# US 2026/0101263 A1 · Apparatus and methods for providing stable wireless communication

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- Number: US 2026/0101263 A1
- Document ID: US20260101263A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/351,140
- Filed: 2025-10-06
- Published: 2026-04-09
- Earliest claimed: 2024-10-05
- Assignees: Ghost Kits Inc.
- Applicants: Ghost Kits Inc.
- Inventors: Casper Miko-Camilla HANNEY; Cyrus Wesley KEENAN-EASON; Christopher Lee HANNEY
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260101263A1

## CPC

- H04W 40/12: based on transmission quality or channel quality
- H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
- H04W 84/042: {Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems}
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Provided are methods and apparatus that provide stable internet access to secondary devices during large data uploads via local area network and radio access technology by actively monitoring available inter-frequency and inter-public land mobile network serving cells and automatically transitioning the active connection between serving cells based on network quality information, without disrupting the active user connection by utilizing an intermediary server to route and process the network traffic in a secure manner.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method for automatically providing a stable Internet connection, the method being performed by User Equipment (UE) comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
performing inter-frequency and inter-public land mobile network (PLMN) cell discovery to establish a current active connection between the UE and a PLMN;
generating information describing candidate alternative connections from cell frequency and quality metrics identified during the PLMN cell discovery, wherein:
current active connection metrics and past connection quality metrics are used to generate the information describing the candidate alternative connections; and
the information describing the candidate alternative connections comprises information describing a best available PLMN to which to connect;
transitioning the active connection of the UE from the current active connection to an alternative connection described in the information describing the candidate alternative connections; and
maintaining secondary connected device communications and upload processes uninterrupted between the UE and a secondary user device via local area network (LAN) during the transitioning of the active connection of the UE from the current active connection to the alternative connection.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the performing the PLMN cell discovery further comprises:
receiving, from a serving cell, information comprising:
a list of frequencies,
a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), and
a PLMN identifier (ID);
storing the received information in a UE memory;
preparing information describing a summary of the received information; and
transmitting the summary of the received information to a remote server.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising generating information describing the current active connection by combining PLMN cell discovery information describing characteristics of the current active connection with information describing:
quality information of the current active connection over time;
historical connection quality information of the discovered cells and geographically relevant cells, available to the UE via locally stored data and remotely archived data;
historic bandwidth and data transfer rates;
trending signal quality and strength;
speed of network transition;
number of active cells;
current quality information of discovered cells, made available via network discovery;
preferring high-bandwidth radio access technologies;
preferring low-traffic frequency bands; or
a combination thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the maintaining the secondary connected device communications and upload processes uninterrupted between the UE and the secondary user device further comprises preserving an active data connection of the secondary device by:
encapsulating data packets in the network traffic with additional data headers that direct network traffic to an intermediate server; and
removing, at the intermediate server, the additional data headers to enable:
additional routing of the data packets;
re-ordering of the data packets when the data packets are received out-of-order;
consolidating different network source Internet Protocol (IP) addresses into one single outbound IP address;
repeating data transmission of dropped packets; or
a combination thereof.

### Claim 5

An apparatus configured to automatically provide a stable Internet connection, comprising:
an electronic processor configured to execute a set of computer-executable instructions;
a wireless cellular communications transceiver communicatively coupled to the electronic processor;
a local area network (LAN) transceiver communicatively coupled to the electronic processor; and
a memory communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and storing the set of computer-executable instructions, wherein the set of computer-executable instructions are configured to cause the electronic processor to:
perform inter-frequency and inter-public land mobile network (PLMN) cell discovery to establish a current active connection between User Equipment (UE) and a PLMN;
generate information describing candidate alternative connections from cell frequency and quality metrics identified during the PLMN cell discovery, wherein:
current active connection metrics and past connection quality metrics are used to generate the information describing the candidate alternative connections; and
the information describing the candidate alternative connections comprises information describing a best available PLMN to which to connect;
transition the active connection of the UE from the current active connection to an alternative connection described in the information describing the candidate alternative connections; and
maintain secondary connected device communications and upload processes uninterrupted between the UE and a secondary user device via local area network (LAN) during the transitioning of the active connection of the UE from the current active connection to the alternative connection.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the instructions configured to cause the electronic processor to perform the PLMN cell discovery further comprises instructions configured to cause the electronic processor to:
receive, from a serving cell, information comprising:
a list of frequencies,
a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), and
a PLMN identifier (ID);
store the received information in a UE memory;
prepare information describing a summary of the received information; and
transmit the summary of the received information to a remote server.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the memory further stores instructions configured to cause the electronic processor to generate information describing the current active connection by combining PLMN cell discovery information describing characteristics of the current active connection with information describing:
quality information of the current active connection over time;
historical connection quality information of the discovered cells and geographically relevant cells, available to the UE via locally stored data and remotely archived data;
historic bandwidth and data transfer rates;
trending signal quality and strength;
speed of network transition;
number of active cells;
current quality information of discovered cells, made available via network discovery;
preferring high-bandwidth radio access technologies;
preferring low-traffic frequency bands; or
a combination thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the instructions configured to cause the electronic processor to maintain the secondary connected device communications and upload processes uninterrupted between the UE and the secondary user device further comprise instructions configured to cause the electronic processor to preserve an active data connection of the secondary device by:
encapsulating data packets in the network traffic with additional data headers that direct network traffic to an intermediate server; and
removing, at the intermediate server, the additional data headers to enable:
additional routing of the data packets;
re-ordering of the data packets when the data packets are received out-of-order;
consolidating different network source Internet Protocol (IP) addresses into one single outbound IP address;
repeating data transmission of dropped packets; or
a combination thereof.

