System and method for offload of wireless network
First Claim
1. A method of managing network resource usage of a mobile communications device comprising:
- initiating registration of the mobile communications device with a wireless wide area communications network;
receiving a region indicator from the wireless wide area communications network in response to the initiating; and
selectively communicating by the mobile communications device with a wireless local area communications network according to a rules profile associated with the region indicator, the selectively communicating including offloading communications by the mobile communications device from the wireless wide area communications network to the wireless local area communications network in response to a country code or a network code of the region indicator being different from a country code or a network code of a service provider associated with the mobile communications device.
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Abstract
A method of managing network resource usage of a mobile communications device includes initiating registration of the mobile communications device with a wireless wide area communications network. The method includes receiving a region indicator from the wireless wide area communications network in response to the initiating. The method includes selectively communicating by the mobile communications device with a second communications network according to a rules profile associated with the region indicator. The region indicator may be a country code or network code. The rules profile may be one of a plurality of rules profiles identified based on the region indicator. Individual rules profiles of the plurality of rules profiles specify at least one of time of day constraints, access point identifier constraints, and performance threshold constraints.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of managing network resource usage of a mobile communications device comprising:
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initiating registration of the mobile communications device with a wireless wide area communications network; receiving a region indicator from the wireless wide area communications network in response to the initiating; and selectively communicating by the mobile communications device with a wireless local area communications network according to a rules profile associated with the region indicator, the selectively communicating including offloading communications by the mobile communications device from the wireless wide area communications network to the wireless local area communications network in response to a country code or a network code of the region indicator being different from a country code or a network code of a service provider associated with the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
a mobile communications device comprising; a first radio configured to communicate with a wireless wide area communications network; a second radio for communicating with a wireless local area communications network; and a controller configured to select one of the first radio and the second radio for wireless communications of the mobile communications device based on a rules profile associated with a region indicator received by the mobile communications device from the wireless wide area communications network, the controller being configured to offload communications by the mobile communications device from the wireless wide area communications network to the wireless local area communications network in response to a country code or a network code of the region indicator being different from a country code or a network code of a service provider associated with the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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means for communicating with a wireless wide area communications network and for receiving a region indicator from the wireless wide area communications network in response thereto; and means for communicating with a wireless local area communications network; and means for selecting one of the means for communicating with the wireless wide area communications network and the means for communicating with the wireless local area communications network based on a rules profile associated with a region indicator received using the means for communicating with the wireless wide area communications network, the selecting including offloading communications by the apparatus from the wireless wide area communications network to the wireless local area communications network in response to a country code or a network code of the region indicator being different from a country code or a network code of a service provider associated with the apparatus.
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