Controlling and managing access to multiple networks
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1. A mobile communications device, comprising:
- a processor configured to establish a communication with a server in a network;
a transceiver configured to establish a wireless network connection with an access point associated with the network, and provide information related to the network connection received from the server to the processor, wherein the information comprises a communication load on the access point and a historical network connection quality metric corresponding to the access point; and
wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether to register with the network based on the information, wherein the processor is configured to register with the network when the historical network connection quality metric meets an unacceptable quality threshold only if the communication load meets a low load threshold, and wherein the processor is configured to register with the network when the communication load meets an unacceptable load threshold only if the historical network connection quality metric meets a high quality threshold.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a mobile communication device, and method for registering with a network from a mobile communications device. A processor in the mobile device may be used to establish a network connection with a server in a network. The mobile device may also include a transceiver that receives information from the server relating to the network connection. The processor may use the information, local measurements, or both to determine whether to register with the network.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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a processor configured to establish a communication with a server in a network; a transceiver configured to establish a wireless network connection with an access point associated with the network, and provide information related to the network connection received from the server to the processor, wherein the information comprises a communication load on the access point and a historical network connection quality metric corresponding to the access point; and wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether to register with the network based on the information, wherein the processor is configured to register with the network when the historical network connection quality metric meets an unacceptable quality threshold only if the communication load meets a low load threshold, and wherein the processor is configured to register with the network when the communication load meets an unacceptable load threshold only if the historical network connection quality metric meets a high quality threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15)
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6. A method of communicating with a network from a mobile communications device, comprising:
employing at least one processor to execute computer executable instructions stored on at least one computer readable medium to perform the following acts; establishing communication with a server in a network; establishing a wireless network connection with an access point associated with the server; receiving information from the server relating to the network connection, wherein the information comprises a communication load on the access point and a historical network connection quality metric corresponding to the access point; and determining whether to register with the network based the information, wherein the determining results in registering with the network when the historical network connection quality metric meets an unacceptable quality threshold only if the communication load meets a low load threshold, and wherein the determining results in registering with the network when the communication load meets an unacceptable load threshold only if the historical network connection quality metric meets a high quality threshold. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18)
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9. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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means for establishing communication with a server in a network; means for establishing a wireless network connection with an access point associated with the server; means for receiving information from the server relating to the network connection, wherein the information comprises a communication load on the access point and a historical network connection quality metric corresponding to the access point; means for determining whether to register with the network based on the information, wherein the determining results in registering with the network when the historical network connection quality metric meets an unacceptable quality threshold only if the communication load meets a low load threshold, and wherein the determining results in registering with the network when the communication load meets an unacceptable load threshold only if the historical network connection quality metric meets a high quality threshold; and wherein instructions associated with one or more of the above means are executed by one or more processors operatively coupled to one or more memory devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 19, 20, 21)
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