### Claim 9

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising processor-executable instructions stored thereon configured to cause a processor to:
perform inter-frequency and inter-public land mobile network (PLMN) cell discovery to establish a current active connection between User Equipment (UE) and a PLMN;
generate information describing candidate alternative connections from cell frequency and quality metrics identified during the PLMN cell discovery, wherein:
current active connection metrics and past connection quality metrics are used to generate the information describing the candidate alternative connections; and
the information describing the candidate alternative connections comprises information describing a best available PLMN to which to connect;
transition the active connection of the UE from the current active connection to an alternative connection described in the information describing the candidate alternative connections; and
maintain secondary connected device communications and upload processes uninterrupted between the UE and a secondary user device via local area network (LAN) during the transitioning of the active connection of the UE from the current active connection to the alternative connection.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the processor-executable instructions stored thereon configured to cause the processor to perform the PLMN cell discovery further comprise processor-executable instructions configured to cause the processor to:
receive, from a serving cell, information comprising:
a list of frequencies,
a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), and
a PLMN identifier (ID);
store the received information in a UE memory;
prepare information describing a summary of the received information; and
transmit the summary of the received information to a remote server.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising processor-executable instructions stored thereon configured to cause the processor to generate information describing the current active connection by combining PLMN cell discovery information describing characteristics of the current active connection with information describing:
quality information of the current active connection over time;
historical connection quality information of the discovered cells and geographically relevant cells, available to the UE via locally stored data and remotely archived data;
historic bandwidth and data transfer rates;
trending signal quality and strength;
speed of network transition;
number of active cells;
current quality information of discovered cells, made available via network discovery;
preferring high-bandwidth radio access technologies;
preferring low-traffic frequency bands; or
a combination thereof.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the processor-executable instructions stored thereon configured to cause the processor to maintain the secondary connected device communications and upload processes uninterrupted between the UE and the secondary user device further comprise processor-executable instructions configured to cause the processor to preserve an active data connection of the secondary device by:
encapsulating data packets in the network traffic with additional data headers that direct network traffic to an intermediate server; and
removing, at the intermediate server, the additional data headers to enable:
additional routing of the data packets;
re-ordering of the data packets when the data packets are received out-of-order;
consolidating different network source Internet Protocol (IP) addresses into one single outbound IP address;
repeating data transmission of dropped packets; or
a combination thereof.

### Claim 13

An apparatus configured to transmit continuous data to an endpoint computing device, the apparatus comprising:
an electronic processor configured to execute a set of computer-executable instructions;
a wireless cellular communications transceiver communicatively coupled to the electronic processor; and
a memory communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and storing the set of computer-executable instructions, wherein the set of computer-executable instructions are configured to cause the electronic processor to:
perform discovery to establish a current active connection between the electronic processor and the endpoint computing device via a first cellular communications network;
generate information describing candidate alternative cellular communications network connections, the information including a signal strength of an available, second alternative cellular communications network;
transition the current active connection from the first cellular communications network to the second alternative cellular communications network; and
maintain the transmission of continuous data to the endpoint computing device during the transitioning.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the set of computer-executable instructions are further configured to cause the electronic processor to:
encapsulate transmitted data in packets, wherein each of the packets includes respective header data.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the connection to the endpoint computing device includes a server configured to use the respective header data to organize the packets enabling the endpoint computing device to receive the continuous data during the transition.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the server is configured to use the respective header data to re-order one or more of the packets when at least one packet is received out of sequential order.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the performing the discovery further comprises:
receiving, from a serving cell, information comprising:
a list of frequencies, and
a cellular communications network identifier;
storing the received information in the memory;
preparing information describing a summary of the received information; and
transmitting the summary of the received information to the server.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the set of computer-executable instructions are further configured to cause the electronic processor to generate information describing the current active connection by combining discovery information describing characteristics of the current active connection with information describing:
quality information of the current active connection over time;
historical connection quality information of discovered cells and geographically relevant cells;
historic bandwidth and data transfer rates;
trending signal quality and strength;
speed of network transition;
number of active cells;
current quality information of discovered cells, made available via network discovery;
preferring high-bandwidth radio access technologies;
preferring low-traffic frequency bands; or
a combination thereof.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the maintaining the transmission of continuous data to the endpoint computing device during the transitioning further comprises preserving an active data connection of the endpoint computing device by:
encapsulating data packets in the network traffic with data headers that direct network traffic to an intermediate server; and
removing, at the intermediate server, the data headers to enable:
additional routing of the data packets;
re-ordering of the data packets when the data packets are received out-of-order;
consolidating different network source Internet Protocol (IP) addresses into one single outbound IP address;
repeating data transmission of dropped packets; or
a combination thereof.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising an interface device communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and configured to receive electronic information describing an image.