Apparatus and method for improving paging performance while simultaneously operating in different types of communication networks
First Claim
1. A method of improving wireless communications between a Wireless Communications Device (WCD) and both a first network supporting voice and data services and a second network supporting packet data services, comprising:
- providing the WCD with a primary transceiver and a secondary receiver for conducting wireless communications in both a simultaneous-mode and a hybrid-mode;
performing simultaneous-mode-to-hybrid-mode and hybrid-mode-to-simultaneous-mode transitions based on a performance metric; and
evaluating the performance metric to determine whether to perform the mode transitions.
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Abstract
A system and method of improving wireless communications between a wireless communication device and both a first network supporting voice and data services and a second network supporting packet data services. The method comprises providing the WCD with a primary transceiver and a secondary receiver for conducting wireless communications in both a simultaneous-mode and a hybrid-mode; performing simultaneous-mode-to-hybrid-mode and hybrid-mode-to-simultaneous-mode transitions based on a performance metric; and evaluating the performance metric to determine whether to perform the mode transitions. In the simultaneous-mode, the primary transceiver conducts wireless communications in the second network and the secondary receiver conducts wireless communications in the first network. In the hybrid-mode, the primary transceiver use is time multiplexed during all of the first and second networks communications combinations. When the metric measures below a threshold, the WCD reverts from one mode to another mode at paging slot wake-ups.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of improving wireless communications between a Wireless Communications Device (WCD) and both a first network supporting voice and data services and a second network supporting packet data services, comprising:
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providing the WCD with a primary transceiver and a secondary receiver for conducting wireless communications in both a simultaneous-mode and a hybrid-mode;
performing simultaneous-mode-to-hybrid-mode and hybrid-mode-to-simultaneous-mode transitions based on a performance metric; and
evaluating the performance metric to determine whether to perform the mode transitions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of conducting wireless communications between a Wireless Communication Device (WCD) and both a first network supporting voice and data services and a second network supporting packet data services, comprising:
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providing the WCD with a primary transceiver and a secondary receiver for conducting wireless communications in both a simultaneous-mode and a hybrid-mode; and
wherein the second network applications have low latency data services and are able to invoke a High Priority Traffic (HPT) mode in the WCD to operate in the Simultaneous-mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A remote station apparatus for improving wireless communications between itself and both a first network supporting voice and data services and a second network supporting packet data services, comprising:
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means for conducting wireless communications in both a simultaneous-mode and a hybrid-mode;
means for performing simultaneous-mode-to-hybrid-mode and hybrid-mode-to-simultaneous-mode transitions based on a performance metric; and
means for evaluating the performance metric to determine whether to perform the mode transitions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A remote station apparatus for conducting wireless communications between itself and both a first network supporting voice and data services and a second network supporting packet data services, the remote station apparatus comprising:
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a primary transceiver and a secondary receiver for conducting wireless communications in both a simultaneous-mode and a hybrid-mode; and
wherein the second network applications have low latency data services and include means to invoke a High Priority Traffic (HPT) mode in the WCD to operate in the Simultaneous-mode. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer readable media embodying a method of improving wireless communications between a wireless communications device (WCD) and both a first network supporting voice and data services and a second network supporting packet data services, the WCD having a primary transceiver and a secondary receiver for conducting wireless communications in both a simultaneous-mode and a hybrid-mode, the method comprising:
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performing simultaneous-mode-to-hybrid-mode and hybrid-mode-to-simultaneous-mode transitions; and
evaluating a performance metric to determine whether to perform the mode transitions.
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33. A computer readable media embodying a method of improving wireless communications between a Wireless Communications Device (WCD) and both a first network supporting voice and data services and a second network supporting packet data services and High Priority Traffic (HPT), the WCD having a primary transceiver and a secondary receiver for conducting wireless communications in both a simultaneous-mode and a hybrid-mode, the method comprising:
invoking High Priority Traffic (HPT) mode in second network applications having low latency data services in the WCD to operate in the Simultaneous-mode.
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