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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2012
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Abhishek Sen, San Jose, CA (US);
Prashant H. Vashi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Karthik Anantharaman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/67 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 8/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for accepting software updates without interruption of ongoing services. Various embodiments are adapted for maintaining service continuity in multi-mode devices such as cellular devices. In one exemplary implementation, unlike prior art solutions (which interrupt user identity module software to implement changes to the network access software), unnecessary updates can be postponed or otherwise scheduled so as to minimize or eliminate service or user experience impact.