# US 2018/0324666 A1 · Handing over a user device from one technology to another > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324666 A1 - Document ID: US20180324666A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/039,130 - Filed: 2018-07-18 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-23 - Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.; Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.; Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless) - Inventors: Priscilla Lau; Patricia R. Chang; Arda Aksu; Jay J. Lee; Lalit R. Kotecha; Thomas H. Tan; Maria G. Lam; Steven R. Rados; John F. Macias; Derek Hongwei Bao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324666A1 ## CPC - H04W 36/22: for handling the traffic - H04L 43/16: Threshold monitoring - H04W 36/144: {over a different radio air interface technology} - H04W 36/24: Reselection being triggered by specific parameters - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A system may be configured to identify that a user device is connected to a first radio access network (“RAN”), via a first technology; and to identify that the user device is capable of accessing a second RAN, via a second technology. The system may further be configured to instruct the user device to concurrently connect to the second RAN and the first RAN, send or receive a first type of traffic via the first RAN, and send or receive a second type of traffic via the second RAN. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: identifying, by one or more server devices, that a user device is connected to a first radio access network (“RAN”), via a first technology; identifying, by the one or more server devices, that the user device is capable of accessing a second RAN, via a second technology, the second RAN being different from the first RAN, the second technology being different from the first technology; and instructing, by the one or more server devices, the user device to: concurrently connect to the first RAN and the second RAN, send or receive a first type of traffic via the first RAN while concurrently connected to the first RAN and the second RAN, and send or receive a second type of traffic via the second RAN while concurrently connected to the first RAN and the second RAN, the second type of traffic being different than the first type of traffic. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first type of traffic includes voice call traffic, and wherein the second type of traffic includes data traffic. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first technology is a first cellular technology, and wherein the second technology is a second cellular technology. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an indication that the first RAN is congested, wherein the instructing is performed based on the received indication that the first RAN is congested. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an indication that the second RAN is less congested than the first RAN, wherein the instructing is performed based on the received indication that the second RAN is less congested than the first RAN. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining that the user device is not associated with a subscription that indicates that the first technology is preferred over the second technology, wherein the instructing is performed based on determining that the user device is not associated with a subscription that indicates that the first technology is preferred over the second technology. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a set of factors associated with the first RAN and the second RAN, the set of factors including at least two of: an amount of congestion associated with the first RAN, a position of the first RAN in a priority list that prioritizes a plurality of RANs, or a type of an application invoked by the user device, wherein the instructing is performed based on the set of factors associated with the first RAN and the second RAN. ### Claim 8 A system, comprising: a memory device storing a set of processor-executable instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the set of processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions causes the one or more processors to: identify that a user device is connected to a first radio access network (“RAN”), via a first technology; identify that the user device is capable of accessing a second RAN, via a second technology, the second RAN being different from the first RAN, the second technology being different from the first technology; and instruct the user device to: concurrently connect to the first RAN and the second RAN, send or receive a first type of traffic via the first RAN while concurrently connected to the first RAN and the second RAN, and send or receive a second type of traffic via the second RAN while concurrently connected to the first RAN and the second RAN, the second type of traffic being different than the first type of traffic. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first type of traffic includes voice call traffic, and wherein the second type of traffic includes data traffic. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first technology is a first cellular technology, and wherein the second technology is a second cellular technology. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to: receive an indication that the first RAN is congested, wherein the instructing is performed based on the received indication that the first RAN is congested. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to: receive an indication that the second RAN is less congested than the first RAN, wherein the instructing is performed based on the received indication that the second RAN is less congested than the first RAN. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to: determine that the user device is not associated with a subscription that indicates that the first technology is preferred over the second technology, wherein the instructing is performed based on determining that the user device is not associated with a subscription that indicates that the first technology is preferred over the second technology. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to: determine a set of factors associated with the first RAN and the second RAN, the set of factors including at least two of: an amount of congestion associated with the first RAN, a position of the first RAN in a priority list that prioritizes a plurality of RANs, or a type of an application invoked by the user device, wherein the instructing is performed based on the set of factors associated with the first RAN and the second RAN. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: identify that a user device is connected to a first radio access network (“RAN”), via a first technology; identify that the user device is capable of accessing a second RAN, via a second technology, the second RAN being different from the first RAN, the second technology being different from the first technology; and instruct the user device to: concurrently connect to the first RAN and the second RAN, send or receive a first type of traffic via the first RAN while concurrently connected to the first RAN and the second RAN, and send or receive a second type of traffic via the second RAN while concurrently connected to the first RAN and the second RAN, the second type of traffic being different than the first type of traffic. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first type of traffic includes voice call traffic, and wherein the second type of traffic includes data traffic. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first technology is a first cellular technology, and wherein the second technology is a second cellular technology. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to: receive an indication that the first RAN is congested, wherein the instructing is performed based on the received indication that the first RAN is congested. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to: receive an indication that the second RAN is less congested than the first RAN, wherein the instructing is performed based on the received indication that the second RAN is less congested than the first RAN. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to: determine that the user device is not associated with a subscription that indicates that the first technology is preferred over the second technology, wherein the instructing is performed based on determining that the user device is not associated with a subscription that indicates that the first technology is preferred over the second technology.