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Patent US8045980 - Network selection in GAN environment - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsIn one embodiment, a scheme is provided for network discovery and selection by a user equipment (UE) device that is operable in wide area cellular network (WACN) bands as well as in wireless access network bands. In particular, the UE device is operable to select a WACN that is accessible via a wireless...http://www.google.com/patents/US8045980?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8045980 - Network selection in GAN environmentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8045980 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/263,704Publication dateOct 25, 2011Filing dateNov 1, 2005Priority dateNov 2, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2575660A1, CA2575660C, CA2586267A1, CA2586267C, CN101902802A, CN101902802B, DE602005008464D1, EP1808035A1, EP1808035A4, EP1808035B1, EP1808035B8, EP1808036A1, EP1808036A4, EP1808036B1, EP1978763A1, EP1978763B1, EP1978764A1, EP1978764B1, EP2302972A2, EP2302972A3, EP2302972B1, US8369852, US20060094427, US20120058762, WO2006047862A1, WO2006053420A1Publication number11263704, 263704, US 8045980 B2, US 8045980B2, US-B2-8045980, US8045980 B2, US8045980B2InventorsAdrian Buckley, George Baldwin BumillerOriginal AssigneeResearch In Motion LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (41), Non-Patent Citations (37), Referenced by (15), Classifications (17), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNetwork selection in GAN environment
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