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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Charles S. Lingafelt, Durham, NC (US);
John E. Moore, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Andrew R. Jones, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04L 41/5009 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments for selecting a communication service provider by a processor. Communication requirements for one or more applications of a user equipment (UE) may be analyzed to convey information over a communication network. A communication service provider may be selected according to a level of matching both the communication requirements and one or more user selection criteria.