US 11,711,146 B2
Terminal and communication method
Yutaka Murakami, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/695,360.
Application 17/695,360 is a continuation of application No. 17/089,624, filed on Nov. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,309,963.
Application 17/089,624 is a continuation of application No. 16/987,925, filed on Aug. 7, 2020, granted, now 10,862,585, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 16/987,925 is a continuation of application No. 16/831,344, filed on Mar. 26, 2020, granted, now 10,778,331, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 16/831,344 is a continuation of application No. 16/337,158, granted, now 10,644,795, issued on May 5, 2020, previously published as PCT/JP2017/042718, filed on Nov. 29, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-244359 (JP), filed on Dec. 16, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0209866 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 10/116 (2013.01); H04B 10/2575 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 10/116 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0015 (2013.01); H04B 10/25752 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
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7. A communication method for a terminal apparatus, the communication method comprising:
receiving, from at least one light source, a visible light signal having a pattern of light emissions, the pattern being used to transmit location information of the at least one light source and a plurality of Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs) of a plurality of base stations available to the terminal apparatus;
estimating location of the terminal apparatus based on the location information of the at least one light source;
selecting a SSID among the plurality of SSIDs; and
establishing a wireless connection with a base station by using the selected SSID.