Method for associating a premier femtocell with user equipment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8862137
APP PUB NO 20100113038A1
SERIAL NO

12265215

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The present invention provides a method for implementation in user equipment that is configured to communicate with a wireless communication system that includes at least one macro-cell and a plurality of femtocells. The method includes providing a call connection request from the user equipment to one of the plurality of femtocells and receiving information indicating a location of the femtocell and information indicating the femto cell is a premier femtocell associated with the user equipment. The call connection request is received at the user equipment from the premier femtocell in response to providing the call connection request. The method further includes storing the information indicating the location of the premier femtocell in the user equipment.

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  • ALCATEL LUCENT;ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Demetrescu, Cristian Maidenhead, GB 14 439
Eskicioglu, Suat Ottawa, CA 8 258

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