Appeal No. 1998-0101
Application No. 08/253,996
site which serves to manage, route, or enhance communication
signals within the system. The invention provides for the
selection of a preferred communication site using fuzzy logic
that is based on a combination of a received signal strength
indicator and a site preference indicator associated with each
site.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as
follows:
1. A method for selecting from among a plurality of
communication sites a preferred communication site for
communicating in a wireless communication system, the method
comprising the steps of:
providing a site preference indicator for each of the
plurality of communication sites;
receiving a communication signal from at least two of the
plurality of communication sites;
determining a received signal strength for each
communication signal received; and
selecting a preferred communication site using fuzzy
logic based in part on the site preference indicator for
each of the plurality of communication sites, and the
received signal strength of each communication signal
received.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Hurst et al. (Hurst) 5,276,905 Jan. 4, 1994
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