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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Applicant:
Dany Sylvain, Gatineau, CA;
Inventor:
Dany Sylvain, Gatineau, CA;
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/24 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/24 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a dual mode mobile terminal that is capable of supporting both cellular and local wireless communications. The mobile terminal operates to determine when to switch between local wireless communication and cellular modes. To determine when to switch between local wireless and cellular modes, the mobile terminal determines its current location, uses the current location to obtain mode switching information, and switches modes as necessary based on the mode switching information.