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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:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2011
Applicants:

Mika Kasslin, Espoo, FI;

Padam Lal Kafle, Coppell, TX (US);

Prabodh Varshney, Coppell, TX (US);

Inventors:

Mika Kasslin, Espoo, FI;

Padam Lal Kafle, Coppell, TX (US);

Prabodh Varshney, Coppell, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/36 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/36 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

This document discloses methods, apparatuses, and computer programs for selecting and providing a terminal apparatus of a wireless network with services. The terminal apparatus selects a wireless apparatus to provide the terminal apparatus with at least a first service. Then, it causes transmission of an association request to the wireless apparatus, wherein the association request comprises at least one information element indicating whether the request relates to provision of the first service without a second service or to provision of both the first service and a second service, wherein the second service is different from the first service and is subjected to the presence of the first service. Upon approval acquired from the wireless apparatus, the at least said first service is received from the wireless apparatus.


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