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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 72/10 (2009.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04L 61/6022 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 72/10 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of selecting a cellular network includes storing a location database in a memory of a mobile device, the location database providing location data for one or more locations each identified by a unique identifier, in response to recognizing the identifier, determining a current location of the mobile device by looking up the identifier in the database, prioritizing bands based on the current location to define a band priority, and selecting the cellular network based on the band priority.