off.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
2 . The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein the prediction is based on a motion information of the transceiver.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
3 . The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein the prediction is based on a signal strength from the first access point.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
4 . The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein the prediction is based on a signal strength from the second access point.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
5 . The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to identify the second access point while the transceiver uses the data in the cache.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
6 . The transceiver of claim 4 , wherein identifying the optimal second access point is based on cost, data rate, Quality of Service (QoS), or a combination thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
7 . The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein the prediction is based on approaching a dead zone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
8 . The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to request an increase in a cache size in preparation for the hand off.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
9 . The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to request a burst of data to maintain QoS for a transceiver's application during hand off.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
10 . A method for handing off wireless communication comprising: requesting a burst of data from a network; receiving the requested burst of data; caching the requested burst of data; and handing off wireless communication from a first network element to a second network element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
10 . A method for handing off wireless communication comprising: requesting a burst of data from a network; receiving the requested burst of data; caching the requested burst of data; and handing off wireless communication from a first network element to a second network element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising predicting the handoff from the first network element to the second network element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the prediction is based on a motion information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the prediction is based on a signal strength of the first network element.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the prediction is based on a signal strength of the second network element.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
15 . The method of claim 11 wherein the prediction is based on a cost, a data rate, a Quality of Service, or a combination thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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16 . The method of claim 11 , where the prediction is based on a location of a dead zone.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the burst of data is used to maintain a Quality of Service of an application while the hand off occurs.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
102 words
18 . A system for wireless communication comprising: a network configured to enable communication between a content provider and a user equipment (UE), wherein at least a portion of a communication occurs wirelessly; and the UE, comprising: an antenna configured to receive data from a first access point; a cache configured to store the data; and a controller configured to predict when the UE will hand off a connection from the first access point to a second access point request a burst of data from the first access point to supplement the data in the cache in preparation for a hand off.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
102 words
18 . A system for wireless communication comprising: a network configured to enable communication between a content provider and a user equipment (UE), wherein at least a portion of a communication occurs wirelessly; and the UE, comprising: an antenna configured to receive data from a first access point; a cache configured to store the data; and a controller configured to predict when the UE will hand off a connection from the first access point to a second access point request a burst of data from the first access point to supplement the data in the cache in preparation for a hand off.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the UE is further configured to identify the second access point during the time the UE uses the data in the cache.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the UE is further configured to predict the hand off based on approaching a dead zone.
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