Data rate selection for wireless communication devices
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- accessing a wireless access system to receive a communication service;
determining a service operator of the wireless access system;
receiving an instruction for a proposed data rate from the wireless access system, the proposed data rate comprising a data rate control (DRC) level for wireless communications between the wireless communication device and the wireless access system;
when the service operator comprises a roaming service operator, determining a selected data rate lower than the proposed data rate and responsively requesting the selected data rate for the communication service from the wireless access system instead of accepting the proposed data rate, and if the wireless access system denies the request for the selected data rate, then accepting the proposed data rate and throttling a data download rate of an application on the wireless communication device to be at the selected data rate by selecting a different compression scheme of the application;
when the service operator comprises a home service operator, determining the selected data rate as the proposed data rate; and
receiving the communication service at the selected data rate.
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Abstract
What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless communication device. The method includes accessing a wireless access system to receive a communication service, determining a service operator of the wireless access system, and selecting a data rate based on the service operator of the wireless access system. The method also includes requesting the selected data rate for the communication service from the wireless access system, and receiving the communication service at the selected data rate from the wireless access system.
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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accessing a wireless access system to receive a communication service; determining a service operator of the wireless access system; receiving an instruction for a proposed data rate from the wireless access system, the proposed data rate comprising a data rate control (DRC) level for wireless communications between the wireless communication device and the wireless access system; when the service operator comprises a roaming service operator, determining a selected data rate lower than the proposed data rate and responsively requesting the selected data rate for the communication service from the wireless access system instead of accepting the proposed data rate, and if the wireless access system denies the request for the selected data rate, then accepting the proposed data rate and throttling a data download rate of an application on the wireless communication device to be at the selected data rate by selecting a different compression scheme of the application; when the service operator comprises a home service operator, determining the selected data rate as the proposed data rate; and receiving the communication service at the selected data rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless communication device, comprising:
a transceiver configured to access a wireless access system to receive a communication service; a processing system configured to determine a service operator of the wireless access system, receive an instruction for a proposed data rate transferred by the wireless access system, the instruction for the proposed data rate comprising a data rate control (DRC) level for wireless communications between the wireless communication device and the wireless access system, determine a selected data rate lower than the proposed data rate when the service operator comprises a roaming service operator and responsively request the selected data rate for the communication service from the wireless access system instead of accepting the proposed data rate; the processing system configured to accept the proposed data rate and throttle a data download rate of an application on the wireless communication device to be at the selected data rate by selecting a different compression scheme of the application if the wireless access system denies the request for the selected data rate; the processing system configured to determine the selected data rate as the proposed data rate when the service operator comprises a home service operator; and the transceiver configured to receive the communication service at the selected data rate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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