(19)
(11)EP 1 253 796 A3

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)Date of publication A3:
29.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/05

(43)Date of publication A2:
30.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/44

(21)Application number: 02006599.1

(22)Date of filing:  22.03.2002
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC)7H04Q 7/38, H04Q 7/32
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30)Priority: 27.04.2001 US 844997

(71)Applicant: DoCoMo Communications Laboratories USA, Inc.
San Jose, CA 95110 (US)

(72)Inventors:
  • Kurakake, Shoji
    San Jose, CA 95110 (US)
  • Hagan, William Alexander
    San Jose, CA 95110 (US)

(74)Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

  


(54)Method of selecting a network access measure from multiple access measures


(57) A communication system includes a communication device and a communication server. A network of the communication system may include multiple access measures. The communication device is capable of connecting the network using multiple access measures and a server connects to the network. A set network-access measure is used to communicate with the server and the server provides information to the communication device such as the availability of various network-access measures, authentication-key information and communication software for the communication device to use.







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