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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Kimmo Kalervo Kuusilinna, Tampere, FI;
Eero Aho, Tampere, FI;
Niko Kiukkonen, Veikkola, FI;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A method of handover prediction for a mobile device comprises receiving wireless communication service from a first access point; detecting a change in fingerprint data relating to available access points; correlating recent history data of a series of fingerprint data with history data comprised by a history database; determining, in response to the correlation and by using the fingerprint data and the history data, a second access point; and triggering a handover from the first access point to the second access point. The method may further comprise determining fingerprint data relating to available access points; comparing the fingerprint data to known fingerprint data of a fingerprint database; updating the fingerprint database in response to the comparison revealing new fingerprint data; and storing history data of series of fingerprint data reflecting earlier movement of a user to a history database. Identifying unavailable access points and notifying a disconnection to the mobile user.