IP Library Granted Patent US 6,973,324
Granted Patent B2
US 6,973,324 · App. 10/038,026 · Granted Dec 6, 2005

Method of enabling the transmission of data in a wireless communication network

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Patent No.
US 6,973,324
App. No.
10/038,026
Granted
Dec 6, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of enabling the transmission of data in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of monitoring a plurality of communication interfaces; determining that a communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces has become available; informing an application that the communication interface has become available; and transmitting data associated with the application on the communication interface.

Claims (5)

1. A method of enabling the transmission of data in a wireless communication network, said method comprising the steps of:

detecting that a communication interface of a plurality of communication interfaces has become available;

determining that said communication interface meets cost criteria set by an application, wherein the cost criteria includes consideration of a prepaid block of time with value remaining and that is financially beneficial to utilizing an interface that may be less expensive but which has not already been purchased;

informing said application that said communication interface has become available; and

transmitting data associated with said application on said communication interface.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2014
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
To: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 034371/0612 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2012
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Reel/Frame 029216/0282 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2010
From: MOTOROLA, INC
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC
Reel/Frame 025673/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2002
From: WEISSHAAR, BERNHARD P.; CLAYTON, RICHARD M.; LIU, KUNGWEL
To: MOTOROLA, INC.
Reel/Frame 012702/0669 →