Switching between connectivity types to maintain connectivity
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing a first communications connection between a mobile user device and a host, the first communications connection enabling an application on the mobile user device to exchange data;
establishing a second communications connection between the mobile user device and the host;
enabling, using at least one processor, display of an indication that the second communications connection is established; and
enabling the application on the mobile user device to continue to exchange data by way of the second communications connection.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for leveraging narrowband connectivity (such as dial-up communications or other types of low bandwidth communications) to provision or configure broadband connectivity between a broadband access provider and a broadband device, such as a DSL modem or a cable modem. Specifically, because narrowband connectivity does not require advance configuration or provisioning by the host system of connectivity parameters for an access-seeking device, a modem at an access-seeking device may be leveraged to establish a narrowband connection between that device and a host system and to enable an exchange or negotiation of connectivity parameters necessary to enable future broadband connectivity. Thus, once established, the narrowband connection may be used as a conduit for communicating required provisioning information between the broadband-enabling host and the access-seeking device to enable broadband connectivity by the device in the future.
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38 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a first communications connection between a mobile user device and a host, the first communications connection enabling an application on the mobile user device to exchange data; establishing a second communications connection between the mobile user device and the host; enabling, using at least one processor, display of an indication that the second communications connection is established; and enabling the application on the mobile user device to continue to exchange data by way of the second communications connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a set of instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the steps comprising:
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establishing a first communications connection between a mobile user device and a host, the first communications connection enabling an application on the mobile user device to exchange data; establishing a second communications connection between the mobile user device and the host; enabling display of an indication that the second communications connection is established; and enabling the application on the mobile user device to continue to exchange data by way of the second communications connection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile user device programmed to:
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establish a first communications connection between the mobile user device and a host, the first communications connection enabling an application on the mobile user device to exchange data; establish a second communications connection between the mobile user device and the host; enable display of an indication that the second communications connection is established; and enable the application on the mobile user device to continue to exchange data by way of the second communications connection. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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establishing a first communications connection between a mobile user device and a host; detecting, using at least one processor, a change in the first communications connection; establishing a second communications connection between the mobile user device and the host; and enabling display of an indication that the second communications connection is established. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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