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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2022
Applicant:

Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd., Beijing, CN;

Inventors:

Philip J. Jakes, Raleigh, NC (US);

Kenneth Seethaler, Raleigh, NC (US);

Tin-Lup Wong, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

David Douglas, Cary, NC (US);

Koji Kawakita, Yokohama, JP;

Kazuo Fujii, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd., Beijing, CN;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 84/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/324 (2023.05); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/38 (2013.01); H04W 36/1446 (2023.05); H04W 84/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and a method for automatically switching between a WLAN primary data connection mode and a WWAN primary data connection mode within a mobile device include a switching control unit in communication with a WLAN communication device and a WWAN communication device. The switching control unit is configured to selectively and automatically switch the mobile device between the WLAN primary data connection mode and the WWAN primary data connection mode based on one or both of motion of the mobile device or a time period of the motion of the mobile device.


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