Patent ID: 9510262
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising analyzing a respective identifier associated with each of a plurality of access point devices selected during selection scans performed, over a period of time, by a user equipment, determining, based on analysis of the respective identifier associated with each of the plurality of access point devices, a pattern of motion for the user equipment, classifying, based at least in part on the pattern of motion determined for the user equipment, the user equipment into a rate of motion category of a plurality of rate of motion categories, wherein the plurality of rate of motion categories comprise a stationary category, a low mobility category, and a high mobility category and wherein the rate of motion category is associated with a rate of motion of the user equipment, wherein classifying the user equipment comprises classifying the user equipment into the low mobility category in response to determining, based on analyzing the respective identifier associated with each of the plurality of access point devices, that a portion of respective identifiers associated with the plurality of access point devices comprise a repeating set of access point device identifiers, and determining, based on the rate of motion category into which the user equipment is classified, a selection scan schedule for the user equipment, wherein the selection scan schedule defines how often the user equipment scans for available access point devices for handling communication transactions.