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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bob Bradley, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel De Rocha Rosario, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04W 36/26 (2009.01); H04W 36/24 (2009.01); H04W 84/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0016 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 36/24 (2013.01); H04W 36/26 (2013.01); H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 84/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for transitioning between networks are disclosed. A multifunction device detects a vehicle network advertisement beacon over a first communication channel. The vehicle network advertisement beacon indicates wireless network capabilities of a wireless networking device hosting a wireless network in a vehicle. Responsive to detecting the vehicle network beacon over the first communication channel, a handoff process for migrating the multifunction device from a first wireless network to the wireless network in the vehicle is performed.