Wireless network selection

US9014697B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9014697-B2
Application numberUS-201213438084-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 3, 2012
Priority dateApr 3, 2012
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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A method and apparatus for wireless network selection by a wireless mobile device is disclosed. In one embodiment, network performance metrics related to the wireless networks to be considered can be evaluated. The network performance metrics can be weighted and a related ranking metric can be determined. The ranking metric can be used to select a wireless network. In one embodiment, network performance metrics can include a round trip time, which describes a round trip data transit time between the wireless mobile device to a particular network device, and a power metric describing the amount of power needed to transfer an amount of data.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for selecting a radio access technology (RAT) for use by a wireless device, the method comprising: at the wireless device: gathering network performance data corresponding to radio access technologies available to the wireless device; selecting a weighting profile corresponding to an operational mode; weighting the network performance data in accordance with the selected weighting profile; determining a ranking metric in accordance with the…

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What does patent US9014697B2 cover?
A method and apparatus for wireless network selection by a wireless mobile device is disclosed. In one embodiment, network performance metrics related to the wireless networks to be considered can be evaluated. The network performance metrics can be weighted and a related ranking metric can be determined. The ranking metric can be used to select a wireless network. In one embodiment, network pe…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Deivasigamani Giri Prassad, Nagaraj Suresh, Nukala Gaurav R, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W48/18. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).