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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2014
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Martin Hessler, Linköping, SE;

Erik Eriksson, Linköping, SE;

Pål Frenger, Linköping, SE;

Göran Rune, Linköping, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0206 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1224 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1244 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/21 (2018.01);
Abstract

According to an aspect of the teachings herein, dynamic cell activation uses the spectrum of a spectrum owner to provide wireless communication services in a location that may not be served by the spectrum owner. For example, a base station determines which one of two or more network operators is targeted by a wireless device requesting access, and correspondingly activates communication services for the device, using spectrum owned by the targeted network operator. Advantageously, the cell(s) may not be persistent and instead may be provided only when access is requested and then only in the spectrum of the targeted network operator(s). This approach offers power savings as compared to providing persistent cells for multiple network operators. Further, the contemplated arrangement makes it economic for third parties and network operators to use of operator-owned spectrum that might otherwise remain unexploited in the involved locations.


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