Method and system for accelerating connections to a network
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsCatherine Kalke, Yupeng Jia
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, by an end user device, a destination location for the end user device; determining, by the end user device, frequency band data for the destination location according to connection data stored in a memory of the end user device; responsive to or after exiting an airplane mode of the end user device, scanning, by the end user device, bands of a cellular network providing coverage to the destination location, where the scanning is according to the frequency band data; and attaching, by the end user device, to a cell of the cellular network based on the scanning of the bands. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
An end user device comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- entering an offline mode that prevents cellular communications;
- receiving, from an antenna of a vehicle, a short-range communication service while in the offline mode;
- determining a destination location for the vehicle;
- determining frequency band data for the destination location according to connection data stored in the memory;
- exiting the offline mode;
- responsive to the exiting the offline mode, scanning bands of a cellular network providing coverage to the destination location, wherein the scanning is according to the frequency band data;
- and
- attaching to a cell of the cellular network based on the scanning of the bands.
A method comprising:
- entering, by a processing system including a processor, an offline mode that prevents cellular communications;
- receiving, by the processing system from an antenna of a vehicle, a short-range communication service to a user while in the offline mode;
- determining, by the processing system, a destination location for the vehicle;
- determining, by the processing system, frequency band data for the destination location according to connection data stored in a memory;
- exiting, by the processing system, the offline mode;
- responsive to the exiting the offline mode, scanning, by the processing system, bands of a cellular network providing coverage to the destination location, wherein the scanning is according to the frequency band data;
- and
- attaching, by the processing system, to a cell of the cellular network based on the scanning of the bands.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor of an end user device, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- entering an offline mode that prevents cellular communications;
- receiving, from an antenna of a vehicle, a short-range communication service to a user while in the offline mode;
- determining a destination location for the vehicle;
- determining frequency band data for the destination location according to connection data stored in a memory;
- exiting the offline mode;
- responsive to the exiting the offline mode, scanning bands of a cellular network providing coverage to the destination location, wherein the scanning is according to the frequency band data;
- and
- attaching to a cell of the cellular network based on the scanning of the bands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.