System, method, and computer program product for progressively adjusting an offload setting

1. A method for progressively adjusting an offload setting for offloading a user equipment, UE, from a cellular network to a wireless local area network, WLAN, or for offloading the UE from the WLAN to the cellular network, the method comprising:

determining a progressive increase or decrease in a mobility of the UE; and

progressively adjusting an offload setting for the UE based on the progressive increase or decrease in the mobility of the UE,

wherein the offload setting defines a first amount of data that the UE sends and receives on the cellular network and a second amount of data that the UE sends and receives on the WLAN.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the offload setting to a high mobility offload setting upon reaching a high mobility state, the high mobility state being reached when the mobility of the UE is equal to or greater than a threshold mobility.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cellular network is associated with a standardization specified by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobility comprises at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a current position, a distance, or a direction of movement.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE comprises at least one of a gyrometer, an accelerometer, a compass, a global positioning system (GPS), a context awareness engine, or a mapping engine.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the WLAN comprises an access point, AP, wherein the AP is mobile.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the AP's mobility is substantially similar to the UE's mobility.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein progressively adjusting the offload setting causes progressive offloading the UE from the cellular network to the WLAN.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein progressively adjusting the offload setting causes progressive offloading of the UE from the WLAN to the cellular network.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining step is performed by the UE.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining step is performed by at least one of the cellular network or the WLAN.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the progressive increase or decrease in the mobility is determined based on determining a number of the UE's cell changes per unit time.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE determines a delta value associated with each progressively higher mobility level, the delta value being used to set an incremental mobility threshold level.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE comprises at least one of a mobile computing device, a non-mobile computing device, a mobile phone, a television, a watch, or a tablet computing device.

15. A user equipment, UE , for progressively adjusting an offload setting for offloading the UE from a cellular network to a wireless local area network, WLAN, or for offloading the UE from the WLAN to the cellular network, the apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor; and

a module stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to:

determine a progressive increase or decrease in a mobility of the UE; and

progressively adjust an offload setting for the UE based on the progressive increase or decrease in the mobility of the UE,

wherein the offload setting defines a first amount of data that the UE sends and receives on the cellular network and a second amount of data that the UE sends and receives on the WLAN.

16. The UE of claim 15 , wherein the mobility comprises at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a current position, a distance, or a direction of movement.

17. The UE of claim 15 , wherein the UE comprises at least one of a gyrometer, an accelerometer, a compass, a global positioning system (GPS), a context awareness engine, or a mapping engine.

18. The UE of claim 15 , wherein the UE comprises at least one of a mobile computing device, a non-mobile computing device, a mobile phone, a television, a watch, or a tablet computing device.

19. A computer program product for progressively adjusting an offload setting for offloading a user equipment, UE, from a cellular network to a wireless local area network, WLAN, or for offloading the UE from the WLAN to the cellular network, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of codes for causing a computer to:

determine a progressive increase or decrease in a mobility of the UE; and

progressively adjust an offload setting for the UE based on the progressive increase or decrease in the mobility of the UE,

wherein the offload setting defines a first amount of data that the UE sends and receives on the cellular network and a second amount of data that the UE sends and receives on the WLAN.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the mobility comprises at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a current position, a distance, or a direction of movement.