US 12,219,407 B1
Continuous wireless communication systems and associated methods
Kevin E. Mahoney, Longmont, CO (US); Stephen Glennon, Lafayette, CO (US); and Stephen Arendt, Longmont, CO (US)
Assigned to Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed by Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/332,914.
Application 18/332,914 is a continuation of application No. 17/151,284, filed on Jan. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,678,232.
Application 17/151,284 is a continuation of application No. 16/425,575, filed on May 29, 2019, granted, now 10,897,727, issued on Jan. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/701,970, filed on Jul. 23, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/678,104, filed on May 30, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/677,423, filed on May 29, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/0055 (2013.01) [H04W 36/30 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing continuous wireless communication service, the method comprising:
transmitting a first beacon from a first wireless termination point (WTP) to at least a first user equipment (UE) station and a second UE station, the first beacon including a first identifier associated with at least each of the first UE station and the second UE station;
after transmitting the first beacon to each of the first UE station and the second UE station, handing off each of the first UE station and the second UE station from the first WTP to a second WTP; and
transmitting a second beacon from the second WTP to each of the first UE station and the second UE station, the second beacon including the first identifier.