Method for selectively connecting multi-mode mobile phone with mobile communication network or wireless network

• US 20060030354A1
• Filed: 08/01/2005
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Ho, David, Lv, Wen-Tao
• Application Number:
  US11/193,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20060030354A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method for selectively connecting a multi-mode mobile phone with a mobile communication network or a wireless network is constructed among a mobile communication network, a wireless network and a multi-mode mobile phone, wherein the multi-mode mobile phone includes a first number corresponding to the mobile communication network, a second number corresponding to the wireless network, and a switching connection software. The multi-mode mobile phone can use the switching connection software to automatically connect the multi-mode mobile phone to the wireless network or the mobile communication network to maintain a better communication quality.

Claims

1. A method for selectively connecting a multi-mode mobile phone with a mobile communication network or a wireless network, said method being constructed among a mobile communication network, a wireless network and a multi-mode mobile phone, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone has a first number corresponding to said mobile communication network, a second number corresponding to said wireless network and a switching connection software, and said mobile communication network and said wireless network each include a number database, and said number database each records said respective first number and second number of said multi-mode mobile phone, and after said multi-mode mobile phone is turned on said method comprises the steps of:

connecting said multi-mode mobile phone, by using said switching connection software, to said wireless network with a first priority;

performing an information exchange by said multi-mode mobile phone with said wireless network; and

communicating performed by said multi-mode mobile phone by way of said wireless network after said wireless network records that said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection with said wireless network.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if said multi-mode mobile phone is unable to be connected to said wireless network, connecting said multi-mode mobile phone to said mobile communication network;

performing said information exchange by said multi-mode mobile phone with said mobile communication network;

communicating performed by said multi-mode mobile phone by way of said mobile communication network after said wireless network records that said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection with said mobile communication network.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone is able to use a reconnection testing procedure that is performed when said multi-mode mobile phone is connected to said mobile communication network, while said multi-mode mobile phone being capable of being reconnected to said wireless network, said method further comprises the steps of:

said multi-mode mobile phone using said reconnection testing procedure to repeatedly detect whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone has said wireless network in its application environment;

said multi-mode mobile phone starting a follow-up procedure for connecting to said wireless network, if said multi-mode mobile phone has said wireless network in its application environment;

said multi-mode mobile phone using said reconnection testing procedure to determine whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection with said wireless network;

said multi-mode mobile phone using said switching connection software to determine whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone is unable to continue its connection with said wireless network, if said multi-mode mobile phone is connected with said wireless network; and

repeating the previous step of determining whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone is unable to continue its connection with said wireless network, if said multi-mode mobile phone is able to continue its connection with said wireless network.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone maintains its connection with said mobile communication network, if said wireless network is not detected in the application environment of said multi-mode mobile phone, and said method further comprises:

repeating the previous step in claim 3 that said multi-mode mobile phone uses said reconnection testing procedure to repeatedly detect whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone has said wireless network in its application environment.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone uses said reconnection testing procedure to determine if said multi-mode mobile phone is not connected to said wireless network, and said multi-mode mobile phone maintains its connection with said mobile communication network and then returns to said reconnection testing procedure to repeatedly determine whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone includes the procedure of said wireless network in the application environment.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone uses said switching connection software to determine if said multi-mode mobile phone is unable to continue its connection with said wireless network, and then said multi-mode mobile phone uses said switching connection software to carry out a follow-up procedure of connecting to said mobile communication network;

said multi-mode mobile phone uses said switching connection software to determine whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection with said mobile communication network;

said multi-mode mobile phone maintains its connection with said mobile communication network, if said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection with said mobile communication network, and then returns to said reconnection testing procedure to repeatedly detect whether said multi-mode mobile phone includes a procedure of said wireless network in its application environment.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone uses said switching connection software to determine if said multi-mode mobile phone is not connected with said mobile communication network, and then said multi-mode mobile phone uses said switching connection software to carry out a follow-up procedure of connecting to said wireless network;

