Mobile device morphing using mobile network availability

• US 9,763,182 B1
• Filed: 04/13/2016
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Krishnamurthy, Rajaram B., Rogers, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Phuoc H
• Application Number:
  US15/097,486
• Time in Patent Office: 517 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 4554352, 370235, 370238
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Apparatus, systems and methods for maintaining connection to a wireless service provider on a mobile device. A mobile computing device having stored data and a morph engine is connected to a wireless service provider selected from a plurality of wireless service providers accessible by the mobile device. Triggering data is received at the mobile computing device, whereby the morph engine thereof compares this triggering data against the stored data to determine an optimal wireless service provider that maintains a wireless signal connection on the mobile device. The optimal wireless service provider is identified from the plurality of other wireless service providers, and the wireless signal connection on the mobile device is switched from the first wireless service provider to the optimal wireless service provider to maintain the wireless signal connection.

Claims

1. A system for maintaining connection to a wireless service provider on a mobile device comprising:

a mobile computing device connected to a first wireless service provider;

a plurality of other wireless service providers accessible by the mobile computing device;

stored data on the mobile computing device;

triggering data received at the mobile computing device that initiates determination of an optimal wireless service provider to maintain a wireless signal connection on the mobile device; and

a morph engine of the mobile computing device that receives and compares the triggering data against the stored data to determine said optimal wireless service provider, identify said optimal wireless service provider from said plurality of other wireless service providers, and switch the wireless signal connection on the mobile device from the first wireless service provider to the optimal wireless service provider to maintain the wireless signal connection,

wherein the stored data on the mobile computing device includes one or more internal triggering data that when received at the mobile computing device initiates a change to one or more features of the mobile device, wherein the internal triggering data results in a change to one or more features of the mobile device selected from the group consisting of change in individual data, change applications, change in operating system, reconfigure stack, alter feature settings, load a backup system, prevent access to select data, alter appearance of meta-materials on the phone, and automatically backup switching of wireless service providers to ensure network connectivity.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the stored data on the mobile computing device includes profiles and known triggers, the morph engine compares the triggering data against the known triggers, the profiles, or both the known triggers and the profiles.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the profiles comprise user profiles defined by an end user.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the profiles comprise preset profiles defined by a manufacturer.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the profiles comprise a collection of settings including data identifying each of said plurality of other wireless service providers along with their corresponding attributes.

6. The system of claim 2 wherein the known triggers include external triggering data input into the mobile computing device that initiate a change in wireless service providers.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the external triggering data are selected from the group consisting of geographic location detection, time, receipt of wireless signal, strength of received wireless signal, loss of wireless signal, absence wireless service provider signal, detection of a preferred service provider, wireless service provider availability, detection of wireless service provider costs, availability of streaming feeds from select wireless service providers, kinetic motion, and an activity performed on the mobile device.

8. The system of claim 2 wherein the known triggers comprise one or more user defined preferred attributes desired from the optimal wireless service provider that will maintain the wireless signal connection at the mobile computing device.

9. The system of claim 1 further including one or more antennas on the mobile computing device, the triggering data is received as a signal by one or more antennas and transmitted to the morph engine.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the morph engine is a hardware component within the computing device having device hardware and software for implementing steps carried out by said morph engine.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the mobile computing device is selected from the group consisting of a cell phone, a smartphone, IOS, android, PDAs, computing devices, laptop, a notebook, notebook, netbook, tablet, cameras, music/media players, GPS devices, networked appliances, and a networked device.

12. A method for maintaining connection to a wireless service provider on a mobile device comprising:

providing a mobile computing device having stored data and a morph engine;

providing a plurality of wireless service providers accessible by the mobile computing device;

connecting the mobile device to a first wireless service provider of the plurality of wireless service providers;

receiving triggering data at the mobile computing device;

transmitting the triggering data to the morph engine, the morph engine comparing said triggering data against the stored data to determine an optimal wireless service provider that maintains a wireless signal connection on the mobile device;

identifying said optimal wireless service provider from said plurality of wireless service providers;

switching said wireless signal connection to said optimal wireless service provider if it is determined to be different from said first wireless service provider; and

receiving one or more internal triggering data at the mobile computing device, said one or more internal triggering data initiating a change to one or more features of the mobile device, wherein the internal triggering data results in a change to one or more features of the mobile device selected from the group consisting of change in individual data, change applications, change in operating system, reconfigure stack, alter feature settings, load a backup system, prevent access to select data, alter appearance of meta-materials on the phone, and automatically backup switching of wireless service providers to ensure network connectivity.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the stored data on the mobile computing device includes profiles and known triggers, said morph engine comparing the triggering data against the known triggers, the profiles, or both the known triggers and the profiles.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the known triggers comprise one or more user defined preferred attributes desired from the optimal wireless service provider that will maintain the wireless signal connection at the mobile computing device.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the known triggers include external triggering data input into the mobile computing device that initiate a change in wireless service providers.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the external triggering data are selected from the group consisting of geographic location detection, time, receipt of wireless signal, strength of received wireless signal, loss of wireless signal, absence wireless service provider signal, detection of a preferred service provider, wireless service provider availability, detection of wireless service provider costs, availability of streaming feeds from select wireless service providers, kinetic motion, and an activity performed on the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 12 further including receiving and monitoring new triggering data for determining if another of said plurality of wireless service providers is said optimal wireless service provider for continuously maintaining said wireless signal connection on the mobile device.