US 12,004,078 B2
Automatic base station discovery, selection, and registration in 5G/6G
David E. Newman, Poway, CA (US); and R. Kemp Massengill, Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Filed by David E. Newman, Poway, CA (US); and R. Kemp Massengill, Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/994,830.
Application 17/994,830 is a continuation of application No. 17/875,733, filed on Jul. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,523,334.
Application 17/875,733 is a continuation of application No. 17/584,764, filed on Jan. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,438,834, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,586, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/220,669, filed on Jul. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/214,489, filed on Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/210,216, filed on Jun. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262595 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01)
CPC H04W 48/20 (2013.01) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Non-transitory computer-readable media in a user device of a wireless network, the media containing instructions that when executed by a computing environment cause a method to be performed, the method comprising:
a) automatically, without human intervention:
i) determining a location of the user device;
ii) receiving or downloading a network database, or a portion thereof, the network database comprising a plurality of entries, each entry comprising location data and system information of a base station associated with the entry;
iii) determining, by searching the network database, a particular base station that accepts new user devices and is closest to the user device;
iv) determining, according to a particular entry associated with the particular base station, a frequency of a broadcast channel of the particular base station and a frequency of a random access channel of the particular base station; and
v) transmitting, to the particular base station, an entry message requesting access to the wireless network of the particular base station.