said multi-mode mobile phone uses said switching connection software to determine whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection with said wireless network;

if said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection with said wireless network, then said procedure returns to said multi-mode mobile phone and uses said switching connection software to determine if said multi-mode mobile phone is unable to continue its connection with said wireless network, and carries out said follow-up procedure.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone uses said switching connection software to determine if said multi-mode mobile phone is unable to complete its connection with said wireless network, and then said procedure returns to said multi-mode mobile phone and uses said switching connection software to carry out said follow-up procedure of connecting to said mobile communication network, and carries out said follow-up procedure.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone includes a compulsory switching connection software, and after said multi-mode mobile phone has performed said compulsory switching connection software, said switching connection software and said reconnection testing procedure are stopped compulsorily, and said multi-mode is specified to connect to said mobile communication network or said wireless local area network until said multi-mode mobile phone stops executing said compulsory switching connection software and then said multi-mode mobile phone continues using said switching connection software and said reconnection testing procedure.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile communication network and said wireless network separately dial said first number from a remote communication device, and then said remote communication device is connected to said mobile communication network, and said mobile communication network, said wireless network and said multi-mode mobile phone carry out a procedure, so that said remote communication device communicates with said multi-mode mobile phone, and said procedure comprising the steps of:

said mobile communication network determining whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection;

said mobile communication network searching said second number of said multi-mode mobile phone according to said first number, if said multi-mode mobile phone is not connected to said mobile communication network;

said mobile communication network issuing a message to said wireless network requesting for connecting said remote communication device to said multi-mode mobile phone, and said remote communication device is connected to said wireless network through said mobile communication network;

said wireless network determining whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection;

said wireless network using said second number to dial to said multi-mode mobile phone, if said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection to said wireless network;

said multi-mode mobile phone receiving a message for carrying out a communication from said remote communication device, and then said multi-mode mobile phone is connected to said remote communication device through said mobile communication network or said wireless network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection with said mobile communication network, and then said mobile communication network directly uses said first number to dial to said multi-mode mobile phone;

and

said multi-mode mobile phone receives a message requesting for a communication from said remote communication device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said wireless network determines whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection, and said wireless network issues a message to said mobile communication network for not connecting to said multi-mode mobile phone;

said mobile communication network issues a message for not connecting to said multi-mode mobile phone according to said wireless network, and then issues a message to said remote communication device for not connecting to said multi-mode mobile phone.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile communication network and said wireless network separately dial said second number from said remote communication device, and then said remote communication device is connected to said mobile communication network, and said mobile communication network, said wireless network and said multi-mode mobile phone carry out a procedure to connect said remote communication device with said multi-mode mobile phone, and said procedure comprising the steps of:

said wireless network determining whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection;

if said wireless network determines whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection, then said wireless network directly uses said second number to dial to said multi-mode mobile phone; and

said multi-mode mobile phone receiving a message requesting for communicating with said remote communication device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said wireless network determines whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection and then said wireless network searches said first number of said multi-mode mobile phone according to said second number;

said wireless network issues a message to said mobile communication network requesting for a communication between said remote communication device and said multi-mode mobile phone, and said remote communication device is connected to said mobile communication network through said wireless network mobile communication network, and said mobile communication network determines whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection;

if said mobile communication network determines said multi-mode mobile phone has completed its connection, then said mobile communication network uses said first number to dial to said multi-mode mobile phone;

said multi-mode mobile phone receives a message requesting for a communication with said remote communication device, and then said multi-mode mobile phone is connected to said remote communication device through said wireless network or said mobile communication network.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said mobile communication network determines whether or not said multi-mode mobile phone completes its connection, and then said mobile communication network issues a message to said wireless network for not connecting to said multi-mode mobile phone;

and

said wireless network issues a message to said remote communication device for not connecting said multi-mode mobile phone according to said message issued by said multi-mode mobile phone for not connecting to said multi-mode phone.