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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
At&t Mobility Ii Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jon Luetschwager, Cumming, GA (US);
Brian Keller, Milton, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/16 (2013.01); H04M 1/72522 (2013.01); H04M 1/72563 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method that includes determining, at a mobile device, that a count of encounters by the mobile device with an access point fails to satisfy a threshold. The access point is associated with a first network. The method also includes establishing a connection with a second network in response to determining the count fails to satisfy the threshold. The access point is unassociated with the second network.