IP Library Granted Patent US 12684460
Granted Patent B2
US 12684460 · App. 18/363,709 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Adaptive selection of communication infrastructure

Inventors: Amit Shantanu Deshmukh (Sammamish, WA); Kyeong Hun An (Sammamish, WA); Adrian Milner (Gardner, KS); Tanmay Roy (Redmond, WA); Nilesh Ranjan (Sammamish, WA); Mathew George (Kirkland, WA)
Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
H04W48/08H04W4/60H04W24/08H04W36/0088H04W84/042
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Patent No.
US 12684460
App. No.
18/363,709
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices that relate to adaptive selection of communication infrastructure are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method for wireless communication includes performing or receiving measurements of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells based on a configuration from a base station. The method also includes comparing a first measurement result associated with a first channel condition of the serving cell and a second measurement result associated with a second channel condition of the one or more neighboring cells and adjusting an interval of time between two searches for an access network according to the comparing of the first measurement result and the second measurement result.

Claims (40)

1 . A method for wireless communication, comprising:

performing, by a wireless mobile device, measurements of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells based on a configuration from a base station;

comparing, by the wireless mobile device, a first measurement result associated with a first channel condition of the serving cell and a second measurement result associated with a second channel condition of the one or more neighboring cells; and

selectively adjusting an interval of time between two searches for an access network according to the comparing of the first measurement result and the second measurement result,

wherein the selectively adjusting comprises selectively updating, by the wireless mobile device, a multiplier coefficient associated with a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) search, and

wherein the multiplier coefficient is accessible when at least one of a plurality of services on a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is enabled, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of services on the SIM card represents one or more variables.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multiplier coefficient is denoted as an Elementary File Multiplier Coefficient for Higher Priority PLMN (EF MCHPPLMN ).

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selectively adjusting comprises:

prioritizing a terrestrial access network based on the measurements of the serving cell and the one or more neighboring cells.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing, upon determining that the first measurement result is equal to or lower than the second measurement result, a third measurement result associated with the first channel condition of the serving cell and a fourth measurement result associated with the second channel condition of at least one of the one or more neighboring cells.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising increasing the interval of time between the two searches for an access network based on the first measurement result being less than the second measurement result.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising increasing the interval of time between the two searches for the access network based on the first measurement result being greater than or equal to the second measurement result.

7 . A device for wireless communication, comprising at least one processor and a memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

perform measurements of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells based on a configuration from a base station;

compare a first measurement result associated with a first channel condition of the serving cell and a second measurement result associated with a second channel condition of the one or more neighboring cells; and

selectively adjust an interval of time between two searches for an access network according to the comparing of the first measurement result and the second measurement result,

wherein selectively adjusting the interval of time is based at least on selectively updating, by the device for wireless communication, a multiplier coefficient associated with a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) search,

wherein the multiplier coefficient is modified by updating a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) applet on the device for wireless communication, and

wherein the SIM applet is stored in memory and runs on a physical SIM card or an embedded SIM card.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to selectively adjust the interval of time based on:

prioritizing a satellite-based access network or a terrestrial access network based on the measurements of the serving cell and the one or more neighboring cells.

9 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

compare, upon determining that the first measurement result is equal to or lower than the second measurement result, a third measurement result associated with the first channel condition of the serving cell and a fourth measurement result associated with the second channel condition of at least one of the one or more neighboring cells.

10 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to increase the interval of time between the two searches for an access network based on the first measurement result being less than the second measurement result.

11 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to increase the interval of time between the two searches for the access network based on the first measurement result being greater than or equal to the second measurement result.

12 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions recorded thereon that, when executed by at least one processor of a system of a wireless telecommunications network, cause the system to:

perform, by a wireless mobile device, measurements of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells based on a configuration from a base station;

compare, by the wireless mobile device, a first measurement result associated with a first channel condition of the serving cell and a second measurement result associated with a second channel condition of the one or more neighboring cells; and

selectively adjust an interval of time between two searches for an access network according to the comparing of the first measurement result and the second measurement result,

wherein selectively adjusting the interval of time is based at least on selectively updating a multiplier coefficient associated with a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) search,

wherein the multiplier coefficient is accessible when at least one of a plurality of services on a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is enabled, and

wherein the at least one of the plurality of services on the SIM card represents one or more variables.

13 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the multiplier coefficient is denoted as an Elementary File Multiplier Coefficient for Higher Priority PLMN (EF MCHPPLMN ).

14 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor of the system is configured to selectively adjust the interval of time based on:

prioritizing a satellite-based access network or a terrestrial access network based on the measurements of the serving cell and the one or more neighboring cells.

15 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , further comprising:

comparing, upon determining that the first measurement result is equal to or lower than the second measurement result, a third measurement result associated with the first channel condition of the serving cell and a fourth measurement result associated with the second channel condition of at least one of the one or more neighboring cells.

16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , further comprising increasing the interval of time between the two searches for the access network based on the first measurement result being less than the second measurement result.

17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , further comprising increasing the interval of time between the two searches for the access network based on the first measurement result being greater than or equal to the second measurement result.