Multiple network access system and method
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- associating the wireless communication device with a first wireless network such that the wireless communication device establishes a logical connection with the first wireless network, wherein the wireless communication device includes a single radio frequency (RF) modem and wherein the first wireless network is a bidirectional wireless network;
attaching the wireless communication device with the first wireless network;
receiving, from the first wireless network via the single RF modem, information regarding a broadcast event to be received via a second wireless network beginning at a start time, wherein the second wireless network is a unidirectional broadcast wireless network;
detaching the wireless communication device from the first wireless network at a time prior to the start time of the broadcast event and attaching the wireless communication device with the second wireless network, wherein the logical connection with the first wireless network is maintained; and
receiving, from the second wireless network via the single RF modem, the broadcast event based on the information received from the first wireless network while the logical connection with the first wireless network is maintained.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for operating a wireless communication device that can communicate with at least two different wireless networks using a single radio frequency modem are described. The communication device attaches to a first wireless network through the radio frequency (RF) modem, and then detaches from the first wireless network at a predetermined time before a start time of a selected event on a second wireless network. The device attaches to the second wireless network using the same RF modem before the start time of the selected event and collects at least a portion of event data associated with the selected event. After collecting at least a portion of event data, the device detaches from the second wireless network and re-attaches to the first wireless network.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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associating the wireless communication device with a first wireless network such that the wireless communication device establishes a logical connection with the first wireless network, wherein the wireless communication device includes a single radio frequency (RF) modem and wherein the first wireless network is a bidirectional wireless network; attaching the wireless communication device with the first wireless network; receiving, from the first wireless network via the single RF modem, information regarding a broadcast event to be received via a second wireless network beginning at a start time, wherein the second wireless network is a unidirectional broadcast wireless network; detaching the wireless communication device from the first wireless network at a time prior to the start time of the broadcast event and attaching the wireless communication device with the second wireless network, wherein the logical connection with the first wireless network is maintained; and receiving, from the second wireless network via the single RF modem, the broadcast event based on the information received from the first wireless network while the logical connection with the first wireless network is maintained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a single radio frequency (RF) modem configured to; associate the wireless communication device with a first wireless network such that the wireless communication device establishes a logical connection with the first wireless network, wherein the first wireless network is a bidirectional wireless network; associate the wireless communication device with a second wireless network, wherein the second wireless network is a unidirectional broadcast wireless network; attach the wireless communication device with the first wireless network and detach the wireless communication device from the first wireless network at a time prior to a start time of a broadcast event and attach the wireless communication device to the second wireless network, wherein the logical connection with the first wireless network is maintained; a network attachment arbitrator module configured to receive, from the first wireless network via the single RF modem, information regarding the broadcast event to be received via the second wireless network; and an application module configured to receive, via the single RF modem, the broadcast event based on the information received from the first wireless network while the logical connection with the first wireless network is maintained. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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