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First Claim
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a display to provide graphical information to a user;
a cellular telephony module to access at least one cellular network;
a wireless communication module to access at least one non-cellular network;
an antenna configured to be in wireless communication with a plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks, the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks comprising the at least one cellular network and at least one non-cellular network;
a power source and power control module operable to provide power to the device; and
a mobile network selector operable to perform one of the following sets of operations;
provide, by the display, to a user of the wireless communication device, for an identified compatible and currently accessible communication network, network information comprising one or more of network speed, network reliability, network performance, network bandwidth, network throughput, and data transmission cost and receive, from the user for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a selected compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks;
receive, from the user, a selection of at least one of a preferred network characteristics to be used in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; and
provide, by the display, to the user, an indicator of which network characteristic was selected by the user to be used by the mobile network selector in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device is provided that includes a cellular telephony module to access a cellular network, a wireless communication module to access a non-cellular network, an antenna configured to be in wireless communication with a plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks including the cellular and non-cellular networks, and a mobile network selector to: display to a user of the wireless communication device, for an identified compatible and currently accessible communication network, network information comprising one or more of network speed, network reliability, network performance, network bandwidth, network throughput, and data transmission cost and receive, from the user for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a selected compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; receive, from the user, a selection of at least one of a preferred network characteristics to be used in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; and/or display to the user, an indicator of which network characteristic was selected by the user to be used by the mobile network selector in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks.
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27 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a display to provide graphical information to a user; a cellular telephony module to access at least one cellular network; a wireless communication module to access at least one non-cellular network; an antenna configured to be in wireless communication with a plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks, the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks comprising the at least one cellular network and at least one non-cellular network; a power source and power control module operable to provide power to the device; and a mobile network selector operable to perform one of the following sets of operations; provide, by the display, to a user of the wireless communication device, for an identified compatible and currently accessible communication network, network information comprising one or more of network speed, network reliability, network performance, network bandwidth, network throughput, and data transmission cost and receive, from the user for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a selected compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; receive, from the user, a selection of at least one of a preferred network characteristics to be used in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; and provide, by the display, to the user, an indicator of which network characteristic was selected by the user to be used by the mobile network selector in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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10. A method, comprising:
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providing a wireless communication device comprising; a display to provide graphical information to a user; a cellular telephony module to access at least one cellular network; a wireless communication module to access at least one non-cellular network; an antenna configured to be in wireless communication with a plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks, the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks comprising the at least one cellular network and at least one non-cellular network; a power source and power control module operable to provide power to the device; and a microprocessor executable mobile network selector; performing at least one of the following sets of steps; (a) provide, by the display, to a user of the wireless communication device, for an identified compatible and currently accessible communication network, network information comprising one or more of network speed, network reliability, network performance, network bandwidth, network throughput, and data transmission cost and receive, from the user for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a selected compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; (b) receive, from the user, a selection of at least one of a preferred network characteristics to be used in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; and (c) provide, by the display, to the user, an indicator of which network characteristic was selected by the user to be used by the mobile network selector in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks.
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19. A computer readable medium comprising microprocessor executable instructions that, when executed, perform the following operations:
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performing at least one of the following sets of operations; (a) provide, by a display, to a user of a wireless communication device, for an identified compatible and currently accessible communication network, network information comprising one or more of network speed, network reliability, network performance, network bandwidth, network throughput, and data transmission cost and receive, from the user for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a selected compatible and currently accessible communication network from among a plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; (b) receive, from the user, a selection of at least one of a preferred network characteristics to be used in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; and (c) provide, by the display, to the user, an indicator of which network characteristic was selected by the user to be used by the mobile network selector in selecting, for wireless communications by the wireless communication device, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks; wherein the wireless communication device comprises the display to provide graphical information to a user;
a cellular telephony module to access the at least one cellular network;
a wireless communication module to access the at least one non-cellular network;
an antenna configured to be in wireless communication with the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks, the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks comprising the at least one cellular network and at least one non-cellular network;
a power source and power control module operable to provide power to the device; and
the microprocessor executable mobile network selector. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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