Portable electronic devices including attaching circuits and methods of operating the same

• US 20060092839A1
• Filed: 10/29/2004
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Dunko, Gregory A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,366,107 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Portable electronic devices including a transmitter configured to request a packet data session are provided. An attaching circuit configured to collect information about the requested packet data session and determine default parameters of the portable electronic device associated with attaching the portable electronic device to the network based on the collected information are also provided. Related methods of operating portable electronic devices are also discussed.

Claims

1. A method of attaching a portable electronic device to a network, comprising:

requesting a packet data session;

collecting information about the requested packet data session; and

determining default parameters of the portable electronic device associated with attaching the portable electronic device to the network based on the collected information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining is followed by attaching the portable electronic device to the network to establish the packet data session.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining is followed by setting the determined default parameters in the portable electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the default parameters comprise auto-attach to the network upon power up, remain attached to the network upon completion of the data packet session, detach from the network upon completion of the data packet session, remain attached to the network for the duration of a timer while the mobile terminal is powered on and/or detach from the network upon expiration of a timer.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the default parameter comprises detach from the network upon expiration of a timer and wherein the timer runs regardless of whether power is supplied to the portable electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the timer is reset each time a packet data session is requested.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the collected information comprises a type of application associated with the packet data session, a priority of the application, application subscription state, frequency of usage of the application, trends and/or patterns of the application and/or period of time since last use of the application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining default parameters comprises determining the default parameters using an algorithm that receives the collected information as an input.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein requesting is preceded by disabling an auto-attach parameter of the portable electronic device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the network comprises a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network and wherein the packet data session is provided by a general packet radio service (GPRS).

11. A method of attaching a portable electronic device to a network, comprising:

determining default parameters of the portable electronic device associated with attaching the portable electronic device to the network based on information associated with a packet session request; and

setting the determined default parameters in the portable electronic device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein determining is preceded by:

requesting the packet data session; and

collecting the information associated with the requested packet data session.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining is followed by attaching the portable electronic device to the network to establish the packet data session.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the default parameters comprise auto-attach to the network upon power up, remain attached to the network upon completion of the data packet session, detach from the network upon completion of the data packet session, remain attached to the network for the duration of a timer while the mobile terminal is powered on and/or detach from the network upon expiration of a timer.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the default parameter comprises detach from the network upon expiration of a timer and wherein the timer runs regardless of whether power is supplied to the portable electronic device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the timer is reset each time a packet data session is requested.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the collected information comprises a type of application associated with the packet data session, a priority of the application, application subscription state, frequency of usage of the application, trends and/or patterns of the application and/or period of time since last use of the application.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein determining default parameters comprises determining the default parameters using an algorithm that receives the collected information as an input.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein requesting is preceded by disabling an auto-attach parameter of the portable electronic device.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the network comprises a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network and wherein the packet data session is provided by a general packet radio service (GPRS).

21. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a transmitter configured to request a packet data session; and

an attaching circuit configured to collect information about the requested packet data session and determine default parameters of the portable electronic device associated with attaching the portable electronic device to the network based on the collected information.

22. The portable electronic device of claim 21, wherein the transmitter is further configured to attach the portable electronic device to the network to establish the packet data session.

23. The portable electronic device of claim 21, wherein the attaching circuit is further configured to set the determined default parameters in the portable electronic device.

24. The portable electronic device of claim 23, wherein the default parameters comprise auto-attach to the network upon power up, remain attached to the network upon completion of the data packet session, detach from the network upon completion of the data packet session, remain attached to the network for the duration of a timer while the mobile terminal is powered on and/or detach from the network upon expiration of a timer.

25. The portable electronic device of claim 24, wherein the default parameter comprises detach from the network upon expiration of a timer, the device further comprising a timer circuit configured to run regardless of whether power is supplied to the portable electronic device.

26. The portable electronic device of claim 25, wherein the timer circuit is further configured to reset the timer each time a packet data session is requested.

27. The portable electronic device of claim 21, wherein the collected information comprises a type of application associated with the packet data session, a priority of the application, application subscription state, frequency of usage of the application, trends and/or patterns of the application and/or period of time since last use of the application.

28. The portable electronic device of claim 21, wherein determining default parameters comprises determining the default parameters using an algorithm that receives the collected information as an input.

29. The portable electronic device of claim 21, wherein the attaching circuit is further configured to disable an auto-attach parameter of the portable electronic device.

30. The portable electronic device of claim 21, wherein the network comprises a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network and wherein the packet data session is provided by a general packet radio service (GPRS).