Method and System for Mapping Provisioning Information of Different Communications Networks

• US 20100087225A1
• Filed: 12/07/2009
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Green, Michael, Parekh, Nileshkumar J., Nagaraj, Thadi M., Zou, Qiuzhen, Jain, Nikhil, Radhakrishnan, Dhinakar
• Granted Patent: US 8,005,475 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• 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

A wireless communications device is configurable to communicate with either one of two networks over a wireless medium, each of the two networks having a different air interface protocol. Additionally, the wireless device includes stored provisioning information for a set of networks of a first type and can map this first provisioning information into a second format for use with networks of a second type. The device also includes a non-volatile memory for storing default provisioning information so that some information remains available regardless of what is erased from the memory. The default provisioning information is enough to establish a connection over one of the available networks and allow reconstruction of a provisioning list.

Claims

1. A wireless device capable of communicating with multiple network types, comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate with any of a plurality of network types over a wireless media, each of the plurality of network types having a different air interface protocol; and

a non-volatile memory configured to store respective default provisioning data for more than one of the plurality of network types.