Method and apparatus for controlling cellular reselection attempts on a computing device
First Claim
1. A method for operating a computing device on a cellular network, the method comprising:
- performing an automated process in which the computing device is programmed to automatically and repeatedly check an adequacy of a serving cell that the computing device is currently assigned to for purpose of determining whether neighbor search and cell reselection is to be performed by the computing device;
determining presence of a condition in which neighbor search and cell reselection is to be performed by a default performance of the automated process;
identifying a result of one or more past instances in which the computing device, by the default performance of the automated process, attempted to perform neighbor search and cell reselection as a result of the presence of the condition;
determining criteria for attempting neighbor search and cell reselection based at least in part on the result of the one or more past instances;
based on the criteria, determining that the default performance of the automated process is to be modified; and
in response to determining that the default performance of the automated process is to be modified, skipping an attempt at performing neighbor search and cell reselection, as would otherwise be required by the default performance of the automated process, when performing the automated process.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling cellular reselection attempts on a computing device is disclosed. A computing device performs an automated process to repeatedly check the adequacy of the serving cell that it is currently assigned to. The computing device performs the check to determine whether it should perform a neighbor search and cell reselection. If the computing device determines the presence of particular conditions, it can perform the reselection by a default automated process. On the other hand, if the computing device determines criteria based, at least in part, on past instances, the computing device can modify the default automated process and skip attempts at performing neighbor search and cell reselections.
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1. A method for operating a computing device on a cellular network, the method comprising:
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performing an automated process in which the computing device is programmed to automatically and repeatedly check an adequacy of a serving cell that the computing device is currently assigned to for purpose of determining whether neighbor search and cell reselection is to be performed by the computing device; determining presence of a condition in which neighbor search and cell reselection is to be performed by a default performance of the automated process; identifying a result of one or more past instances in which the computing device, by the default performance of the automated process, attempted to perform neighbor search and cell reselection as a result of the presence of the condition; determining criteria for attempting neighbor search and cell reselection based at least in part on the result of the one or more past instances; based on the criteria, determining that the default performance of the automated process is to be modified; and in response to determining that the default performance of the automated process is to be modified, skipping an attempt at performing neighbor search and cell reselection, as would otherwise be required by the default performance of the automated process, when performing the automated process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
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a radio module including a plurality of hardware components, the plurality of hardware components including one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are configured to; perform an automated process in which the radio module is programmed to automatically and repeatedly check an adequacy of a serving cell that the computing device is currently assigned to for purpose of determining whether neighbor search and cell reselection is to be performed by the computing device; determine presence of a condition in which neighbor search and cell reselection is to be performed by a default performance of the automated process; identify a result of one or more past instances in which the computing device, by the default performance of the automated process, attempted to perform neighbor search and cell reselection as a result of the presence of the condition; determine criteria for attempting neighbor search and cell reselection based at least in part on the result of the one or more past instances; based on the criteria, determine that the default performance of the automated process is to be modified; and in response to determining that the default performance of the automated process is to be modified, skip an attempt at performing neighbor search and cell reselection, as would otherwise be required by the default performance of the automated process, when performing the automated process. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A radio module including a plurality of hardware components for a computing device, the radio module comprising:
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a memory resource storing instructions; one or more processors coupled to the memory resource, the one or more processors to; perform an automated process in which the radio module is programmed to automatically and repeatedly check an adequacy of a serving cell that the computing device is currently assigned to for purpose of determining whether neighbor search and cell reselection is to be performed by the computing device; determine presence of a condition in which neighbor search and cell reselection is to be performed by a default performance of the automated process; identify a result of one or more past instances in which the computing device, by the default performance of the automated process, attempted to perform neighbor search and cell reselection as a result of the presence of the condition; determine criteria for attempting neighbor search and cell reselection based at least in part on the result of the one or more past instances; based on the criteria, determine that the default performance of the automated process is to be modified; and in response to determining that the default performance of the automated process is to be modified, skip an attempt at performing neighbor search and cell reselection, as would otherwise be required by the default performance of the automated process, when performing the automated process.
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