IP Library Granted Patent US 8,260,295
Granted Patent B2
US 8,260,295 · App. 12/839,179 · Granted Sep 4, 2012

Apparatus, and associated method, for permitting communication system transition based upon signal threshold determination

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Patent No.
US 8,260,295
App. No.
12/839,179
Granted
Sep 4, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus of optimizing transitioning between EVDO and CDMA 1X systems in a hybrid access terminal, the method having the steps of: preventing a reconnect data call from being sent from the hybrid access terminal. The preventing step including checking whether a transition between an EVDO and a CDMA 1X system is successful; and if not blocking the data call, and/or checking whether an EVDO received signal strength indication is greater than or equal to a receiver sensitivity on the hybrid access terminal; and if yes, allowing the hybrid access terminal to connect to the EVDO system, and/or delaying a connection timer for connecting to the EVDO system and/or applying fast dormancy to the hybrid access terminal in an EVDO state.

Claims (12)

1. A method in a multi-access mobile device connected to a first system, said method comprising:

acquiring a second system;

moving a data session to the second system if the second system is acquired; and

if the data session is unsuccessfully moved to the second system, returning to the first system and blocking a reconnect data call over the first system.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising checking whether a signal strength indication of a second system received signal is greater than a threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising applying fast dormancy upon moving the data session to the second system, if moving to the second system is successful.

4. A multi-access mobile device connected to a first system, the multi-access mobile device configured to:

acquire a second system;

move a data session, to the second system if the second system is acquired; and

if the data session is unsuccessfully moved to the second system, to return to the first system and to block a reconnect data call to the first system.

5. The multi-access mobile device of claim 4 , wherein said multi-access mobile device is further configured to check whether a signal strength indication of a second system received signal is greater than a threshold.

6. The multi-access mobile device of claim 4 , wherein said multi-access mobile device is further configured to apply fast dormancy upon moving the data session to the second system, if moving to the second system is successful.

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064269/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064104/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 17, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032459/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2010
From: CHAUDRY, SHAHID RASUL; YEUNG, GRACE T. Y.; HOSSAIN, ASIF; ISLAM, MUHAMMAD KHALEDUL; PRATT, KYLIE DAWN
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 024708/0335 →