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US 8,526,950 B2Granted
Determining handover based on state of mobile terminal
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsMikko Jaakkola, Jukka-Juhana Latva, Henry Haverinen
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Abstract
The invention relates to applying a handover algorithm in a mobile terminal. In the method, the state of a user interface component of the terminal is checked, and the handover algorithm is applied on the basis of the current state of the user interface component. The handover algorithm is applied only if the current state of the user interface component is active.
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A method comprising:
- applying a handover algorithm in a mobile terminal, the handover algorithm being configured to select one of at least two available channels to be used for a connection from the mobile terminal, and a user interface of the terminal being adjustable to an inactive state or to an active state on the basis of a state of a user interface component, the user interface not being actively used by a user during the inactive state, the method further comprising:
- checking the state of the user interface component to determine whether a new channel must be selected for the connection from the mobile terminal,
- preventing, on the basis of the checking, application of the handover algorithm and maintaining communication using the current one or more channels in response to detecting that the current state of the user interface is inactive, and
- enabling the application of the handover algorithm in response to detecting the state of the user interface to change from the inactive state to the active state.
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An apparatus comprising at least one processor and memory, wherein computer program code is configured to, with the at least one processor cause the apparatus at least to:
- check a state of a user interface component to determine whether a new channel must be selected for a connection from a mobile terminal via a handover algorithm, wherein a user interface of the mobile terminal is adjustable in an inactive state or in an active state on the basis of the state of the user interface component, the user interface not being actively used by a user during the inactive state,
- when the current state of the user interface is inactive, the processor is configured to prevent, on the basis of the checking, application of the handover algorithm and maintain communication using one or more current channels, wherein the handover algorithm comprises selecting one of at least two available channels to be used for the connection from the mobile terminal, and
- enable application of the handover algorithm in response to detecting the state of the user interface to change from the inactive state to the active state.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code for controlling a mobile terminal comprising a user interface and a handover algorithm by executing the program code in a processor of the terminal, wherein the program code comprises:
- a program code portion for causing the terminal to check the state of a user interface component to determine whether a new channel must be selected for a connection from the terminal via a handover algorithm, wherein the user interface is adjustable in an inactive state or in an active state on the basis of the state of the user interface component, the user interface not being actively used by a user during the inactive state,
- a program code portion for causing the terminal, if the current state of the user interface is on the basis of the checking active, to enable application of the handover algorithm configured to select one of at least two available channels to be used for a connection from the mobile terminal, and if the current state of the user interface is inactive, to prevent the application of the handover algorithm and maintain communication using one or more current channels, and
- a program code portion for causing the terminal to enable the application of the handover algorithm in response to detecting the state of the user interface to change from the inactive state to the active state.
A method comprising:
- applying a handover algorithm in a mobile terminal, wherein the handover algorithm is configured to select one of at least two available channels to be used for a connection from the mobile terminal;
- checking state of screen saver functionality automatically in response to detecting a change in the state of the screen saver functionality to determine whether a new channel must be selected for the connection from the mobile terminal;
- preventing, on the basis of the checking, application of the handover algorithm and maintaining communication using one or more current channels in response to detecting that the screen saver functionality is applied;
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- initiating the handover algorithm in response to detecting the state of the screen saver functionality to change from application of the screen saver functionality to the non-application of the screen saver functionality.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.