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Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018

Filed:

May. 09, 2014
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Prashant H Vashi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Vikram B Yerrabommanahalli, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Teck Yang Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04B 7/024 (2017.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04B 7/024 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Determining whether to operate in a single radio access technology (RAT) mode or a dual RAT mode for a user equipment (UE) having a radio capable of communicating using at least a first RAT and a second RAT. The UE may determine whether current path loss for the first RAT exceeds a maximum path loss. Based on the results of determining whether the current path loss for the first RAT exceeds the maximum path loss, the UE may determine whether to operate in the single RAT mode or the dual RAT mode. Accordingly, based on this determination, the UE may operate in the single RAT mode or the dual RAT mode based on the determination.


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