US 2019/0159287 A1Published application

Communications Path Selection in User Equipment

AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC

InventorRobert Lee Engelhart, SR.

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Abstract

Architecture that allows a user to control the way a connection is made to a destination is described. A destination can be tagged with an attribute that defines how the connection to that destination should be routed. For example, a phone address book allows the user not only to enter the usual call recipient information such as name and telephone number, but also to add an attribute in the form of a network identifier associated with a network to be used when connecting to the destination. Where multiple networks are associated with the destination, the phone subsystem, recognizing that the destination now has multiple network IDs for connecting the call, can prompt the user to select the desired network pathway. The user can also tag the destination with a protocol that should be employed. Thus, not only will the phone be connected according to the network, but also the protocol.

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Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile device cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

assigning a first network identifier to a destination to generate a first entry associated with the destination, wherein the first entry indicates that communications directed to the destination are to be routed via a first network corresponding to the first network identifier;
assigning a second network identifier to the destination to generate a second entry associated with the destination, wherein the second entry indicates that communications directed to the destination are to be routed via a second network corresponding to the second network identifier;
receiving a request for initiation of a communication directed to the destination;
and
in response to receiving the request for the initiation of the communication directed to the destination, selecting, from between the first entry associated with the destination and the second entry associated with the destination, one of the first entry associated with the destination for connecting the mobile device with the destination via the first network or the second entry associated with the destination for connecting the mobile device with the destination via the second network.

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A method comprising:

assigning, by a mobile device, a first network identifier to destination data corresponding to a destination to generate a first entry associated with the destination, wherein the first entry indicates that communications directed to the destination are to be routed via a first network corresponding to the first network identifier;
assigning, by the mobile device, a second network identifier to the destination data corresponding to the destination to generate a second entry associated with the destination, wherein the second entry indicates that communications directed to the destination are to be routed via a second network corresponding to the second network identifier;
receiving, by the mobile device, a request for initiation of a communication directed to the destination;
and
in response to receiving the request for the initiation of the communication directed to the destination, selecting, by the mobile device from between the first entry associated with the destination and the second entry associated with the destination, one of the first entry associated with the destination for connecting the mobile device with the destination via the first network or the second entry associated with the destination for connecting the mobile device with the destination via the second network.

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A mobile device comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
assigning a first network identifier to destination data corresponding to a destination to generate a first entry associated with the destination, wherein the first entry indicates that communications directed to the destination are to be routed via a first network corresponding to the first network identifier,
assigning a second network identifier to the destination data corresponding to the destination to generate a second entry associated with the destination, wherein the second entry indicates that communications directed to the destination are to be routed via a second network corresponding to the second network identifier,
receiving a request for initiation of a communication directed to the destination, and
in response to receiving the request for the initiation of the communication directed to the destination, selecting, from between the first entry associated with the destination and the second entry associated with the destination, one of the first entry associated with the destination for connecting the mobile device with the destination via the first network or the second entry associated with the destination for connecting the mobile device with the destination via the second network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/257,395Filed 25 Jan 2019
Priority: 25 May 2007
Published: 23 May 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

H04W 88/06
Terminal devices: adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
H04B 7/0413
Using two or more spaced independent antennas: mIMO systems
H04M 1/27453
Using static electronic memories, e.g. chips: directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
H04M 1/724
Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection: user interfaces…

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