Cognitive communications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9369943-B2
Application number	US-62199307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2007
Priority date	Jan 11, 2006
Publication date	Jun 14, 2016
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016

Abstract

Devices, systems, or methods provide seamless transitioning of communication session(s) across a variety of resources (e.g., cellular telephone, car phones, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), WiFi, web-based communications, conventional analog phones, global positioning systems (GPS), numerous communications services providers, a variety of communications protocols, services, etc.) to exploit functionalities associated therewith and mitigate users' having to end a communication session, and initiate another session in order to utilize different set(s) of available resources.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of wireless data transmission, comprising:
determining a current communications state or inferring a future user equipment state in connection with a communication session;
deciding whether to transition from a first set of resources including a first subscriber station to a second set of resources including a second subscriber station as a function of at least one of: i) a cost associated with dropping the communication session; or ii) identity of a party to the communication session in communication with a user of the first subscriber station; and
when it is decided to transition from the first set of resources to the second set of resources, transitioning the communication session from the first set of resources to the second set of resources as a function of the determined current communications state or inferred user equipment state, said transitioning including transitioning the communication session from the first subscriber station to the second subscriber station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein deciding whether to transition from a first set of resources to a second set of resources is a function of the identity of a party to the communication session in communications with a user of the first subscriber station.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein deciding whether to transition from a first set of resources to a second set of resources is performed differently when a client or employer of a user is a party to the call then when a client or employer is not party to the call.

4. The method of claim 2 , comprising:
determining user state; and
selecting the second set of resources as a function of the determined user state.

5. The method of claim 3 , comprising selecting the second set of resources as a function of the inferred user state.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein deciding whether to transition from a first set of resources to a second set of resources is a function of a cost associated with dropping the communication session.

7. A method of wireless data transmission, comprising:
determining a current communications state or inferring a future user equipment state in connection with a communication session;
deciding whether to transition from a first set of resources including a first subscriber station to a second set of resources including a second subscriber station as a function of at least one of: i) a cost associated with dropping the communication session; ii) potential for echo; iii) feedback noise; or iv) identity of a party to the communication session in communication with a user of the first subscriber station; and
when it is decided to transition from the first set of resources to the second set of resources, transitioning the communication session from the first set of resources to the second set of resources as a function of the determined current communications state or inferred user equipment state, said transitioning including transitioning the communication session from the first subscriber station to the second subscriber station; and
wherein deciding whether to transition from a first set of resources to a second set of resources is performed in accordance with stored user preferences and the potential for echoes.

8. The method of claim 1 comprising transitioning the communication session to the second set of resources as a function of cost of resources.

9. The method of claim 1 comprising transitioning the communication session to the second set of resources as a function of predefined policies.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session to the second set of resources as a function of user historical information.

11. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session to the second set of resources as a function of identity of 3 rd party in communication with a user.

12. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session to the second set of resources as a function of resource optimization.

13. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session to the second set of resources as a function of user movement.

14. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session to the second set of resources as a function of communication context.

15. The method of claim 1 , comprising concurrently employing both sets of resources during the transitioning.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising ceasing to employ the first set of resources after confirmation that the second set of resources are functioning properly.

17. The method of claim 1 , comprising pre-fetching the subset of the second set of resources as a function of predicted future state of the user equipment.

18. The method of claim 1 , comprising pre-fetching the subset of the second set of resources as a function of predicted future state of a user.

19. The method of claim 1 , comprising pre-fetching the subset of the second set of resources as a function of expected loss of a subset of the first set of resources.

20. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session from a CDMA service to a GSM service.

21. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session from a GSM service to a CDMA service.

22. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session from a CDMA service to an OFDM service.

23. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session from an OFDM service to a CDMA service.

24. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session from an OFDM service to a GSM service.

25. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session from a GSM service to an OFDM service.

26. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session from a licensed band to an unlicensed band.

27. The method of claim 1 , comprising transitioning the communication session from an un-licensed band to a licensed band.

28. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein said first subscriber station is a car phone and said second subscriber station is a cell phone.

29. An apparatus that facilitates wireless data transmission, comprises:
a processing component that executes computer-based instructions to determine a current communications state or infer a future user equipment state;
a module for deciding, during a communication session, whether to transition from a first set of resources including a first subscriber station to a second set of resources including a second subscriber station as a function of at least one of: i) a cost associated with dropping the communication session; or ii) identity of a party to the communication session in communication with a user of the first subscriber station; and
a transitioning component that transitions the communication session, when it is decided to transition from the first set of resources to the second set of resources, from the first set of resources to the second set of resources as a function of the determined current communications state or inferred user equipment state, said transitioning component transitioning the communication session from the first subscriber station to the second subscriber station.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , comprising an artificial intelligence component that empl

Assignees

• Li Junyi
• Lane Frank A
• Laroia Rajiv
• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Li Junyi
• Lane Frank A
• Laroia Rajiv

Classifications

• H04W40/244 Primary

  using a network of reference devices, e.g. beaconing · CPC title

• H04W16/14

  Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} · CPC title

• H04L5/0035

  Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment · CPC title

• H04L5/0048

  Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091) · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title