OPTIMUM TECHNOLOGY SELECTION
First Claim
1. A method that facilitates employment of an optimal technology on a multi-mode mobile device, comprising:
- determining communication technologies available to the multi-mode mobile device;
obtaining a plurality of characteristics related to each available communication technology;
analyzing the obtained characteristics to generate a value associated with each available communication technology; and
ranking the available technologies based at least in part on the generated values.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate optimum technology selection within multi-modal configurations. A multi-mode mobile device can select and/or utilize a particular technology, system and/or configuration to provide optimal quality of service (QOS) in terms of various characteristics. For instance, an optimum technology can be selected and employed for a service request based upon performance, cost, power consumption, interference levels, and the like. The multi-modal mobile device can obtain characteristics of a plurality of technologies during idle states. The characteristics can be analyzed in order to generate a QOS table that provides relative rankings of the plurality of technologies in terms of service request type and the obtained characteristics. The QOS table can be utilized to select an optimum technology upon initiation of a service request.
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25 Claims
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1. A method that facilitates employment of an optimal technology on a multi-mode mobile device, comprising:
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determining communication technologies available to the multi-mode mobile device; obtaining a plurality of characteristics related to each available communication technology; analyzing the obtained characteristics to generate a value associated with each available communication technology; and ranking the available technologies based at least in part on the generated values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus that facilitates switching wireless communication technologies, comprising:
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a technology evaluator that generated a ranking of a plurality of available communication technologies based at least in part on an analysis of one or more characteristics of the technologies; a service ascertainment module that determines a service type associated with an incoming service request, wherein the service request includes a request to initiate a traffic session of a particular type; and a technology selector that chooses a technology from the plurality of technologies based at least in part on the determined service type and the generated ranking. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless communications apparatus that facilitates switching communication technologies based upon service type, comprising:
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means for obtaining a plurality of characteristics for one or more available communication technologies; means for generating an aggregate value for each available communication technology based at least in part on the obtained characteristics, service type and one or more criteria; means for ranking available technologies according to the aggregate value for each technology; means for selecting a technology from the ranking of technologies upon receipt of a service request; and means for configuring a mobile device to operate according to the selected technology. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one computer to ascertain wireless communication technologies available in a particular geographic area; code for causing the at least one computer to scan the available wireless communication technologies to obtain a plurality of characteristics related to each technology; code for causing the at least one computer to analyze the obtained characteristics to generate a value associated with each available technology; and code for causing the at least one computer organize the available technologies based at least in part on the generated values. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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