| US 7,515,575 B1 | ||
| Intelligent access point scanning with self-learning capability | ||
| Jianxiong Shi, Pleasanton, Calif. (US); and Joseph G. Baranowski, Morgan Hill, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Kineto Wireless, Inc., Milpitas, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 26, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/212,353. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—338 [370/310; 370/328; 370/334; 455/41.2; 455/434; 455/550.1; 455/553.1; 455/500] | 46 Claims |
| 18. An apparatus, comprising:
a wireless interface to communicate with a licensed mobile access service and with unlicensed wireless access points;
a memory to store licensed mobile access cell (LMAC) identifiers in a table; and
a processor coupled with the memory and the wireless interface, the processor to
detect an identifier of an LMAC;
obtain a probability measure from the table for accessing an unlicensed wireless access point (UWAP) within the LMAC; and
scan for the UWAP with a scan rate determined by the probability measure.
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