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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Darrell Anthony Pfeffer, Delray, FL (US);
Craig Stuart Wallace, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A portable communication unit (PCU) ( ) performs ( ) a registration process with a wireless local area network (WLAN) ( ) when the PCU moves within communication range of the WLAN. The PCU and the LAN cooperate to create ( ) a local information profile describing at least one of types of information and methods of delivering the information desired by a user of the PCU. During the registration process, the PCU and the WLAN cooperate further to determine ( ) whether a type of information described in the local information profile is out-of-date or missing in the PCU. If so, the WLAN downloads ( ) the type of information to the PCU in accordance with the local information profile.