Control of data call origination based on prior origination attempts

• US 20060183472A1
• Filed: 09/29/2005
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ramamurthy (Gopal), Venugopal, Hutchison, James A., Cooper, Rotem, Nookala, Sriram Nagesh
• Granted Patent: US 8,660,527 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/18 Management of setup rejection or failure
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]

Abstract

A wireless device receives a request to originate a data call, e.g., from the user or a higher layer application. If origination control is not to be applied, then the wireless device originates the data call immediately. Otherwise, the origination of the data call is controlled based on prior data call origination attempts that are applicable to the data call. For example, the wireless device may originate the data call immediately if (1) the most recent origination attempt was successful or (2) the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful but a predetermined time period has elapsed since this unsuccessful origination attempt. If the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has not elapsed, then the wireless device may (1) wait until this predetermined time period elapses and then originate the data call or (2) reject the data call.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a memory unit operative to store a history of prior data call origination attempts; and

a controller operative to receive a request to originate a data call with a wireless communication network and to control origination of the data call based on the history of prior data call origination attempts.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to determine whether to control the origination of the data call based on a call type for the data call, a network zone for the data call, the wireless communication network for the data call, or a combination thereof.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to determine whether a most recent origination attempt for the data call was successful or unsuccessful and to bar origination of the data call for a predetermined time period after the most recent origination attempt, if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller is operative to determine the predetermined time period based on the number of failed origination attempts since a last successful origination attempt.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the predetermined time period is within a range of values and is progressively longer for more failed origination attempts.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the predetermined time period is within a range of values and is exponentially longer for more failed origination attempts.

7. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller is operative to originate the data call immediately if the most recent origination attempt was successful and to originate the data call after the predetermined time period has elapsed if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller is operative to update the history of prior data call origination attempts based on an outcome for the data call.

9. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller is operative to originate the data call immediately if the most recent origination attempt was successful or if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has elapsed and to reject the request to originate the data call if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has not elapsed.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to start a timer with a current timer value if a most recent origination attempt for the data call was unsuccessful and to originate the data call after the timer expires.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller is operative to reset the current timer value to a minimum value if the data call is successful and, if the data call is unsuccessful, to increase the current timer value if less than a maximum value and to start the timer with the current timer value.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the history of prior data call origination attempts indicates the number of failed origination attempts since a last successful origination attempt.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory unit is operative to store the history of prior data call origination attempts for different wireless communication networks, different network zones, different types of data calls, or a combination thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory unit is operative to store a table containing the history of prior data call origination attempts, and wherein each entry in the table is for a different combination of wireless communication network, network zone, and data call type.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the memory unit is operative to store, for each entry in the table, the number of failed origination attempts since a last successful origination attempt, an indication for whether to control origination of data calls covered by the entry, time of last origination attempt, or a combination thereof.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the memory unit is operative to store a call failure type for each entry in the table with a failed origination attempt, wherein each call failure type is associated with a set of timer values, and wherein each timer value is indicative of an amount of time to wait after a failed origination attempt before attempting another data call origination.

17. A method of originating data calls, comprising:

receiving a request to originate a data call with a wireless communication network; and

controlling origination of the data call based on a history of prior data call origination attempts.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the controlling the origination of the data call comprises

determining whether a most recent origination attempt for the data call was successful or unsuccessful, and

barring origination of the data call for a predetermined time period after the most recent origination attempt, if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the controlling the origination of the data call further comprises

determining the predetermined time period based on the number of failed origination attempts since a last successful origination attempt.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the controlling the origination of the data call further comprises

originating the data call immediately if the most recent origination attempt was successful, and

originating the data call after the predetermined time period has elapsed if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

updating the history of prior data call origination attempts based on an outcome for the data call.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the controlling the origination of the data call further comprises

originating the data call immediately if the most recent origination attempt was successful or if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has elapsed, and

rejecting the request to originate the data call if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has not elapsed.

23. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

maintaining the history of prior data call origination attempts for different wireless communication networks, different network zones, different types of data calls, or a combination thereof.

24. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a request to originate a data call with a wireless communication network; and

means for controlling origination of the data call based on a history of prior data call origination attempts.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the means for controlling the origination of the data call comprises

means for determining whether a most recent origination attempt for the data call was successful or unsuccessful, and

means for barring origination of the data call for a predetermined time period after the most recent origination attempt, if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the means for controlling the origination of the data call further comprises

means for originating the data call immediately if the most recent origination attempt was successful, and

means for originating the data call after the predetermined time period has elapsed, if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, further comprising:

means for updating the history of prior data call origination attempts based on an outcome for the data call.

28. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the means for controlling the origination of the data call further comprises

means for originating the data call immediately if the most recent origination attempt was successful or if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has elapsed, and

means for rejecting the request to originate the data call if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has not elapsed.

29. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising:

means for maintaining the history of prior data call origination attempts for different wireless communication networks, different network zones, different types of data calls, or a combination thereof.

30. A processor readable media for storing instructions operable in a wireless device to:

receive a request to originate a data call with a wireless communication network; and

control origination of the data call based on a history of prior data call origination attempts.

31. The processor readable media of claim 30, and further for storing instructions operable to:

determine whether a most recent origination attempt for the data call was successful or unsuccessful, and

bar origination of the data call for a predetermined time period after the most recent origination attempt, if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful.

32. The processor readable media of claim 31, and further for storing instructions operable to:

originate the data call immediately if the most recent origination attempt was successful, and

originate the data call after the predetermined time period has elapsed if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful.

33. The processor readable media of claim 31, and further for storing instructions operable to:

originate the data call immediately if the most recent origination attempt was successful or if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has elapsed, and

reject the request to originate the data call if the most recent origination attempt was unsuccessful and the predetermined time period has not elapsed.

34. The processor readable media of claim 30, and further for storing instructions operable to:

maintain the history of prior data call origination attempts for different wireless communication networks, different network zones, different types of data calls, or a combination thereof.