Method and apparatus for improving reception availability on multi-subscriber identity module devices

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus embedded in a user device to perform at least the following,
• determine network access information for applications resident on the user device having subscriber identity modules, wherein the network access information specifies, at least in part, network access schedules, which of the subscriber identity modules to use for establishing network connections for the applications, and the applications include one or more call applications and one or more data applications accessible via a home screen of the user device;
• cause, at least in part, a maximization of a total amount of subscriber identity module idle time in a predetermined period of time via a grouping of the applications based, at least in part, on network access frequencies required by the applications using either of the subscriber identity modules for the establishment of the network connections;
• process the network access information and the grouping to determine a coordinated network access schedule of network connectivity time slots for the applications to establish the network connections;
• and
• cause, at least in part, a usage of the coordinated network access schedule in place of the network schedules to cause, at least in part, an establishment of the network connections including at least one data network connection transferring data packets.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus embedded in a user device to at least perform the following steps:

• determining network access information for applications resident on the user device having subscriber identity modules, wherein the network access information specifies, at least in part, network access schedules, which of the subscriber identity modules to use for establishing network connections for the applications, and the applications include one or more call applications and one or more data applications accessible via a home screen of the user device;
• causing, at least in part, a maximization of a total amount of subscriber identity module idle time in a predetermined period of time via a grouping of the applications based, at least in part, on network access frequencies required by the applications using either of the subscriber identity modules for the establishment of the network connections;
• processing the network access information and the grouping to determine a coordinated network access schedule of network connectivity time slots for the applications to establish the network connections;
• and
• causing, at least in part, a usage of the coordinated network access schedule in place of the network schedules to cause, at least in part, an establishment of the network connections including at least one data network connection transferring data packets.