发明名称 |
Wireless gateway, network handoffs, and link management |
摘要 |
A wireless gateway disposed in a subscriber domain detects presence of a communication device communicating in a vicinity of the subscriber domain over a first wireless communication link such as a wireless cellular phone link. In response to detecting the communication device in the subscriber domain, the wireless gateway provides notification of a presence of the wireless gateway hardware to the communication device. The wireless gateway participates in establishing a second wireless communication link between the communication device and the wireless gateway to facilitate a handoff of a communication session from the first wireless communication link to the second wireless communication link. |
申请公布号 |
US9392632(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.07.12 |
申请号 |
US201414208366 |
申请日期 |
2014.03.13 |
申请人 |
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC |
发明人 |
Gunasekara Don;Yeddala Kiran R.;Bencheikh Ahmed |
分类号 |
H04W36/00;H04W76/02;H04W36/32;H04W8/18;H04W48/12 |
主分类号 |
H04W36/00 |
代理机构 |
Chapin IP Law, LLC |
代理人 |
Chapin IP Law, LLC |
主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
in wireless gateway hardware controlling access through a portal to a shared communication link, performing operations of: detecting presence of a communication device communicating over a first wireless communication link, the first wireless communication link being a wireless cellular phone link; in response to detecting the presence of the communication device, providing notification of the wireless gateway hardware to the communication device; and establishing a second wireless communication link, the second wireless communication link established between the communication device and the wireless gateway hardware to handoff a corresponding communication session of the communication device from being supported over the first wireless communication link to being supported over the second wireless communication link; wherein detecting presence of the communication device includes: monitoring a wireless frequency spectrum assigned for use by the communication device to communicate over the wireless cellular phone link; and wherein establishing the second wireless communication link includes initiating the handoff in response to detecting communications in the wireless frequency spectrum. |
地址 |
New York NY US |