Service mode display on a handheld communication device
AssigneeMalikie Innovations Limited
InventorsRobert John Edwards, Andrew Douglas Bocking
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Abstract
In a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of wireless communication modes, a method of communication begins by receiving, at the handheld communication device, a notification of an available one of the wireless communication modes. Then, in a data communication window of the communication device, a user-indication of an active one of the available wireless communication modes is provided in accordance with the received communication mode indication. The data communication window is configured to facilitate data communication via the plurality of wireless communication modes, and facilitates the data communication via the active wireless communication mode.
Claims19
A method at a user equipment, comprising:
- detecting available communication modes for the user equipment;
- attaching the user equipment to each of the available communication modes;
- invoking a communication service;
- determining whether the communication service is available over each of the attached communication modes based on communication mode information stored at the user equipment;
- when the communication service is available over more than one attached communication mode, selecting an active communication mode from the attached communication modes based on a user preference;
- when the communication service is available over only one attached communication mode, selecting the one attached communication mode as the active communication mode;
- and using the active communication mode for the communication service.
A wireless communications device comprising:
- a processor;
- a display;
- and
- a communication subsystem,
- wherein the wireless communications device is configured to:
- detect available communication modes for the user equipment;
- attach the user equipment to each of the available communication modes;
- invoke a communication service;
- determine whether the communication service is available over each of the attached communication modes based on communication mode information stored at the wireless communications device;
- when the communication service is available over more than one attached communication mode, select an active communication mode from the attached communication modes based on a user preference;
- when the communication service is available over only one attached communication mode, select the one attached communication mode as the active communication mode;
- and use the active communication mode for the communication service.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor of a wireless communications device, the instructions comprising code for:
- detecting available communication modes for the user equipment;
- attaching the user equipment to each of the available communication modes;
- invoking a communication service;
- determining whether the communication service is available over each of the attached communication modes based on communication mode information stored at the wireless communications device;
- when the communication service is available over more than one attached communication mode, selecting an active communication mode from the attached communication modes based on a user preference;
- when the communication service is available over only one attached communication mode, selecting the one attached communication mode as the active communication mode;
- and using the active communication mode for the communication service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.