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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Göran Hageltorn, Ottawa, CA;
Jean-Philippe Paul Cormier, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04J 11/00 (2006.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04J 11/0083 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of selecting a cellular network entails determining a current location of a mobile device by obtaining location data from an application on the mobile device, prioritizing cellular network frequency bands based on the current location to define a band priority, and selecting the cellular network based on the band priority. This method expedites selection of the cellular network when a mobile device is powered on, when its cellular radiofrequency transceiver is activated or when returning from an out-of-coverage area.