System and Method for Facilitating Accelerated Network Selection Using a Weighted Network List
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1. A method for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
- prior to performing a full band scan, interrogating a list of networks with which said wireless UE device has registered at least once in a given period of time;
determining a network availability likelihood score associated with each of said list of networks; and
selecting a network from said list of networks based on its network availability likelihood score.
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Abstract
A scheme for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device. In one exemplary embodiment, prior to performing a full band scan, the wireless UE device is operable to interrogate a list of networks with which the wireless UE device has registered at least once in a given period of time, wherein a network availability likelihood score may be associated with each of the list of networks. A particular network is selected from the list of networks based on its network availability likelihood score.
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1. A method for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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prior to performing a full band scan, interrogating a list of networks with which said wireless UE device has registered at least once in a given period of time;
determining a network availability likelihood score associated with each of said list of networks; and
selecting a network from said list of networks based on its network availability likelihood score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of assigning values to networks in a list of networks operable for connecting a wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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determining an array of data values corresponding to at least one prior connection attempt of said wireless UE device to a particular network, if said wireless UE device has previously attempted to connect to said particular network; and
determining a network availability likelihood score for said particular network based upon said array of data values. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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a storage module operative to contain;
(a) a weighting factors array, each weighting factor of said weighting factors array being associated with a data type;
(b) a list of networks; and
(c) for each network of said list of networks, an array of data values including a data value of each data type; and
a computation module operative to determine a network availability likelihood score of a selected network, of said list of networks, based upon said array of data values corresponding thereto and said weighting factors. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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