Multiple network mobile device connection management
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsArun G. MATHIAS, Madhusudan CHAUDHARY, Jianxiong SHI
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Abstract
A mobile wireless device maintains registration on two parallel wireless communication networks that each use different wireless communication protocols. In response to a first connection request received from a first wireless network, the mobile wireless device tunes a single receiver contained therein from the first wireless network to a second wireless network. Subsequently in response to a second connection request received from the second wireless network, the mobile wireless device connects to the second wireless network.
Claims23
A method of managing connections between a mobile wireless device and a plurality of wireless networks, the method comprising:
- registering the mobile wireless device with a first wireless network;
- registering the mobile wireless device with a second wireless network;
- receiving a connection origination message at the mobile wireless device from the first wireless network;
- and
- in response to receiving the connection origination message, connecting the mobile wireless device to the second wireless network;
- wherein the first wireless network and the second wireless network each use a different wireless communications protocol.
A mobile wireless device comprising:
- a receiver tunable to receive signals from a first wireless network and also to receive signals from a second wireless network;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- register the mobile wireless device with the first and second wireless networks;
- receive a connection origination message from the first wireless network and in response establish a connect between the mobile wireless device and the second wireless network;
- wherein the first wireless network and the second wireless network use different wireless communication protocols.
Non-transitory computer program product encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium for managing connections between a mobile wireless device and a plurality of wireless networks, the non-transitory computer program product comprising:
- in the mobile wireless device,
- non-transitory computer program code for registering the mobile wireless device with a first wireless network;
- non-transitory computer program code for registering the mobile wireless device with a second wireless network;
- non-transitory computer program code for receiving a connection origination message at the mobile wireless device from the first wireless network;
- and
- non-transitory computer program code for connecting the mobile wireless device to the second wireless network after receiving the connection origination message from the first wireless network;
- wherein the first wireless network and the second wireless network each use a different wireless communications protocol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.