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US 11,638,327 B2Granted
Methods and systems for switching between service provider networks
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorSamian Kaur
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Abstract
A user device (e.g., a mobile phone, user equipment (UE), a dual subscriber identity module (SIM) dual standby (DSDS) device, a multi-SIM multi-standby device (MSMS) device, a mobile device, a smart device, laptop, tablet, computing device, etc.) may dynamically determine configurations for preferred and/or offload networks and optimally switch connections between service provider networks.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- communicating, by a user device, via a first network, wherein the user device is connected to the first network via a first network address;
- determining, based on a signal being received for a threshold duration, a presence of a second network and a network condition associated with the second network;
- sending, based on the network condition, a request to connect to the second network;
- and
- causing, based on an acknowledgment of the request, the user device to connect to the second network via a second network address.
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A method comprising:
- attempting, by a user device connected to a first network, based on a signal that indicates a presence of a second network being received for a threshold duration, to connect to the second network;
- receiving an indication of a network condition of the second network;
- and
- canceling, based on the network condition, the attempt to connect to the second network.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a user device in communication with a first network, a signal associated with a second network for a threshold duration;
- determining, based on receiving the signal for the threshold duration, an indication of the second network;
- determining, based on the indication of the second network, a network condition of the second network;
- and
- causing, based on the network condition, the user device to communicate with the second network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.