Handover management based on speeds of wireless communication devices

Abstract

A mobile wireless communication device provides information to a communication infrastructure. In response to the information, a serving base station of the mobile wireless communication device sends a transition instruction to the mobile wireless communication device indicating the mobile wireless communication device is authorized to perform a transition procedure from the serving base station to any one of a group of base stations. The transition instruction authorizes the mobile wireless communication device to perform the transition procedure in response to a trigger and without transmitting any measurement reports. In response to determining the trigger has occurred and without transmitting a measurement report, the mobile wireless communication device transitions from receiving communication service from the serving base station to receiving communication service from a target base station of the group of base stations.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for controlling a mobile device, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory electrically coupled with the processor, the processor configured to:
 transmit, to a serving base station, information obtained by the mobile device;   receive a transition instruction from the serving base station, the transition instruction indicating the mobile device is authorized to perform a transition procedure from the serving base station to a target base station, without transmitting a measurement report, in response to a trigger detected by the mobile device, and if the target base station is a member of an identified group of base stations;   determine the trigger has occurred at a time after receiving the transition instruction; and   in response to determining the trigger has occurred and without transmitting a measurement report, transition from receiving communication service from the serving base station to receiving communication service from the target base station of the group of base stations.   
     
     
         2 . A method comprising:
 receiving a transition instruction from a serving cell at a mobile device, the transition instruction indicating the mobile device is authorized to perform a transition procedure from the serving cell to a target cell, without transmitting a measurement report, in response to a trigger detected by the mobile device, and if the target cell is one of a plurality of cells;   determining, at the mobile device, that the trigger has occurred at a time after receiving the transition instruction at the mobile device; and   in response to determining that the trigger has occurred and without transmitting a measurement report, transitioning from receiving communication service from the serving cell to receiving communication service from the target cell.   
     
     
         3 . A mobile device comprising:
 a reviver configured to receive a transition instruction from a serving cell, the transition instruction indicating the mobile device is authorized to perform a transition procedure from the serving cell to a target cell, without transmitting a measurement report, in response to a trigger detected by the mobile device, and if the target cell is one of a plurality of cells; and   a controller configured to determine that the trigger has occurred at a time after the transition instruction is received, wherein   the controller is further configured to, in response to the determination that the trigger has occurred and without transmitting a measurement report, transition from receiving communication service from the serving cell to receiving communication service from the target cell.   
     
     
         4 . An apparatus for controlling a mobile device, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory electrically coupled with the processor, the processor configured to:
 receive a transition instruction from a serving cell, the transition instruction indicating the mobile device is authorized to perform a transition procedure from the serving cell to a target cell, without transmitting a measurement report, in response to a trigger detected by the mobile device, and if the target cell is one of a plurality of cells;   determine that the trigger has occurred at a time after the transition instruction is received; and   in response to the determination that the trigger has occurred and without transmitting a measurement report, transition from receiving communication service from the serving cell to receiving communication service from the target cell.