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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
Hieu Nguyen, Colleyville, TX (US);
Robert E. Urbanek, Belton, MO (US);
Hieu Nguyen, Colleyville, TX (US);
Robert E. Urbanek, Belton, MO (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A multi-mode wireless device is provided to communicate with a plurality of networks, at least some of the networks having different modes of communication. The multi-mode wireless device has a network selection component to monitor at least some of networks and switch the multi-mode wireless device to communicate with different networks based on a network selection criterion. The user interface allows a user of the multi-mode wireless device to edit the network selection criterion based on a user preference related to the network used by the multi-mode wireless device. A method for communicating on one or more networks using a multi-mode wireless device is also provided.