Patent Document ID: 20150327148
Application ID: 14804016
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computer implemented method for determining if a UE should handover its service from a base station to a multi-RAT node comprising: receiving a signal from the UE at a multi-RAT node wherein the signal contains information sufficient to indicate that the UE is within range of the multi-RAT node; obtaining heuristic information from the UE wherein said heuristic information is one or more of: a distance traveled over a time T 1 , an average speed over a time T 2 , a destination stored in internal memory within the UE, a speed limit measurement for a nearby road, a possible direction in which the UE could travel, a signal strength measurement for a servicing base station, and a signal strength measurement for the multi-RAT node; creating a position profile for the UE; storing the position profile in a memory within the multi-RAT node; evaluating the position profile; predicting a future location for the UE; and determining if the UE should handover its service to the multi-RAT node using the future location.