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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2011
Applicants:

Yoshihiro Oba, Kawasaki, JP;

Yuu-heng Alice Cheng, Piscataway, NJ (US);

Subir Das, Belle Mead, NJ (US);

Kenichi Taniuchi, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshihiro Oba, Kawasaki, JP;

Yuu-Heng Alice Cheng, Piscataway, NJ (US);

Subir Das, Belle Mead, NJ (US);

Kenichi Taniuchi, Yokohama, JP;

Assignees:

Toshiba America Research, Inc., Washington, DC (US);

Telecordia Technologies, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 28/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/16 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/005 (2013.01); H04W 28/04 (2013.01); H04W 28/16 (2013.01); H04W 36/0083 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 36/0077 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 36/00 (2013.01); H04W 36/0044 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); G01S 5/0226 (2013.01); Y04S 40/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A solution framework is employed that includes defining of a mechanism to run multiple queries in a single message exchange, along with a priority on a per-query basis. In some embodiments, a system for facilitating handover of a mobile device across heterogeneous access networks by ensuring response to queries transmitted by the mobile device includes: a) a mobile device having a plurality of wireless network interfaces for communicating over a plurality of heterogeneous access networks, having a media independent handover (MIH) entity to facilitate handovers between the heterogeneous networks, and configured to transmit queries related to handover operation between the heterogeneous access networks to MIH entities within said heterogeneous access networks; and b) said media independent handover entity of said mobile device being configured to transmit multiple queries in a single message exchange to an MIH entity in an access network with prioritization among said multiple queries.


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