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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:
Jul. 19, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Harshit Chuttani, Fremont, CA (US);

Someet Lal, Fremont, CA (US);

Kwangho Byun, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 80/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04L 12/16 (2006.01); H04L 65/40 (2022.01); H04W 76/16 (2018.01); H04L 65/1016 (2022.01); H04W 76/36 (2018.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/40 (2013.01); H04L 65/1016 (2013.01); H04W 76/16 (2018.02); H04W 76/36 (2018.02); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods for improved transitions continuity between wireless protocol states. One embodiment relates to a method including, at a user equipment ('UE'), establishing a connection to a first wireless network in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol, wherein the first wireless communication protocol is used for voice communications and data communications between the UE and the first wireless network, receiving a user request to disable the voice communications with the first wireless network, registering for voice communications with a second wireless network in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol, and maintaining the connection to the first wireless network to continue data communications between the UE and the first wireless network, wherein the UE simultaneously operates in the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol.


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