Method and apparatus for scan mode selection during an EVDO traffic state

• US 7,454,208 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2005
• Issued: 11/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Hossain, Asif, Zhao, Wen, Chaudry, Shahid, Xue, Hao
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost; Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ewart; James D
• Application Number:
  US11/124,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20060252426A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,289 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/422.1, 455/432.1, 455/434, 455/435.1, 455/435.2, 455/525, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 370/259, 370/320, 370/335, 370/342, 370/395.61, 370/493, 370/904
• US Class Current: 455/435.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 370/904 Integrated Services Digital Network, ISDN

Abstract

A method and apparatus for user data traffic handling for an EVDO enabled hybrid mode mobile device, the method having the steps of: blocking a system selection at the mobile device until no EVDO traffic state exists, the blocking step includes either monitoring whether a user changes a scan mode on the mobile device; and if the user changes the scan mode, checking whether the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state; and if yes delaying a system selection until the EVDO traffic state is ended, or monitoring whether a user is in an EVDO traffic state, and if yes, preventing a user from accessing a scan mode menu on the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for user data traffic handling for an Evolution Data Only or Data Optimized ‘

EVDO’

enabled Code Division Multiple Access ‘

CDMA’

prioritized hybrid communications mode mobile device, the method comprising;

prompting a user to determine whether the mobile device should prevent the user from accessing a scan mode menu; and

blocking a voice services selection at the mobile device until no EVDO traffic state exists wherein the blocking step includes monitoring whether the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state, and if yes, preventing the user from accessing the scan mode menu on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the blocking step includes monitoring whether the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state, and if yes, preventing the user from accessing the scan mode menu on the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the blocking step further includes the step of:

hiding the scan mode selection menu when the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

4. A method for user data traffic handling for an Evolution Data Only or Data Optimized ‘

EVDO’

enabled Code Division Multiple Access ‘

CDMA’

prioritized hybrid communications mode mobile device, the method comprising;

blocking voice a services system selection at the mobile device until no EVDO traffic state exists by hiding a network selection menu when the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the blocking step further includes the step of:

hiding the scan mode selection menu when the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

6. An Evolution Data only or Data optimized “

EVDO”

enabled Code Division Multiple Access ‘

CDMA’

prioritized communications mode mobile device comprising;

means for prompting a user to determine whether the mobile device should prevent the user from accessing a scan mode menu, and means for blocking a voice services system selection at the mobile device until no EVDO traffic state exists, wherein the blocking means includes;

means for monitoring whether the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state; and

means for preventing the user from accessing the scan mode menu on the mobile device if the means for monitoring detects that the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

7. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the blocking means includes:

means for monitoring whether the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state; and

means for preventing the user from accessing the scan mode menu on the mobile device if the means for monitoring detects that the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

8. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the means for blocking includes means for hiding the scan mode selection menu, the means for hiding the scan mode selection menu being capable of hiding the scan mode selection menu when the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

9. An Evolution Data Only or Data Optimized ‘

EVDO’

enabled Code Division Multiple Access ‘

CDMA’

prioritized hybrid communications mode mobile device comprising means for blocking a voice services system selection at the mobile device until no EVDO traffic state exists employing means for hiding a network selection menu, the means for hiding the network selection menu being capable of hiding the network selection menu when the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

10. The mobile device of claim 9 wherein the means for blocking includes means for hiding the scan mode selection menu, the means for hiding the scan mode selection menu being capable of hiding the scan mode selection menu when the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

11. A method for user data traffic handling for an Evolution Data Only or Data Optimized ‘

EVDO’

enabled Code Division Multiple Access ‘

CDMA’

prioritized hybrid communications mode mobile device, the method comprising;

monitoring whether a user changes a scan mode on the mobile device; and

if the user changes the scan mode, checking whether the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state; and

if the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state;

prompting the user to confirm that the mobile device should proceed with a scan mode selection and ending the EVDO traffic state in effect, and

if the user declines proceeding with the scan mode selection, blocking a voice services system selection at the mobile device until no EVDO traffic state exists.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the blocking step further includes the step of:

hiding the scan mode selection menu when the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the blocking step further includes:

delaying said voice services system selection until the EVDO traffic state is ended.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mobile device performs the voice services system selection once the EVDO traffic state ends.

15. An Evolution Data Only or Data Optimized ‘

EVDO’

enabled Code Division Multiple Access ‘

CDMA’

prioritized hybrid communications mode mobile device comprising;

means for monitoring whether a user changes a scan mode on the mobile device;

means for checking whether the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state;

means for prompting the user to confirm that the mobile device should proceed with a scan mode change and ending the EVDO traffic state in effect, the means for prompting the user being responsive to the means for monitoring whether the user changes the scan mode detecting that the user changed the scan mode and responsive to the means for checking finding that the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state; and

means for blocking a voice services system selection at the mobile device until no EVDO traffic state exists, responsive to the user declining proceeding with the scan mode selection.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the means for blocking includes:

means for delaying said voice services system selection.

17. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the means for blocking includes means for hiding the scan mode selection menu, the means for hiding the scan mode selection menu being capable of hiding the scan mode selection menu when the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state.