System, method, and computer-readable medium for user equipment decision-making criteria for connectivity and handover
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of operating a mobile device comprising:
- connecting to a WIFI network and a cellular network;
displaying an indication of availability of the WIFI network and the cellular network;
accessing data through the WIFI network in response to an application request from an application executing on the mobile device;
detecting a first condition indicative of a quality of the WIFI network;
detecting, in response to a subsequent application request and before or at a time of receiving a response to the subsequent application request, a second condition indicative of a time responsiveness of the WIFI network;
evaluating user settings, wherein the user settings include a roaming rule, a connectivity rule, and an application profile of the application;
in response to detecting the first condition and the second condition and evaluating the user settings, determining a time responsiveness of the cellular network; and
based on the detected first condition and detected second condition, the evaluated user settings, the time responsiveness of the cellular network, and the application executing on the mobile device, sending the subsequent application request through the cellular network in response to the application request executing on the mobile device, wherein requests from another application executing on the mobile device continue to access data through the WIFI network.
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Abstract
A method of selecting a network from a plurality of available access networks is provided. The method includes identifying, by using a wireless user equipment, the plurality of access networks and identifying, by using a wireless user equipment, an invoked application. The method includes selecting, by using a wireless user equipment, a first access network from the plurality of access networks based, at least in part, on the application. A connection is established to the first access network in response to an application requirement. A handover procedure is invoked from the first access network to a second access network of the plurality of access networks in response to application requirements.
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1. A method of operating a mobile device comprising:
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connecting to a WIFI network and a cellular network; displaying an indication of availability of the WIFI network and the cellular network; accessing data through the WIFI network in response to an application request from an application executing on the mobile device; detecting a first condition indicative of a quality of the WIFI network; detecting, in response to a subsequent application request and before or at a time of receiving a response to the subsequent application request, a second condition indicative of a time responsiveness of the WIFI network; evaluating user settings, wherein the user settings include a roaming rule, a connectivity rule, and an application profile of the application; in response to detecting the first condition and the second condition and evaluating the user settings, determining a time responsiveness of the cellular network; and based on the detected first condition and detected second condition, the evaluated user settings, the time responsiveness of the cellular network, and the application executing on the mobile device, sending the subsequent application request through the cellular network in response to the application request executing on the mobile device, wherein requests from another application executing on the mobile device continue to access data through the WIFI network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device comprising:
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a memory and a processor; a network interface operable to; connecting to a WIFI network and a cellular network; displaying an indication of availability of the WIFI network and the cellular network; accessing data through the WIFI network in response to an application request from an application executing on a mobile device; detecting a first condition indicative of a quality of the WIFI network; detecting, in response to a subsequent application request and before or at a time of receiving a response to the subsequent application request, a second condition indicative of a time responsiveness of the WIFI network; evaluating user settings, wherein the user settings include a roaming rule, a connectivity rule, and an application profile of the application; in response to detecting the first condition and the second condition and evaluating the user settings, determining a time responsiveness of the cellular network; and based on the detected first condition and detected second condition, the evaluated user settings, the time responsiveness of the cellular network, and the application executing on the mobile device, sending the subsequent application request through the cellular network in response to the application request executing on the mobile device, wherein requests from another application executing on the mobile device continue to access data through the WIFI network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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