Communication environment switchover
View Patent ↗Communication environment switchover may be provided. A received signal strength level may be determined corresponding to a signal sent from a first device and received at a second device. The received signal strength level may be measured at the second device. In addition, the first device may be re-provisioned. For example, the first device may be re-provisioned to communicate in a second environment if the first device is provisioned to communicate in a first environment and if the received signal strength level is greater than a first threshold value. Furthermore, the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment if the first device is provisioned to communicate in the second environment and if the received signal strength level is less than a second threshold value. The second threshold value may be less than the first threshold value.
1. A method for providing communication environment switchover, the method comprising:
determining a received signal strength level corresponding to a signal sent from a first device and received at a second device, the received signal strength level being measured at the second device, the first device comprising a dual mode handset (DMH) and the second device comprising a wireless access point; and
causing the first device to be re-provisioned, wherein causing the first device to be re- provisioned comprises,
causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in a second environment;
if the first device is provisioned to communicate in a first environment, and
if the received signal strength level is greater than a first threshold value;
causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment,
if the first device is provisioned to communicate in the second environment, and
if the received signal strength level is less than a second threshold value; or
causing the first device to be re-provisioned when the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment comprising a cellular telephone environment.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the second environment comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the second environment comprising a packetized data network.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the second environment comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the second environment comprising a packetized data network comprising a WiFi/VolP network.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless access point comprises a wireless fidelity (WiFi) access point.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned when the first threshold value is greater than or equal to −50 dBm.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned when the second threshold value is less than or equal to −70 dBm.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned farther comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned during an active call on the first device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the received signal strength level and causing the first device to be re-provisioned are performed by one of the following: the first device comprising a dual mode handset (DMH) and the second device comprising a wireless access point.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the second environment comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the second environment comprising an unregulated wireless environment.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the second environment comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the second environment comprising an unregulated wireless environment configured to provide wireless service over at least one frequency not assigned to a service provider.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment further comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment over regulated wireless communications frequencies.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment further comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment over regulated wireless communications frequencies comprising frequencies assigned to a service provider.
14. A system for providing communication environment switchover, the system comprising:
a memory storage; and
a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit performs the following:
determines a received signal strength level corresponding to a signal sent from a first device and received at a second device, the received signal strength level being measured at the second device; and
causes the first device to be re-provisioned, wherein to cause the first device to be re-provisioned comprises,
the processing unit causes the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in a second environment,
if the first device is provisioned to communicate in a first environment, and
if the received signal strength level is greater than a first threshold value, and
the processing unit causes the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment,
if the first device is provisioned to communicate in the second environment, and
if the received signal strength level is less than a second threshold value wherein the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processing unit provides an indication when the received signal strength level is approaching the second threshold value.
16. A computer-readable storage medium which stores a set of instructions that when executed by a processor performs a method providing communication environment switchover, the method executed by the processor comprising the following acts:
determining a received signal strength level corresponding to a signal sent from a first device and received at a second device, the received signal strength level being measured at the second device; and
causing the first device to be re-provisioned comprising,
causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in a second environment when the received signal strength level is greater than a first threshold value, and
causing the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in a first environment when the received signal strength level is less than a second threshold value.
17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein causing the first device to be re-provisioned comprises causing the first device to be re-provisioned wherein the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value.