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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Michael C. Tremaine, San Diego, CA (US);
Irfan Anwar Khan, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Uppinder Singh Babbar, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. Tremaine, San Diego, CA (US);
Irfan Anwar Khan, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Uppinder Singh Babbar, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for ensuring network address uniqueness is described herein. An address manager determines whether any link-local addresses associated with peripheral devices connected to a mobile device would conflict with a network assigned global address. The address manager negotiates with the network to avoid conflicts.