Patent ID: 9247473
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of managing intra-RAT (radio access technology) handoff operations on a wireless network between a first base station of a first RAT type and a second base station of the first RAT type based on a wireless signal received from an access point of a second RAT type, comprising: establishing, at a mobile device, communication with the first base station of the first RAT type; receiving, at the mobile device, the wireless signal from the access point of the second RAT type while maintaining the established communication with the first base station of the first RAT type; determining, based on signal strength information associated with the wireless signal received from the access point of the second RAT type, a motion characteristic of the mobile device; and adapting intra-RAT handoff operations of the mobile device between the first base station of the first RAT type and the second base station of the first RAT type based on the determined motion characteristic of the mobile device, wherein the intra-RAT handoff operations comprise: