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App. No. 14/624,067

RADIO MANAGEMENT

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App. No.
14/624,067
Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a radio management center are provided. A set of radio settings may be stored in memory of a mobile device that includes a plurality of radios. The received set of radio settings may identify one or more parameters for evaluating the radios. A communication may be received via a user interface as inputted by a user of the mobile device. Further, one or more radio channels may be detected as being available for use by the mobile device. The set of radio settings may be applied to the detected radio channels so that each of the detected radio channels are evaluated based on the identified parameters. One of the detected radio channels may be based on the parameter-based evaluation. It may be determined which of the plurality of radios corresponds to the selected radio channel, and the communication may be sent via the determined radio.

Claims (45)

1 . A method for providing a radio management center, the method comprising:

storing a set of radio settings in memory of a mobile device, the mobile device including a plurality of radios, wherein the stored set of radio settings identifies one or more parameters for evaluating the plurality of radios;

receiving a communication via a user interface of the mobile device;

detecting a plurality of radio channels through which the mobile device can transmit data; and

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor:

applies the stored set of radio settings to the plurality of detected radio channels,

generates a plurality of evaluations associated with the plurality of detected radio channels, wherein each evaluation of the plurality of evaluations assesses each radio channel of the plurality of detected radio channels based on at least a subset of the one or more identified parameters,

selects a first radio channel of the plurality of detected radio channels such that the first radio channel corresponds to the best evaluation of the plurality of evaluations ranked by at least the subset of the one or more identified parameters, and

determines that a first radio of the plurality of radios corresponds to the first radio channel, and

sending the communication via the first radio channel using the first radio.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a quality of connection parameter.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a bandwidth parameter.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a power consumption parameter.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a cost-effectiveness parameter.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a geolocation parameter.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a virtual private network usage parameter.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a biometric security parameter.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the plurality of radio channels through which the mobile device can transmit data includes polling for current radio information periodically based on a predetermined time interval.

10 . An apparatus for providing a radio management center, the apparatus comprising:

a plurality of radios of a mobile device that can transmit data from the mobile device via a plurality of radio channels;

a memory of the mobile device that stores at least a set of radio settings that identify one or more parameters for evaluating the plurality of radios;

a user interface of the mobile device that receives a communication;

a processor of the mobile device that executes instructions stored in the memory of the mobile device, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor:

applies the set of radio settings to the detected radio channels,

generates a plurality of evaluations associated with the plurality of detected radio channels, wherein each evaluation of the plurality of evaluations assesses each radio channel of the plurality of detected radio channels based on at least a subset of the one or more identified parameters,

selects a first radio channel of the plurality of detected radio channels such that the first radio channel corresponds to the best evaluation of the plurality of evaluations ranked by at least the subset of the one or more identified parameters,

determines that a first radio of the plurality of radios corresponds to the first radio channel, and

sends the communication via the first radio channel using the first radio.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a quality of connection parameter.

12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a bandwidth parameter.

13 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a power consumption parameter.

14 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a cost-effectiveness parameter.

15 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a geolocation parameter.

16 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a virtual private network usage parameter.

17 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more identified parameters include a biometric security parameter.

18 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein execution of the instructions by the processor further polls for current radio information periodically based on a predetermined time interval, the current radio information identifying if each radio of the plurality of radios can transmit data from the mobile device.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for providing a radio management center, the method comprising:

storing a set of radio settings in memory of a mobile device, the mobile device including a plurality of radios, wherein the stored set of radio settings identifies one or more parameters for evaluating the plurality of radios;

receiving a communication via a user interface of the mobile device;

detecting a plurality of radio channels through which the mobile device can transmit data;

applying the stored set of radio settings to the plurality of detected radio channels;

generating a plurality of evaluations associated with the plurality of detected radio channels, wherein each evaluation of the plurality of evaluations assesses each radio channel of the plurality of detected radio channels based on at least a subset of the one or more identified parameters;

selecting a first radio channel of the plurality of detected radio channels such that the first radio channel corresponds to the best evaluation of the plurality of evaluations ranked by at least the subset of the one or more identified parameters;

determining that a first radio of the plurality of radios corresponds to the first radio channel; and

sending the communication via the first radio channel using the first radio.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2015
From: CRONIN, JOHN
To: GRANDIOS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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