Method and apparatus for use in a communications network
First Claim
1. A method, implemented on a mobile terminal operative in a communications network in which a plurality of accesses are available to the mobile terminal for accessing a network resource, comprising:
- determining, by the mobile terminal, a set of active rules, each rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses, the rules of the set being potentially in conflict between each other concerning which access is most preferred, and each rule being assigned a rule-based priority value;
deriving, by the mobile terminal, from the set of active rules a new rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses by selecting, as the new rule, the active rule having the most preferred rule-based priority value; and
selecting an access of the plurality of accesses for use by the mobile terminal based on the new rule.
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Abstract
A method is provided for use in a communications network in which a plurality of accesses are available to a user entity for accessing a network resource, comprising: determining a set of active rules, each rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses, with potential for conflict between the rules of the set concerning which access is most preferred; deriving from the set of active rules a new rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses; and selecting an access for use by the user entity based on the new rule.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, implemented on a mobile terminal operative in a communications network in which a plurality of accesses are available to the mobile terminal for accessing a network resource, comprising:
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determining, by the mobile terminal, a set of active rules, each rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses, the rules of the set being potentially in conflict between each other concerning which access is most preferred, and each rule being assigned a rule-based priority value; deriving, by the mobile terminal, from the set of active rules a new rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses by selecting, as the new rule, the active rule having the most preferred rule-based priority value; and selecting an access of the plurality of accesses for use by the mobile terminal based on the new rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile terminal for communication in a communications network in which a plurality of accesses are available to the mobile terminal for accessing a network resource, comprising a processing circuit configured to:
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determine a set of active rules, each rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses, with potential for conflict between the rules of the set concerning which access is most preferred, and each rule being assigned a rule-based priority value; derive from the set of active rules a new rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses by selecting as the new rule the active rule having the most preferred rule-based priority value; and select an access of the plurality of accesses for use by the mobile terminal based on the new rule. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A non-transitory machine readable medium including program instructions operative to cause a processor in a mobile terminal of a communications network, in which a plurality of accesses are available to a the mobile terminal for accessing a network resource, to perform the steps of:
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determining a set of active rules, each rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses, the rules of the set being potentially in conflict between each other concerning which access is most preferred, each rule being associated with a rule-based priority value; deriving from the set of active rules a new rule specifying respective preferences, at least relatively, for at least some of the plurality of accesses by selecting, as the new rule, the active rule having the most preferred rule-based priority value; and selecting an access for use by the mobile terminal based on the new rule.
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