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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Praveen Kumar Appani, San Diego, CA (US);
Don Nielsen Andrus, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Prasanna V. Badrinarayanan, San Diego, CA (US);
Rajeev Subhas Kurundkar, San Diego, CA (US);
Yonas Kidane, San Diego, CA (US);
Sweta Parameswaran Iyer, San Diego, CA (US);
Praveen Kumar Appani, San Diego, CA (US);
Don Nielsen Andrus, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Prasanna V. Badrinarayanan, San Diego, CA (US);
Rajeev Subhas Kurundkar, San Diego, CA (US);
Yonas Kidane, San Diego, CA (US);
Sweta Parameswaran Iyer, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating access terminal handoff between access networks is provided. The method may comprise: receiving, at a first access network (AN), an access channel message from an access terminal, wherein the access channel message includes information corresponding to a communication session between a second AN and the access terminal, wherein the communication session includes at least an active personality negotiated with the second AN, obtaining at least one personality, associated with the access terminal, previously negotiated by the first AN, determining if one of the at least one personalities is substantially similar to the active personality, and upon a determination that one of the at least one personalities is substantially similar to the active personality, transferring the communication session to the first AN with the substantially similar personality as the active personality.