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`(43) Pub. Date: Aug. 11, 2016
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`Publication Classification
`(54)ON-DEMAND SYSTEM lNFORMATlO '
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`(71)Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated, San
`Diego, CA (US)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
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`(72) l11Ventors: Kelichl Kubota, Farnborough (GB);
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`Edward Smee, San Diego, CA (US);
`Joseph Binamira Soriaga, San Diego.
`CA (US); Wei Zeng, San Diego, CA
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`(21)Appl. No.: 141803,793
`A wireless network =Y provide system info=tion by either
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`(22) Filed: Jul. 20, 2015
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