US 11,722,938 B2
Switching connections over frequency bands of a wireless network
William Kenneth Logan, Overland Park, KS (US); and Oliver James Jauncey, Bromley (GB)
Assigned to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/461,787.
Application 17/461,787 is a continuation of application No. 15/669,182, filed on Aug. 4, 2017, granted, now 11,109,290, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0392554 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 36/06 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/36 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/06 (2013.01) [H04W 36/30 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/36 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. A computerized user device configured to operate within a wireless network architecture supporting both millimeter wave (mmWave) and non-mmWave frequency bands, the computerized user device comprising:
processor apparatus;
at least one wireless interface in data communication with the processor apparatus, the at least one wireless interface comprising a mmWave capable wireless interface capable of operation via a mmWave frequency band and a second interface capable of operation via a non-mmWave frequency band; and
a storage device in data communication with the processor apparatus and comprising a storage medium configured to store at least one computer program, the at least one computer program configured to, when executed on the processor apparatus, enable the computerized user device to:
detect one or more wireless nodes of the wireless network architecture, wherein at least a first one of the one or more wireless nodes is configured to support connection over the mmWave frequency band, and at least a second one of the one or more wireless nodes is configured to support connection over the non-mmWave frequency band;
access data relating to one or more policies, the one or more policies comprising data relating to utilization by the computerized user device of the mmWave and non-mmWave frequency bands;
using at least the data relating to the one or more policies, perform an evaluation of whether to connect to the one or more wireless nodes using the mmWave frequency band or the non-mmWave frequency band;
based at least on the evaluation, select the mmWave frequency band for connection;
after the selection of the mmWave frequency band for connection, determine that the computerized user device with is no longer within a wireless range of the first one of the one or more wireless nodes configured to support the connection over the mmWave frequency band; and
based at least on the determination and the data relating to the one or more policies, switch connection from the first one of the one or more wireless nodes to the second one of the one or more wireless nodes configured to support connection over the non-mmWave frequency band.