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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Ozgur Ekici, Ottawa, CA;
Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Ozgur Ekici, Ottawa, CA;
Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/22 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0088 (2013.01); H04L 1/0023 (2013.01); H04L 2001/0096 (2013.01); H04W 4/22 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method at a mobile device for increasing measurement gaps to facilitate inter-radio access technology measurements is provided. The method at the mobile device: receiving inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurement configuration information from the network; when the device is actively connected, determining whether a triggering criterion is met, based on the received information; and if the triggering criterion is met, increasing the time available for measurements.