IP Library Granted Patent US 7,366,107
Granted Patent B2
US 7,366,107 · App. 10/977,851 · Granted Apr 29, 2008

Portable electronic devices including attaching circuits and methods of operating the same

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Patent No.
US 7,366,107
App. No.
10/977,851
Granted
Apr 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

Portable electronic devices including a transmitter configured to request a packet data session are provided. An attaching circuit configured to collect information about the requested packet data session and determine default parameters of the portable electronic device associated with attaching the portable electronic device to the network based on the collected information are also provided. Related methods of operating portable electronic devices are also discussed.

Claims (38)

1. A method of attaching a portable electronic device to a network, comprising:

requesting a packet data session;

collecting and/or calculating information about the requested packet data session and usage patterns of the portable electronic device;

determining customized default parameters of the portable electronic device associated with attaching the portable electronic device to the network based on the collected and/or calculated; and

setting the determined customized default parameters in the portable electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining is followed by attaching the portable electronic device to the network to establish the packet data session.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default parameters comprise auto-attach to the network upon power up, remain attached to the network upon completion of the data packet session, detach from the network upon completion of the data packet session, remain attached to the network for the duration of a timer while the portable electronic device is powered on and/or detach from the network upon expiration of a timer.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the default parameter comprises detach from the network upon expiration of a timer and wherein the timer runs regardless of whether power is supplied to the portable electronic device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the timer is reset each time a packet data session is requested.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collected information comprises a type of application associated with the packet data session, a priority of the application, application subscription state, frequency of usage of the application, trends and/or patterns of the application and/or period of time since last use of the application.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining default parameters comprises determining the default parameters using an algorithm that receives the collected information as an input.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein requesting is preceded by disabling an auto-attach parameter of the portable electronic device.

9. A method of attaching a portable electronic device to a network, comprising:

determining customized default parameters of the portable electronic device associated with attaching the portable electronic device to the network based on collected and/or calculated information associated with a packet session request and usage patterns of the portable electronic device; and

setting the determined default parameters in the portable electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining is preceded by:

requesting the packet data session; and

collecting and/or calculating the information associated with the requested packet data session and the usage patterns of the portable electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining is followed by attaching the portable electronic device to the network to establish the packet data session.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the default parameters comprise auto-attach to the network upon power up, remain attached to the network upon completion of the data packet session, detach from the network upon completion of the data packet session, remain attached to the network for the duration of a timer while the portable electronic device is powered on and/or detach from the network upon expiration of a timer.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the default parameter comprises detach from the network upon expiration of a timer and wherein the timer runs regardless of whether power is supplied to the portable electronic device.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the timer is reset each time a packet data session is requested.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the collected information comprises a type of application associated with the packet data session, a priority of the application, application subscription state, frequency of usage of the application, trends and/or patterns of the application and/or period of time since last use of the application.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining default parameters comprises determining the default parameters using an algorithm that receives the collected information as an input.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein requesting is preceded by disabling an auto-attach parameter of the portable electronic device.

18. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a transmitter configured to request a packet data session; and

an attaching circuit configured to collect and/or calculate information about the requested packet data session and usage patterns of the portable electronic device, determine customized default parameters of the portable electronic device associated with attaching the portable electronic device to the network based on the collected information, and set the determined default parameters in the portable electronic device.

19. The portable electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to attach the portable electronic device to the network to establish the packet data session.

20. The portable electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the default parameters comprise auto-attach to the network upon power up, remain attached to the network upon completion of the data packet session, detach from the network upon completion of the data packet session, remain attached to the network for the duration of a timer while the portable electronic device is powered on and/or detach from the network upon expiration of a timer.

21. The portable electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the default parameter comprises detach from the network upon expiration of a timer, the device further comprising a timer circuit configured to run regardless of whether power is supplied to the portable electronic device.

22. The portable electronic device of claim 21 wherein the timer circuit is further configured to reset the timer each time a packet data session is requested.

23. The portable electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the collected information comprises a type of application associated with the packet data session, a priority of the application, application subscription state, frequency of usage of the application, trends and/or patterns of the application and/or period of time since last use of the application.

24. The portable electronic device of claim 18 , wherein determining default parameters comprises determining the default parameters using an algorithm that receives the collected information as an input.

25. The portable electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the attaching circuit is further configured to disable an auto-attach parameter of the portable electronic device.

26. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting is followed by repeatedly attaching and/or detaching the portable electronic device to the network based in the stored customized default parameters.

27. The method of claim 9 , wherein setting is followed by repeatedly attaching and/or detaching the portable electronic device to the network based in the stored customized default parameters.

28. The portable electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the attaching circuit is further configured to repeatedly attach and/or detach the portable electronic device to the network based in the stored customized default parameters.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048825/0737 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2019
From: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 048690/0974 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 015402 FRAME 0220. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NAME OF ASSIGNEE IS SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB. Recorded Mar 11, 2008
From: DUNKO, GREGORY A.
To: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 020632/0675 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2004
From: DUNKO, GREGORY A.
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 015402/0220 →