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US 11,903,094 B2Granted
Apparatuses and methods for facilitating a utilization of network resources
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJason Sikes, Ye Chen
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first data at a first rate via a first network connection and receiving second data at a second rate via a second network connection that is different from the first network connection based on the first rate being less than a threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- monitoring a conveyance of first data in a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device;
- responsive to a determination that a rate of the conveyance of the first data exceeds a threshold, causing the second communication device to transfer second data of the communication session to the first communication device utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT) connection;
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- responsive to a determination that the rate of the conveyance of the first data is less than the threshold, causing the second communication device to transfer the second data to the first communication device utilizing a second RAT connection that is different from the first RAT connection.
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A device comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
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- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- monitoring a conveyance of first data between a first communication device and a second communication device;
- responsive to a determination that a rate of the conveyance of the first data exceeds a threshold, causing the second communication device to transfer second data to the first communication device utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT) connection;
- and
- responsive to a determination that the rate of the conveyance of the first data is less than the threshold, causing the second communication device to transfer the second data to the first communication device utilizing a second RAT connection that is different from the first RAT connection.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a display screen and a speaker, first data at a first rate via a first network connection;
- receiving, by the processing system, second data at a second rate via a second network connection that is different from the first network connection based on the first rate being less than a threshold, wherein the first data and the second data are part of a communication session;
- maintaining, by the processing system, the first network connection during the receiving of the second data;
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- presenting, by the processing system, an indication of an availability of the first network connection during the receiving of the second data via the second network connection, wherein the presenting of the indication comprises presenting a visual indication via the display screen, presenting an auditory indication via the speaker, or a combination thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.