US 11,997,595 B2
Application and service context aware cell selection
Gencer Cili, San Jose, CA (US); