System and method for facilitating accelerated network selection using a weighted network list
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1. A method for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
- maintaining a list of networks;
for each network in said list of networks, determining a respective network availability likelihood score associated therewith by one of (a) multiplying a connections count, corresponding to a number of prior connections of said wireless UE device with said network, by a connections count weighting factor of a weighting factors array;
(b) multiplying a minutes count, corresponding to a total duration of prior connections of said wireless UE device with said network, by a minutes count weighting factor of said weighting factors array; and
(c) multiplying a time lapse value, corresponding to an amount of elapsed time since at least one time stamp of at least one prior connection of said wireless UE device with said network, by a time lapse weighting factor of said weighting factors array; and
prior to performing a full band scan, selecting a network from said list of networks based on said network availability likelihood score associated therewith.
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Abstract
A scheme for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device. In one exemplary embodiment, prior to performing a full band scan, the wireless UE device is operable to interrogate a list of networks with which the wireless UE device has registered at least once in a given period of time, wherein a network availability likelihood score may be associated with each of the list of networks. A particular network is selected from the list of networks based on its network availability likelihood score.
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1. A method for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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maintaining a list of networks; for each network in said list of networks, determining a respective network availability likelihood score associated therewith by one of (a) multiplying a connections count, corresponding to a number of prior connections of said wireless UE device with said network, by a connections count weighting factor of a weighting factors array;
(b) multiplying a minutes count, corresponding to a total duration of prior connections of said wireless UE device with said network, by a minutes count weighting factor of said weighting factors array; and
(c) multiplying a time lapse value, corresponding to an amount of elapsed time since at least one time stamp of at least one prior connection of said wireless UE device with said network, by a time lapse weighting factor of said weighting factors array; andprior to performing a full band scan, selecting a network from said list of networks based on said network availability likelihood score associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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maintaining a list of networks; for each network in said list of networks, determining a respective network availability likelihood score by one of (a) multiplying a connections count, corresponding to a number of prior connections of said wireless UE device with said network, by a connections count weighting factor of a weighting factors array;
(b) multiplying a minutes count, corresponding to a total duration of prior connections of said wireless UE device with said network, by a minutes count weighting factor of said weighting factors array; and
(c) multiplying a time lapse value, corresponding to an amount of elapsed time since at least one time stamp of at least one prior connection of said wireless UE device with said network, by a time lapse weighting factor of said weighting factors array; andselecting a network from said list of networks based on said respective network availability score prior to performing a full-band scan. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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a storage module operative to contain a list of networks; and a selection module operative prior to a full band scan to select a network for an attempted connection based on a respective network availability likelihood score associated therewith, each network'"'"'s network availability likelihood score being determined by one of (a) multiplying a connections count, corresponding to a number of prior connections of said wireless UE device with said network, by a connections count weighting factor of a weighting factors array;
(b) multiplying a minutes count, corresponding to a total duration of prior connections of said wireless UE device with said network, by a minutes count weighting factor of said weighting factors array; and
(c) multiplying a time lapse value, corresponding to an amount of elapsed time since at least one time stamp of at least one prior connection of said wireless UE device with said network, by a time lapse weighting factor of said weighting factors array. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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