Setting voice and data priority using a registration message

• US 9,445,288 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2015
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Peitzer, Haywood, Parra, Darwin
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US14/696,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20150230195A1
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/435.1, 455/552.1, 370/395.42
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/00 Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for setting voice and data priority using a registration message. According to some embodiments, a processor that executes a voice and data priority application can determine a class of device associated with a communication device, a capability indicator that indicates if the communication device is capable of transmitting data communications and if the communication device is capable of transmitting voice communications, and a priority indicator that indicates if data communications are to be prioritized over voice communications for the communication device. The processor also can generate a voice and data priority indicator that indicates the class of device, the capability indicator, and the priority indicator, and save the voice and data priority indicator at a memory associated with the communication device. The communication device can be configured to generate a registration message that includes the voice and data indicator when registering with a network.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating, by a processor that executes a voice and data priority application, a voice and data priority indicator for a communication device;

storing, by the processor, the voice and data priority indicator at the communication device;

generating, by the processor, a registration message that comprises the voice and data priority indicator; and

sending, by the processor, the registration message to a communications network to request registration of the communication device with the communications network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice and data priority indicator comprises a multi-bit indicator that is included in the registration message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice and data priority indicator comprises:

a first bit indicating a voice capability of the communication device;

a second bit indicating a data capability of the communication device;

a third bit indicating a class of device for the communication device; and

a fourth bit indicating if data communications are to be prioritized over voice communications.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the registration message comprises a DoesNotBenefitFromBatteryConsumptionOptimisation information element, and wherein the DoesNotBenefitFromBatteryConsumptionOptimisation information element comprises the voice and data priority indicator.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the processor, that the voice and data priority indicator is to be updated;

updating, by the processor, the voice and data priority indicator; and

sending, by the processor, an updated voice and data priority indicator to a network element.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice and data priority indicator is stored at a subscriber identity module of the communication device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice and data priority indicator is stored at a data storage device of the communication device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice and data priority indicator configures a network element for communications in accordance with the voice and data priority indicator.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the network element comprises a base transceiver station associated with a wireless network.

10. A device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

generating a voice and data priority indicator,

storing the voice and data priority indicator at the memory,

generating a registration message that comprises the voice and data priority indicator, and

sending the registration message to a communications network to request registration with the communications network.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the voice and data priority indicator comprises a multi-bit indicator that is included in the registration message.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the voice and data priority indicator comprises:

a first bit indicating a voice capability;

a second bit indicating a data capability;

a third bit indicating a class of device; and

a fourth bit indicating if data communications are to be prioritized over voice communications.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the registration message comprises a DoesNotBenefitFromBatteryConsumptionOptimisation information element, and wherein the DoesNotBenefitFromBatteryConsumptionOptimisation information element comprises the voice and data priority indicator.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining that the voice and data priority indicator is to be updated;

updating the voice and data priority indicator; and

sending an updated voice and data priority indicator to the communications network.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the voice and data priority indicator configures a network element for communications in accordance with the voice and data priority indicator.

16. A computer storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

generating a voice and data priority indicator for a communication device;

storing the voice and data priority indicator at the communication device;

generating a registration message that comprises the voice and data priority indicator; and

sending the registration message to a communications network to request registration with the communications network.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the voice and data priority indicator comprises a multi-bit that is indicator included in the registration message.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the voice and data priority indicator comprises:

a first bit indicating a voice capability of the communication device;

a second bit indicating a data capability of the communication device;

a third bit indicating a class of device for the communication device; and

a fourth bit indicating if data communications are to be prioritized over voice communications.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining that the voice and data priority indicator is to be updated;

updating the voice and data priority indicator; and

sending an updated voice and data priority indicator to the communications network.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the voice and data priority indicator configures a network element for communications in accordance with the voice and data priority indicator.