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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, a mobile location module operable to determine a current spatial location of the communication device, and a mobile network selector operable, based at least in part on the current spatial location of the communication device, to select a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks.
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42 Claims
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22. 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 location module operable to determine a current spatial location of the communication device; and a mobile network selector operable, based at least in part on the current spatial location of the communication device and a prioritized listing of compatible communication networks based on spatial location, the prioritized listing ranking each of the compatible and currently accessible communication networks based on each network'"'"'s known and/or expected performance at the selected location, to select a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method, comprising:
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(a) 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; a non-transitory computer readable medium; and a microprocessor executable mobile location module and mobile network analyzer; (b) determining, by the mobile location module, a current spatial location of the communication device; and (c) based at least in part on the current spatial location of the communication device and a prioritized listing of compatible communication networks based on spatial location, the prioritized listing ranking each of the compatible and currently accessible communication networks based on each network'"'"'s known and/or expected performance at the selected location, selecting, by the mobile network selector, a compatible and currently accessible communication network from among the plurality of compatible and currently accessible communication networks. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium comprising microprocessor executable instructions that, when executed perform steps (b) and (c).
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