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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2006
Jesse Bradley Bridges, Austin, TX (US);
Cameron Kelly Coursey, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mark Steven Wuthnow, Austin, TX (US);
Jesse Bradley Bridges, Austin, TX (US);
Cameron Kelly Coursey, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mark Steven Wuthnow, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T Labs, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A mobile station is used by one of a plurality of subscribers of a home area wireless service provider. The mobile station includes a memory for storing a home area wireless network identity and a plurality of preferred wireless network identities. The mobile station further including a controller controlling said mobile station to connect to the home area wireless network when in a home area and controlling said mobile station to connect to one of the preferred wireless networks when outside the home area.