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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2012
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Peter Montemurro, Toronto, CA;
Stephen McCann, Southampton, GB;
Richard Howard Kennedy, Austin, TX (US);
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for controlling aspects of network communications from a device to a network are provided. In particular, a method of initiating scans for a network by a communication device for a communication network is provided. The method comprises: monitoring for a first condition relating to a network scan for the communication network; and when the first condition relates to a receipt of at least one request to initiate the network scan and when at least the first condition is satisfied, identifying a first parameter for the network scan and configuring and initiating the network scan at the communication device for the communication network implementing the first parameter.