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Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2016
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:
Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/30 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments include multimode communication devices and methods for managing usage of radio access technologies (RATs). In various embodiments, the multimode communication device may prevent scanning for a signal of higher priority RATs when a communication link is established with a lower priority RAT and the multimode communication device determines that the device is stationary. Signal characteristics of the communication link and/or other resources that can detect when the multimode communication device has moved may be monitored. In response to a change in signal characteristics or another indication that the multimode communication device has moved, scanning of higher priority RATs may be reactivated.


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