Granted Patent B2

US 12,464,429 · App. 17/932,722 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Inventors: Shailendra Moyal (Pune, IN); Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN); Akash U. Dhoot (Pune, IN)

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation

H04W36/30G06Q20/325H04W36/008375H04W36/14

Abstract

Claims (58)

1 . A method comprising:

establishing a first connection to perform a transaction by a client device;

identifying a plurality of available connections supported by the client device to perform the transaction;

determining a priority for the client device and the transaction utilizing a second connection from the plurality of available connections, wherein each available connection represents a parallel connection to the first connection;

allocating, based on the priority for the client device and the transaction, bandwidth for the second connection for the client device to perform the transaction;

identifying at least one potential connectivity issue with the first connection based on a comparison between historical network data for the first connection and a current network data for the first connection; and

performing a handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether to perform the handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections based on a comparison between a first predicted bandwidth availability for the first connection and a second predicted bandwidth availability for the second connection; and

determining to perform the handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection based on the second predicted bandwidth availability being greater than the first predicted bandwidth availability.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to determining the transaction is complete via the second connection, notifying a user regarding the handoff between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections due to the at least one potential connectivity issue with the first connection.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a plurality of priorities for a plurality of electronic devices and a plurality of transactions; and

determining the priority for the client device and the transaction is greater than the plurality of priorities for the plurality of electronic devices and the plurality of transactions.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the historical network data includes a threshold distance and threshold distance range for the first connection between the client device and a transaction processing device required for the transaction and the current network data includes a current distance between the client device and the transaction processing device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the plurality of available connections supported by the client device to perform the transaction is based on one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of: a transaction type, one or more features of the client device performing the transaction, a connection range between the client device and another device required for the transaction, and an estimated time to initialize each available connection from the plurality of available connections.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the estimated time to initialize each available connection from the plurality of available connections include the second connection and wherein the estimated time to initialize is based on a time of day, a day of a year, and an amount of existing connection traffic from a plurality of electronic devices.

8 . A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media to perform operations comprising:

establishing a first connection to perform a transaction by a client device;

identifying a plurality of available connections supported by the client device to perform the transaction;

determining a priority for the client device and the transaction utilizing a second connection from the plurality of available connections, wherein each available connection represents a parallel connection to the first connection;

allocating, based on the priority for the client device and the transaction, bandwidth for the second connection for the client device to perform the transaction;

identifying at least one potential connectivity issue with the first connection based on a comparison between historical network data for the first connection and a current network data for the first connection; and

performing a handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether to perform the handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections based on a comparison between a first predicted bandwidth availability for the first connection and a second predicted bandwidth availability for the second connection; and

determining to perform the handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection based on the second predicted bandwidth availability being greater than the first predicted bandwidth availability.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

responsive to determining the transaction is complete via the second connection, notifying a user regarding the handoff between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections due to the at least one potential connectivity issue with the first connection.

11 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a plurality of priorities for a plurality of electronic devices and a plurality of transactions; and

determining the priority for the client device and the transaction is greater than the plurality of priorities for the plurality of electronic devices and the plurality of transactions.

12 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the historical network data includes a threshold distance and threshold distance range for the first connection between the client device and a transaction processing device required for the transaction and the current network data includes a current distance between the client device and the transaction processing device.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein identifying the plurality of available connections supported by the client device to perform the transaction is based on one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of: a transaction type, one or more features of the client device performing the transaction, a connection range between the client device and another device required for the transaction, and an estimated time to initialize each available connection from the plurality of available connections.

14 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the estimated time to initialize each available connection from the plurality of available connections include the second connection and wherein the estimated time to initialize is based on a time of day, a day of a year, and an amount of existing connection traffic from a plurality of electronic devices.

15 . A computer system comprising:

a processor set;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media to cause the processor set to perform operations comprising:

establishing a first connection to perform a transaction by a client device;

identifying a plurality of available connections supported by the client device to perform the transaction;

determining a priority for the client device and the transaction utilizing a second connection from the plurality of available connections, wherein each available connection represents a parallel connection to the first connection;

allocating, based on the priority for the client device and the transaction, bandwidth for the second connection for the client device to perform the transaction;

identifying at least one potential connectivity issue with the first connection based on a comparison between historical network data for the first connection and a current network data for the first connection; and

performing a handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections.

16 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether to perform the handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections based on a comparison between a first predicted bandwidth availability for the first connection and a second predicted bandwidth availability for the second connection; and

determining to perform the handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection based on the second predicted bandwidth availability being greater than the first predicted bandwidth availability.

17 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

responsive to determining the transaction is complete via the second connection, notifying a user regarding the handoff between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections due to the at least one potential connectivity issue with the first connection.

18 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a plurality of priorities for a plurality of electronic devices and a plurality of transactions; and

determining the priority for the client device and the transaction is greater than the plurality of priorities for the plurality of electronic devices and the plurality of transactions.

19 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the historical network data includes a threshold distance and threshold distance range for the first connection between the client device and a transaction processing device required for the transaction and the current network data includes a current distance between the client device and the transaction processing device.

20 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein identifying the plurality of available connections supported by the client device to perform the transaction is based on one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of: a transaction type, one or more features of the client device performing the transaction, a connection range between the client device and another device required for the transaction, and an estimated time to initialize each available connection from the plurality of available connections.

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