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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:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 30, 2010
Applicants:

Robert D. Logalbo, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);

Jeffrey S. Anderson, Itasca, IL (US);

Bradley M. Hiben, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);

Daniel J. Mcdonald, Cary, IL (US);

Inventors:

Robert D. Logalbo, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);

Jeffrey S. Anderson, Itasca, IL (US);

Bradley M. Hiben, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);

Daniel J. McDonald, Cary, IL (US);

Assignee:

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 36/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 16/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 8/186 (2013.01); H04W 36/04 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 16/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/38 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for coordinating wireless coverage between a first wireless network and a second wireless network for a communication device, wherein the communication device performs the method, which includes: detecting wireless coverage by the first wireless network; affiliating to a communication group to become a member of the communication group; receiving, from an infrastructure device coupled to the first wireless network, a set of channels on the second wireless network for the communication group, wherein the set of channels is determined based on the location of members of the communication group; detecting a loss of coverage in the first wireless network of at least one member of the communication group; and, responsive to detecting the loss of coverage, switching to a channel in the set of channels on the second wireless network for communications for the communication group.


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