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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2025
Applicant:
Relay, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Alex Rouse, Cary, NC (US);
Dayne Batten, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Relay, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 16/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/18 (2013.01); H04W 36/322 (2023.05);
Abstract
An embodiment is directed to dynamic subscriber identity module (SIM) switching based on a location heatmap. In an example, a method includes obtaining, at a portable communication device (PCD), a heatmap comprising historical cellular network connectivity data for a plurality of positions in a location; determining, by the PCD, a current position in the location; and indicating, at the PCD, cellular network connectivity data based on the current position and the heatmap.