Method and apparatus for providing peer based network switching
First Claim
1. A method by a mobile device that supports a plurality of subscriber identification module (SIM) profiles where a first SIM profile is used to communicate with a first wireless network and a second SIM profile is used to communicate with second wireless network, the method comprising:
- measuring a current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device;
obtaining, by the mobile device, network quality information for the second wireless network from a mobile peer device as measured by the mobile peer device when the network quality information for the second wireless network from a mobile peer device is available, wherein the mobile device and mobile peer device are different devices; and
switching, by the mobile device, from the first wireless network to the second wireless network based on the obtained network quality information from the mobile peer device and based on the measured current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device.
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Abstract
A mobile device that supports a plurality of SIM profiles each corresponding to a different wireless network, measures a current network quality of a first wireless network and obtains network quality information for a second wireless mobile peer device as measured by the mobile peer device. The mobile device switches from the first wireless network to the second wireless network based on the obtained network quality information from the mobile peer device and based on the current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device. The network quality measurement received from the mobile peer device is provided through a wireless peer to peer communication link such as a Bluetooth link or other suitable non-internet protocol peer to peer communication link. The mobile peer device also supports a plurality of SIM profiles. Corresponding methods are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A method by a mobile device that supports a plurality of subscriber identification module (SIM) profiles where a first SIM profile is used to communicate with a first wireless network and a second SIM profile is used to communicate with second wireless network, the method comprising:
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measuring a current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device; obtaining, by the mobile device, network quality information for the second wireless network from a mobile peer device as measured by the mobile peer device when the network quality information for the second wireless network from a mobile peer device is available, wherein the mobile device and mobile peer device are different devices; and switching, by the mobile device, from the first wireless network to the second wireless network based on the obtained network quality information from the mobile peer device and based on the measured current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile device comprising:
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a subscriber identification module (SIM) card comprising a plurality of SIM profiles where a first SIM profile enables interfacing with a first wireless network and a second SIM profile enables interfacing with second wireless network; a wireless transceiver operative to communicate with the first and second wireless networks; a peer to peer wireless transceiver; a controller operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the peer to peer wireless transceiver, and operative to; measure a current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device; obtain, by the mobile device, network quality information for the second wireless network from a mobile peer device as measured by the mobile peer device when the network quality information for the second wireless network from a mobile peer device is available, wherein the mobile device and mobile peer device are different devices; and switch, by the mobile device, from the first wireless network to the second wireless network based on the obtained network quality information from the mobile peer device and based on the measured current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication environment comprising:
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a mobile device; and at least one mobile peer device; the mobile device comprising; a plurality of subscriber identification module (SIM) profiles where a first SIM profile is used to communicate with a first wireless network and a second SIM profile is used to communicate with second wireless network; a wireless transceiver operative to communicate with the first and second wireless networks; a peer to peer wireless transceiver; a controller operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the peer to peer wireless transceiver, and operative to; measure a current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device; obtain, by the mobile device, network quality information for the second wireless network from a mobile peer device as measured by the mobile peer device when the network quality information for the second wireless network from a mobile peer device is available, wherein the mobile device and mobile peer device are different devices; and switch, by the mobile device, from the first wireless network to the second wireless network based on the obtained network quality information from the mobile peer device and based on the measured current network quality of the first wireless network by the mobile device; the mobile peer device operative to produce network quality information for the second network by measuring the network quality of the second network in response to a network quality measurement request from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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