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Network Selection Methods And Apparatus With Use Of A Master Service Management Module And A Prioritized List Of Multiple Aggregator Service Profiles

  • US 20120047269A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2010
  • Published: 02/23/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network selection method for use in a communication device, the communication device being configured to store one or more aggregator service application modules for use in accessing one or more aggregator services, each said aggregator service offering access through a plurality of offered wireless networks identified by a plurality of offered wireless network identifiers which are provided via the corresponding aggregator service application module, the method comprising the acts of:

  • maintaining a prioritized list of profiles which include one or more aggregator service profiles associated with the one or more aggregator services;

    causing a scanning operation to be performed for identifying one or more available wireless networks in a geographic area of the communication device, for producing a scan list of one or more available wireless network identifiers corresponding to the one or more available wireless networks;

    invoking one of the aggregator service application modules corresponding to a selected one of the aggregator service profiles that is selected from the prioritized list of profiles, for identifying one of the available wireless network identifiers in the scan list that matches one of the offered wireless network identifiers provided via the aggregator service application module; and

    causing a connection to be established with one of the available wireless networks corresponding to the selected available wireless network identifier, for accessing a selected aggregator service corresponding to the selected aggregator service profile from the prioritized list of profiles.

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