Patent ID: 7924788
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a handover message from at least one mobile device located in an area covered by the detected access area and an access area for which a set of available access areas is maintained, the detected access area being an access area that is not included in the set of available access areas; determining, based on at least the handover message, a size of an overlap between the detected access area and the access area for which the set of available access areas is maintained; predicting potential of the detected access area based on at least the handover message received from the at least one mobile device, wherein the predicted potential is determined based on the size of the overlap, wherein as the size increases, the predicted potential of the detected area increases a likelihood that the detected access area is added to the set of available access areas, wherein the predicting of the potential comprises weighting information included in the handover message, and wherein the information included in the handover message comprises a quantity of handover reports; and deciding, based on the predicted potential, whether to include the detected access area in the set of available access areas.