Motorola Corporation

Larry David Jordan

Slim S Souissi

Thomas Casey Hill

W Garland Phillips

A wireless communication system measures ( ) a traffic load of ones of a plurality of fixed communication stations ( ) and transmits ( ) from at least one of the stations information describing a location of the at least one of the stations and locations of nearby other stations, along with traffic loads corresponding to the stations. A portable communication unit ( ) within communication range of the station conveys ( ) the information, thereby assisting the user of the portable communication unit to find a fixed communication station having sufficient capacity available for handling a desired communication.

Method and apparatus for assisting a user to find a communication resource of sufficient capacity

A wireless communication device capable of communicating with a local wireless network within a predetermined communication range. If the wireless communication device experiences interference, a low battery or movement outside of the predetermined communication range, the wireless communication device checks to see if a bandwidth, a data rate or a priority can be altered to complete the communication between the wireless communication device and the wireless network.

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Larry David Jordan