US 12,170,632 B2
Systems and methods for multiple HAPs base station connection
Idan Bar-Sade, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Sree Ram Kodali, San Jose, CA (US); and Ajay Panchal, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/844,553.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/247,213, filed on Sep. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0093722 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04J 1/12 (2006.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 5/0069 (2013.01) [H04J 1/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile device comprising:
one or more antennas;
a transceiver configured to send and receive signals via the one or more antennas; and
processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to
establish a first connection with a first base station based on a first estimated location of the first base station,
receive an indication from the first base station to scan for a second base station at a second estimated location,
establish a second connection with the second base station based on the second estimated location and one or more connection parameters, and
send or receive signals, using the transceiver, with the first base station and the second base station.