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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Murali Narasimha, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Krishna K Bellamkonda, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Steve S Kim, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Himanshu R Lokre, Chicago, IL (US);
Yuanliang Lu, Glenview, IL (US);
Jie Song, Naperville, IL (US);
Hui Wang, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of network connectivity switching utilizing an authentication device for switching network connectivity from a first device to a second device, the authentication device receives a device switch indication from the second device, which can communicate via a cellular network. The authentication device communicates a device switch order to the first device, which is authenticated and communicatively linked for wireless communication via the cellular network. The authentication device communicates a network attach indication to the second device that then communicates an attach request to the cellular network, and the authentication device authenticates the second device to the cellular network. Alternatively, the authentication device receives a device switch indication from the second device and communicates a device switch order to the first device. The first device then communicates connection reestablishment information to the second device that initiates a connection reestablishment with the cellular network based on the connection reestablishment information.