IP Library Granted Patent US 12,689,971
Granted Patent B2
US 12,689,971 · App. 18/363,713 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Adaptive selection of communication infrastructure

Inventors: Amit Shantanu Deshmukh (Sammamish, WA); Kyeong Hun An (Sammamish, WA); Adrian Milner (Gardner, KS); Tanmay Roy (Redmond, WA); Nilesh Ranjan (Sammamish, WA); Mathew George (Kirkland, WA)
Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
H04W48/08H04W4/60H04W24/08H04W36/0088H04W84/042
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Patent No.
US 12,689,971
App. No.
18/363,713
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices that relate to adaptive selection of communication infrastructure are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method for wireless communication includes performing or receiving measurements of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells based on a configuration from a base station. The method also includes comparing a first measurement result associated with a first channel condition of the serving cell and a second measurement result associated with a second channel condition of the one or more neighboring cells and adjusting an interval of time between two searches for an access network according to the comparing of the first measurement result and the second measurement result.

Claims (47)

1 . A method for wireless communication, comprising:

receiving, by a network server from a wireless mobile device, measurements of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells of the wireless mobile device,

wherein receiving the measurements further comprises receiving, by the network server, a notification from the wireless mobile device, and

wherein the notification indicates a first measurement result associated with a first channel condition of the serving cell and a second measurement result associated with a second channel condition of the one or more neighboring cells;

comparing, by the network server, the first measurement result and the second measurement result; and

transmitting an indication to the wireless mobile device to adjust an interval of time between two searches for an access network according to the comparing of the first measurement result and the second measurement result.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the network server comprises a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) applet platform in communication with the wireless mobile device to receive the measurements.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the network server further comprises a SIM server platform configured to manage a SIM of the wireless mobile device.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

generating an update using a process model implemented on a SIM applet platform; and

transmitting the update to the wireless mobile device by the SIM applet platform.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the update includes a modification to decrease the interval of time between the two searches for the access network based on the first measurement result being less than the second measurement result.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing, upon determining that the first measurement result is equal to or lower than the second measurement result, a third measurement result received from the wireless mobile device and associated with the first channel condition of the serving cell and a fourth measurement result received from the wireless mobile device and associated with the second channel condition of at least one of the one or more neighboring cells.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the interval of time is adjusted based on a multiplier coefficient associated with a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) search.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the multiplier coefficient is denoted as EF MCHPPLMN .

9 . A device for wireless communication comprising:

one or more processors;

a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) applet platform in communication with a wireless mobile device to receive measurements of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive, from the wireless mobile device, the measurements;

compare a first measurement result associated with a first channel condition of the serving cell and a second measurement result associated with a second channel condition of the one or more neighboring cells; and

transmit an indication to the wireless mobile device to adjust an interval of time between two searches for an access network according to the comparing of the first measurement result and the second measurement result.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the SIM applet platform is configured to generate an update using a process model implemented on the SIM applet platform and transmit the update to the wireless mobile device.

11 . The device of claim 9 , further comprising a SIM server platform configured to manage a SIM of the wireless mobile device.

12 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions recorded thereon that, when executed by at least one processor of a system of a wireless telecommunications network, cause the system to:

receive, by a network server from a wireless mobile device, measurements of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells of the wireless mobile device,

wherein receiving measurements further comprises:

receiving a notification from the wireless mobile device,

wherein the notification was generated on the wireless mobile device, and

wherein the notification comprises the first measurement result and the second measurement result; and

determining the measurements of the serving cell and the one or more neighboring cells of the wireless mobile device using the notification;

compare, by the network server, a first measurement result associated with a first channel condition of the serving cell and a second measurement result associated with a second channel condition of the one or more neighboring cells; and

transmit an indication to the wireless mobile device to adjust an interval of time between two searches for an access network according to the comparing of the first measurement result and the second measurement result.

13 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the network server comprises a first communication platform and a second communication platform,

wherein the first communication platform is a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) applet platform responsible for computations and comprises a process model, and

wherein the second communication platform is a SIM server platform.

14 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the process model generates an update by comparing, upon determining that the first measurement result is equal to or lower than the second measurement result, a third measurement result received from the wireless mobile device and associated with the first channel condition of the serving cell and a fourth measurement result received from the wireless mobile device and associated with the second channel condition of at least one of the one or more neighboring cells.

15 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the network server comprises a first communication platform, and

wherein the first communication platform communicates with a second network server.

16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the second network server receives an update from the first communication platform of the network server.

17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 ,

wherein the network server can transmit the update from the first communication platform to the wireless mobile device, and

wherein the wireless mobile device can download the update from the first communication platform of the network server.

18 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the update includes a modification to decrease the interval of time between the two searches for the access network based on the first measurement result being less than the second measurement result.

19 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the interval of time is adjusted based on a multiplier coefficient associated with a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) search.

20 . The device of claim 19 , wherein the multiplier coefficient is denoted as EF MCHPPLMN .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2023
From: DESHMUKH, AMIT SHANTANU; AN, KYEONG HUN; MILNER, ADRIAN; ROY, TANMAY; RANJAN, NILESH; GEORGE, MATHEW
To: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 064569/0604 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63516735 · Jul 31, 2023
Related Publication 20250048207A1 · Feb 6, 2025
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