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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 15, 2016
Applicant:

T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Ronald Unger, Dallas, TX (US);

Mesut Guven, Allen, TX (US);

Edward Chao, Plano, TX (US);

Malcolm M. Lorang, Dallas, TX (US);

Roger D. Linquist, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.02); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for connecting a mobile device with one of a plurality of wireless networks begins by initiating a network selection process of the mobile device with the plurality of wireless networks. A remote server determines a geographic position of the mobile device with respect to at least one of the plurality of wireless networks. The remote server selects one of a first network and a second network of the plurality of wireless networks responsive to the determined geographic position of the mobile device and an associated rule set stored at the remote server.


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