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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2023
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Ryan P. Dreiling, Shawnee, KS (US);
Christopher Bailey, Overland Park, KS (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for determining network scanning rates for electronic devices. For instance, a system can receiving a first indication that a mobile device has established a connection with a satellite. The system can determine a scanning rate for the mobile device to scan at based on whether the mobile device is located/moving close to or far from network coverage. The system can also determine the scanning rate based on a geographic region associated with the satellite, the satellite's association with a telecommunications network, a velocity of the satellite, a velocity or location of the mobile device, and the like. The system transmits instructions to the mobile device to scan for network coverage at a first rate and can determine a new rate for scanning based on the mobile device connecting to another satellite or network access node, the mobile device's position/velocity, and the like.