Fixed-mobile communications with mid-session mode switching
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1. A method for conducting a communications session involving a communication terminal device accessing a network, the communication terminal device being associated with one or more user-specified thresholds, the method comprising:
- at the communication terminal device, conducting communications corresponding to the communications session via a first mode of access;
determining, at the communication terminal device, that a second mode of access is available to be used for the communications corresponding to the communications session;
comparing one or more attributes associated with the first mode of access to one or more attributes associated with the second mode of access to obtain one or more differences;
comparing the one or more differences to the one or more user-specified thresholds;
from the communication terminal device, sending an indication to the network that the second mode of access is to be used based on a result of the comparing the one or more differences to the one or more user-specified thresholds; and
at the communication terminal device, conducting subsequent communications corresponding to the communications session using the second mode of access.
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Abstract
A method for performing mode-agile communications during a communications session is disclosed. A communications terminal device supporting multiple modes of access is configured to determine when, during a session involving a first mode of access communications, a second mode of access is available and is to be used for subsequent communications for the session. The communications terminal device initiates or controls switchover from one mode of access to another.
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1. A method for conducting a communications session involving a communication terminal device accessing a network, the communication terminal device being associated with one or more user-specified thresholds, the method comprising:
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at the communication terminal device, conducting communications corresponding to the communications session via a first mode of access; determining, at the communication terminal device, that a second mode of access is available to be used for the communications corresponding to the communications session; comparing one or more attributes associated with the first mode of access to one or more attributes associated with the second mode of access to obtain one or more differences; comparing the one or more differences to the one or more user-specified thresholds; from the communication terminal device, sending an indication to the network that the second mode of access is to be used based on a result of the comparing the one or more differences to the one or more user-specified thresholds; and at the communication terminal device, conducting subsequent communications corresponding to the communications session using the second mode of access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication terminal device for conducting a communications session by accessing a network, the communication terminal being associated with a user-specified threshold, the communication terminal device comprising:
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means for conducting communications corresponding to the communications session via a first mode of access; means for determining that a second mode of access is available to be used for the communications corresponding to the communications session; means for comparing an attribute associated with the first mode of access to an attribute associated with the second mode of access to obtain a difference; means for comparing the difference to the user-specified threshold; means for sending an indication to the network that the second mode of access is to be used based on a result of comparing the difference to the user-specified threshold; and means for conducting subsequent communications corresponding to the communications session using the second mode of access. - View Dependent Claims (20, 23)
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21. A method in a communications network for conducting a communications session involving a communications terminal device, the communications terminal device being associated with a user-specified threshold, the method comprising:
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conducting communications corresponding to the communications session via a first mode of access between the network and the device; comparing an attribute associated with the first mode of access to an attribute associated with the second mode of access to obtain a difference; comparing the difference to the user-specified threshold; receiving an indication from the device that a second mode of access between the network and the device is to be used for subsequent communications corresponding to the communications session based on a result of comparing the difference to the user-specified threshold; and conducting subsequent communications corresponding to the communications session using the second mode of access between the network and the device. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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