# US 2018/0027604 A1 · Method and system of assigning wi-fi or other wireless channel to mobile application > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0027604 A1 - Document ID: US20180027604A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/655,775 - Filed: 2017-07-20 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-20 - Inventors: David Haag - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180027604A1 ## CPC - H04M 1/72415: for remote control of appliances - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04M 1/72427: for supporting games or graphical animations - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04M 2250/06: including a wireless LAN interface - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The disclosed embodiments provide a method and system for connecting a mobile device to multiple other devices, allowing an application to use a specific wireless channel from a list of more than one wireless channel, and performing methods where a mobile device connects simultaneously to multiple other devices. In some embodiments, a mobile device operates with multiple Wi-Fi (wireless communication) networking devices, IoT devices, or other Wi-Fi enabled devices, and has multiple hardware Wi-Fi channels available. Each channel can be assigned to an executable application on the mobile device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile device comprising: at least one input device; a display; a first and a second wireless transceiver having a first wireless communication protocol; a processor; and a memory storing machine-readable instructions executable on the processor to cause the mobile device to: connect to a first network via a first wireless channel on the first wireless transceiver; simultaneously connect to a remote device via a second wireless channel on the second wireless transceiver; and transmit information regarding the first network to the remote device via the second wireless transceiver. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the remote device is an Internet of Things device, and the network information is network access information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication protocol is a Wi-Fi protocol. ### Claim 4 A method of controlling simultaneous connections on a mobile device comprising at least one input device, a display, a first and a second wireless transceiver having a first wireless communication protocol, a processor, and a memory storing machine-readable instruction executable on the processor, the method comprising: connecting the mobile device to a first network via a first wireless channel via the first wireless transceiver; simultaneously connecting the mobile device to a second network via a second wireless channel via the second wireless transceiver; assigning via the processor data communication from a first application running on the mobile device to the first network; and assigning via the processor data communication from a second application running on the mobile device to the second network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first network connects to the internet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the second network is a secured network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the secured network is a gaming network at a gaming establishment, the second application is a gaming application facilitating wagering and/or game play at the mobile device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the gaming network connects the mobile device to a gaming machine. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the second application limits access to the secured network based on geographic location of the mobile device. ### Claim 10 A mobile device comprising: at least one input device; a display; a first and a second wireless transceiver having a first wireless communication protocol; a processor; and a memory storing machine-readable instructions executable on the processor to cause the mobile device to: connect to a first network via a first wireless channel on the first wireless transceiver; simultaneously connect to a remote device via a second wireless channel on the second wireless transceiver; and send control instructions to the remote device via the second wireless transceiver. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the remote device is a drone and the control instructions comprise movement directions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the mobile device receives data from the drone via the second wireless transceiver. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the mobile device sends data and receives data from the network via the first wireless transceiver. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the mobile device updates firmware of the remote device.