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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Novatel Wireless, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Novatel Wireless, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 40/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/00 (2009.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/04 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 84/04 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a first interface module configured to interface with one or more user devices through a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection; a second interface module configured to interface with a wireless communication network through a wireless wide area network (WWAN) connection; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect availability of carrier hotspots; if no carrier hotspot is detected, route traffic to and from the one or more user devices through the WWAN connection; and if a carrier hotspot is detected, route traffic to and from the one or more user devices through the detected carrier hotspot.