Fast cell selection in a mobile wireless device
First Claim
1. A mobile device, comprising:
- a processor;
a wireless interface in data communication with the processor; and
logic in data communication with the processor and the wireless interface, the logic configured to cause the mobile device to;
detect when a first cell, to which the mobile device is connected, does not meet one or more suitability criteria;
locate one or more cells for possible connection with the mobile device;
determine whether a candidate cell of the one or more cells is the first cell; and
when the candidate cell is determined to be the first cell;
evaluate whether the candidate cell satisfies the one or more suitability criteria, wherein the evaluation is performed without reading system information messages to obtain the one or more suitability criteria for the candidate cell; and
connect with the candidate cell when the candidate cell is determined to satisfy the one or more suitability criteria;
when none of the one or more cells is determined to be the first cell;
read one or more system information messages to obtain suitability criteria for the one or more cells; and
evaluate whether a second candidate cell of the one or more cells satisfies corresponding suitability criteria; and
connect with the second candidate cell when the second candidate cell is determined to satisfy the corresponding suitability criteria.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for fast cell selection by a mobile wireless device. The mobile wireless device detects when a first wireless cell fails a set of stored suitability criteria and searches for and locates a set of candidate wireless cells to associate with. The mobile wireless device measures at least one received signal metric for each candidate wireless cell in the set of candidate wireless cells. When a candidate cell in the set of candidate wireless cells is identically the first wireless cell, the mobile wireless device evaluates the suitability of the candidate wireless cell using the stored set of suitability criteria for the first wireless cell and the measured at least one received signal metric for the candidate wireless cell. The mobile wireless communication device associates with the candidate wireless cell when the candidate wireless cell meets the stored set of suitability criteria.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processor; a wireless interface in data communication with the processor; and logic in data communication with the processor and the wireless interface, the logic configured to cause the mobile device to; detect when a first cell, to which the mobile device is connected, does not meet one or more suitability criteria; locate one or more cells for possible connection with the mobile device; determine whether a candidate cell of the one or more cells is the first cell; and when the candidate cell is determined to be the first cell; evaluate whether the candidate cell satisfies the one or more suitability criteria, wherein the evaluation is performed without reading system information messages to obtain the one or more suitability criteria for the candidate cell; and connect with the candidate cell when the candidate cell is determined to satisfy the one or more suitability criteria; when none of the one or more cells is determined to be the first cell; read one or more system information messages to obtain suitability criteria for the one or more cells; and evaluate whether a second candidate cell of the one or more cells satisfies corresponding suitability criteria; and connect with the second candidate cell when the second candidate cell is determined to satisfy the corresponding suitability criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
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detecting a connection failure with a first cell; locating a set of candidate cells for possible association with the mobile device; determining whether at least one candidate cell of the set of candidate cells is the first cell previously associated with the mobile device; when the at least one candidate cell is the first cell; evaluating the first cell using one or more suitability criteria, the evaluation based at least in part on information for the first cell stored in the mobile device prior to the detected connection failure; and associating with the first cell when the first cell satisfies the one or more suitability criteria; and when no candidate cells in the set of candidate cells is determined to be the first cell; receiving suitability criteria for one or more candidate cells in the set of candidate cells; determining whether an identified candidate cell of the set of candidate cells satisfies the received suitability criteria; and associating with the identified candidate cell when the identified candidate cell satisfies the received suitability criteria. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable apparatus comprising a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a mobile device to:
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detect a connection failure with an associated cell; locate a set of candidate cells for possible association with the mobile device; determine whether a candidate cell of the set of candidate cells is the associated cell; and when the candidate cell is the associated cell; evaluate the candidate cell using at least one suitability criteria, the evaluation based at least in part on suitability criteria for the associated cell stored in the mobile device prior to the detected connection failure; and associate the mobile device with the candidate cell when the candidate cell satisfies the at least one suitability criteria, wherein the evaluation is performed without reading system information messages to obtain the at least one suitability criteria for the candidate cell; and when no candidate cells in the set of candidate cells is determined to be the associated cell; receiving suitability criteria for one or more of the candidate cells in the set of candidate cells; determining whether an identified candidate cell in the set of candidate cells satisfies the received suitability criteria; and associating the mobile device with the identified candidate cell when the identified candidate cell satisfies the received suitability criteria. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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