Attempting to access network based on a service provider identification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9432926-B2
Application number	US-201213428700-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2012
Priority date	Mar 23, 2011
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for attempting to access a network from among a plurality of networks by a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes attempting to access the network through at least one target channel determined by the mobile terminal, such that the at least one target channel has a measured signal quality value at least equal to a predetermined reference value among signal quality values measured for channels corresponding to network access provider identification information indicating a network having a highest priority among the plurality of networks.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for attempting to access a network from among a plurality of networks by a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
attempting to access the network through at least one target channel determined by the mobile terminal, such that the at least one target channel has a measured signal quality value at least equal to a predetermined reference value among signal quality values measured for channels corresponding to network access provider identification information indicating the network having a highest priority among the plurality of networks, wherein attempting to access the network comprises:
sequentially selecting the signal quality values measured for the channels corresponding to the network access provider identification information indicating the network having the a highest priority among the plurality of networks, one-by-one, according to a descending order from a highest signal quality value; and
attempting, when a selected signal quality value is at least equal to the a predetermined reference value, to access the network through a target channel having the selected signal quality value;
updating a prior reference value based on a signal quality of the target channel having the selected signal quality value when the mobile terminal does not receive a response to an attempt to access the network through the target channel; and
initializing, when the mobile terminal has moved a predetermined distance after the prior reference value is updated, the updated reference value.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: initializing, when a predetermined time passes after the prior reference value is updated, the updated reference value.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: attempting, when an attempt to access the network through the at least one target channel fails, to access the network through at least one target channel having a measured signal quality value at least equal to a predetermined reference value among signal quality values measured for channels corresponding to network access provider identification information indicating the network having a next highest priority.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sequentially selecting channels having measured signal quality values less than the predetermined reference value; and
sequentially attempting to access the network through the selected channels.

5. An apparatus for attempting to access a network from among a plurality of networks by a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
a transceiver for transmitting or receiving a signal; and
a controller for controlling the transceiver to attempt to access the network through at least one target channel determined by the mobile terminal, such that the at least one target channel has a measured signal quality value at least equal to a predetermined reference value among signal quality values measured for channels corresponding to network access provider identification information indicating the network having a highest priority among the plurality of networks, wherein the controller updates a prior reference value based on a signal quality of the target channel having the selected signal quality value when the mobile terminal does not receive a response to an attempt to access the network through the target channel,
wherein the controller sequentially selects the signal quality values measured for the channels corresponding to the network access provider identification information indicating the network having a highest priority among the plurality of networks, one-by-one, according to a descending order from a highest signal quality value, and when a the selected signal quality value is at least equal to a predetermined reference value, attempt to access the network through a target channel having the selected signal quality value, and
wherein when the mobile terminal has moved a predetermined distance after the prior reference value is updated, the controller initializes the updated reference value.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein when a predetermined time passes after the prior reference value is updated, the controller initializes the updated reference value.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein when an attempt to access the network through the at least one target channel fails, the controller controls the transceiver so as to attempt to access the network through at least one target channel having a measured signal quality value at least equal to a predetermined reference value among signal quality values measured for channels corresponding to network access provider identification information indicating the network having a next highest priority.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the controller sequentially selects channels having measured signal quality values that are less than the predetermined reference value, and sequentially attempts to access the network through the selected channels.

Assignees

• Seo Hanshin
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Hanshin

Classifications

• H04W48/20 Primary

  Selecting an access point · CPC title

• H04W36/0011

  for data sessions of end-to-end connection · CPC title

• H04W36/08

  Reselecting an access point · CPC title

• H04W88/02

  Terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title