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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2009
Subramanian S. Iyer, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Christopher R. Cushing, Palatine, IL (US);
Ajaykumar R. Idnani, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
David R. Maas, Hoffman Esates, IL (US);
J. Chris Stanaway, Wheaton, IL (US);
Subramanian S. Iyer, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Christopher R. Cushing, Palatine, IL (US);
Ajaykumar R. Idnani, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
David R. Maas, Hoffman Esates, IL (US);
J. Chris Stanaway, Wheaton, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for communicating system information in a wireless communication network. A first stepincludes defining unicast threshold parameter(s). A next stepincludes receiving a request for system information. A next stepincludes determining if the system information exceeds the threshold parameter(s). A next step-includes scheduling an ad-hoc broadcast of the system information if the system information exceeds the threshold parameter(s). A next stepincludes sending a pointer to the scheduled ad-hoc broadcast. A next stepincludes broadcasting the network service provider information per the schedule.