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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Reno, NV (US);
Inventors:
Feng Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Cupertino, CA (US);
David R. Wolter, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 40/244 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a beacon signal from a wireless access point at a mobile device. The method also includes determining, based on the beacon signal and a size of a buffer of the mobile device, a speed threshold associated with the wireless access point. The method further includes selectively transmitting data to the wireless access point based at least in part on the speed threshold.