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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2006
John Alson Hicks, Iii, Roswell, GA (US);
James A. Worsham, Jr., Buford, GA (US);
John Alson Hicks, III, Roswell, GA (US);
James A. Worsham, Jr., Buford, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Communication environment switchover may be provided. A received signal strength level may be determined corresponding to a signal sent from a first device and received at a second device. The received signal strength level may be measured at the second device. In addition, the first device may be re-provisioned. For example, the first device may be re-provisioned to communicate in a second environment if the first device is provisioned to communicate in a first environment and if the received signal strength level is greater than a first threshold value. Furthermore, the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment if the first device is provisioned to communicate in the second environment and if the received signal strength level is less than a second threshold value. The second threshold value may be less than the first threshold value.