CA2188334A1 - Powered down selection of a preferable wireless communications service provider in a multi-service provider environment - Google Patents

Powered down selection of a preferable wireless communications service provider in a multi-service provider environment

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CA2188334A1
CA2188334A1 CA002188334A CA2188334A CA2188334A1 CA 2188334 A1 CA2188334 A1 CA 2188334A1 CA 002188334 A CA002188334 A CA 002188334A CA 2188334 A CA2188334 A CA 2188334A CA 2188334 A1 CA2188334 A1 CA 2188334A1
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service provider
powered down
wireless communications
down selection
environment
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Michael D. Bamburak
John J. Daly
Christopher Gregory Lawrence
Michael Edward Prise
Michael Allen Raffel
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AT&T Mobility II LLC
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AT&T Wireless Services Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W48/00—Access restriction; Network selection; Access point selection
    • H04W48/18—Selecting a network or a communication service
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02D—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
    • Y02D30/00—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
    • Y02D30/70—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A powered down communication device locates a wireless service provider in a multi-service provider environment by examining frequency bands while powered down until a frequency band having an acceptable service provider is located. The frequency bands are examined in an order specified by a stored search schedule. An acceptable service provider is identified by comparing the identity of a service provider specified by an identifier received from a band being examined with a list of acceptable service providers. The communication device then registers with the acceptable service provider when powered up.
CA002188334A 1995-12-12 1996-10-21 Powered down selection of a preferable wireless communications service provider in a multi-service provider environment Expired - Fee Related CA2188334C (en)

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US08/570,902 US6298235B1 (en) 1995-12-12 1995-12-12 Powered down selection of a preferable wireless communications service provider in a multi-service provider environment
US570,902 1995-12-12

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EP (1) EP0779751B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2188334C (en)
DE (1) DE69631023D1 (en)
MX (1) MX9606233A (en)

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EP0779751B1 (en) 2003-12-10
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EP0779751A2 (en) 1997-06-18
US6311064B1 (en) 2001-10-30
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