Enhanced mobile device connectivity between wireless networks

A method implemented by a mobile device for enhanced mobile connectivity between wireless networks comprising the following steps:

• storing, using a mobile device, a map of wireless networks received from a server;
• calculating, using the mobile device, a route of travel for the mobile device;
• determining, using the mobile device, a list of access points for the wireless networks connectable to the mobile device based on the map and the route of travel;
• calculating a cost function for each of the access points on the list based on optimization factors including signal strength, available bandwidth, connection times, and connections costs at the connection times;
• creating a schedule for connecting the mobile device to the access points for the wireless networks based on locations of the mobile device along the route of travel and the cost function related to connecting to each of the access points at each of the locations;
• connecting the mobile device to a first one of the access points along the route of travel based on the schedule;
• and
• switching sequentially from the first one of the access points to a next one of the access points on the schedule so the mobile device is connected to at least one of the wireless networks while moving along the route of travel.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in a mobile device for enhanced mobile device wireless network connectivity, the non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing one or more programs which when executed by a hardware processor perform steps comprising:

• storing, using a mobile device, a map of wireless networks received from a server;
• calculating, using the mobile device, a route of travel for the mobile device;
• determining, using the mobile device, a list of access points for the wireless networks connectable to the mobile device based on the map and the route of travel;
• calculating a cost function for each of the access points on the list based on optimization factors including signal strength, available bandwidth, connection times, and connections costs at the connection times;
• creating a schedule for connecting the mobile device to the access points for the wireless networks based on locations of the mobile device along the route of travel and the cost function related to connecting to each of the access points at each of the locations;
• connecting the mobile device to a first one of the access points along the route of travel based on the schedule;
• and
• switching sequentially from the first one of the access points to a next one of the access points on the schedule so the mobile device is connected to at least one of the wireless networks while moving along the route of travel.