Managing a packet service call within mobile communications user equipment
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorSanjeevi Balasubramanian
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Abstract
While a circuit service, CS, call is in progress, a request for a packet service, PS, call is received from a background task that is running in the mobile communications user equipment. In response to receiving the request, several air interface parameters that relate to the in-progress CS call are evaluated, in order to decide whether or not to block the PS call based on the evaluation. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Claims24
A method for managing, within mobile communications user equipment, a packet service, PS, call, the method comprising:
- while a circuit service, CS, call is in progress, receiving a request for a PS call, from a background task running in the mobile communications user equipment;
- and
- in response to receiving the request from the background task;
- evaluating a plurality of air interface parameters relating to the in progress CS call;
- accessing a stored history of PS call blocks by the mobile communications user equipment;
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- deciding whether or not to block the PS call based on the evaluation and the stored history.
A mobile telephony device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- data storage having stored therein a telephony module that when executed by the processor manages a circuit service, CS, call that is in progress, and
- a packet service, PS, call manager that when executed by the processor receives a request for a PS call from a background task running in the mobile device, and in response evaluates a plurality of air interface parameters relating to the in progress CS call, accesses a stored history of PS call blocks which have been made by the device, and then decides whether or not to block the PS call based on the evaluation and the stored history.
A computer-program product for use in conjunction with mobile telephony user equipment, the computer-program product comprising:
- a non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored therein instructions that when executed by a processor in mobile telephony user equipment control when a packet service, PS, call that is requested by a task running in the user equipment is allowed to be established during an in progress circuit service, CS, call, wherein the instructions program the processor to respond to the PS call request by evaluating a) a plurality of air interface parameters relating to the in progress CS call and b) a stored history of PS call blocks which have been made by the user equipment, and then decide whether or not to block the PS call based on the evaluation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.