Patent ID: 9730170
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method performed under control of a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving a first downlink synchronization signal from a base station through a cellular band; receiving a second downlink synchronization signal from an access point through the cellular band; obtaining information regarding the access point from the received second downlink synchronization signal; and connecting to the access point based, at least in part, on the obtained information regarding the access point, wherein the received second downlink synchronization signal is synchronized with the first downlink synchronization signal, wherein obtaining the information includes detecting a signature included in a portion of the received second downlink synchronization signal, wherein the portion of the received second downlink synchronization signal corresponds to a cell ID section of the first downlink synchronization signal, and wherein the signature is different from a cell ID included in the cell ID section of the first downlink synchronization signal.