Patent Application

App. No. 16/841,426

Abstract

Claims (46)

1 . An information handling system, comprising:

a processor and controller;

a memory device;

a wireless network interface device;

the processor or controller executing instructions of a location module to determine a location of the information handling system relative to access points within a 4G LTE communication network and a WiFi communication network via multi-lateration in the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network;

the processor or controller executing instructions of a control management module to seek a 5G new radio (NR) access point by receiving, via the 4G LTE communication network or the WiFi communication network, data descriptive of a location of the 5G NR access point relative to the access points within the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network;

the processor or controller executing instructions of the control management module to determine that the location of the information handling system is within a signal range distance to the location of the 5G NR access point before commencing scanning for 5G NR wireless links to save power consumption;

the processor or controller executing instructions of a communication redirection module configured to commence scanning for the 5G NR access point and to determine signal level of the 5G NR access point after determining that the 5G NR access point is within a signal range distance via the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network; and

the communication redirection module to switch a communication connection from the access point within one of the 4G LTE communication network and WiFi communication network to the 5G NR access point when the 5G NR wireless link signal level meets a sufficient threshold.

2 . The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising a global positioning system (GPS) communicatively coupled to the location module to measure the position of the information handling system.

3 . The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising the processor or controller executing instructions of a triangulation module to iteratively triangulate the location of the information handling system and provide location data to the location module of the information handling system.

4 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the location module determines the location of the information handling system by receiving location data from an access point within the 4G LTE communication network or the WiFi communication network that the information handling system is currently communicatively coupled to.

5 . The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising an accelerometer and a gyroscope communicatively coupled to the location module to determine a trajectory of the information handling system relative to the access points within the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network.

6 . The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising a signal map database to maintain location data descriptive of the location of the information handling system relative to the access points within the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network.

7 . The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising, with a 5G mm-wave antenna array, conducting a beamsweeping process at a plurality of angles out from the information handling system for a 5G new radio (NR) access point and using angle data determined from the location of the information handling system relative to the location of the 5G NR access point descriptive data as an initial seed angle for the beamsweeping process.

8 . The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein, when the signal strength detection module detects a signal strength between the information handling system and the 5G NR access point is below a threshold a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) level, the wireless network interface device searches for:

another 5G NR access point available for communication;

an access point associated with the 4G LTE communication network; or

an access point associated with the WiFi communication network.

9 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the location module receives data from a control manager at one of the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network descriptive of a location of the 5G NR access point within a signal range of an access point of the 4G LTE communication network or the WiFi communication network.

10 . A method of prioritizing communication with a 5G new radio (NR) communication network for an information handling system, comprising:

with a processor or controller executing instructions of a location module, determining a location of the information handling system relative to access points within a 4G LTE communication network and a WiFi communication network;

with the processor or controller executing instructions of a control management module, seeking a 5G new radio (NR) access point by receiving, via the 4G LTE communication network or the WiFi communication network, data descriptive of a location of a 5G new radio (NR) access point relative to the access points within the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network;

with the processor or controller executing instructions of the control management module, determining whether the location of the information handling system is within a signal range distance to the location of the 5G NR access point before commencing scanning for 5G NR wireless links to save power consumption; and

with the processor or controller executing instructions of a communication redirection module, scanning for the 5G NR access point and to determine signal strength of the 5G NR access point after determining that the 5G NR access point is within a signal range distance and switching a communication connection from the access point within one of the 4G LTE communication network and WiFi communication network to the 5G NR access point when the signal strength of the 5G NR access point is sufficient to support a 5G NR wireless link.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving data from a global positioning system (GPS) communicatively coupled to the location module to measure the position of the information handling system.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising with the processor or controller executing instructions of a triangulation module by the processor, iteratively triangulating the location of the information handling system and providing location data to the location module of the information handling system.

13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining the location of the information handling system via the location module by receiving location data from an access point within a 4G LTE communication network and a WiFi communication network that the information handling system is currently communicatively coupled to.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein determining a trajectory of the information handling system relative to the access points within the 4G LTE communication network or the WiFi communication network is done by an accelerometer and a gyroscope communicatively coupled to the location module.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising the processor or controller executing instructions of a signal strength detection module to determine a signal strength between the information handling system and the 5G NR access point via execution of a signal strength detection module.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising, when the signal strength detection module detects a signal strength between the information handling system and the 5G NR access point is below a threshold received signal strength indicator (RSSI) level, searching for, via execution of a wireless network interface device:

another 5G NR access point available for communication;

an access point associated with the 4G LTE communication network; or

an access point associated with the WiFi communication network.

17 . An information handling system, comprising:

a processor and a controller;

a memory device;

a wireless network interface device to communicatively couple the information handling system to a communication network;

the processor or controller executing instructions of a location module to determine via triangulation a location of the information handling system relative to access points within a 4G LTE communication network and a WiFi communication network;

the processor or controller executing instructions of a control management module to seek a 5G new radio (NR) access point by receiving, via the 4G LTE communication network or the WiFi communication network, data descriptive of a location of the 5G NR access point relative to the access points within the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network;

the processor or controller executing instructions of the control management module to determine that the location of the information handling system is within a signal range distance to the location of the 5G NR access point before commencing scanning for 5G NR wireless links to save power consumption;

the processor or controller executing instructions of a communication redirection module to switch a communication connection from the access point within one of the 4G LTE communication network and the WiFi communication network to the 5G NR access point; and

the processor or controller executing instructions of the control management module to update a signal map database to maintain location data descriptive of the location of the 5G NR access point signal distance range to the information handling system relative to the access points within a 4G LTE communication network and a WiFi communication network.

18 . The information handling system of claim 17 , further comprising a global positioning system (GPS) communicatively coupled to the location module to measure the position of the information handling system.

19 . The information handling system of claim 17 , wherein the location module determines the location of the information handling system by receiving location data from an access point within the 4G LTE communication network or the WiFi communication network that the information handling system is currently communicatively coupled to.

20 . The information handling system of claim 17 , further comprising the processor or controller executing instructions of a signal strength detection module to detect a signal strength between the information handling system and the 5G NR access point.

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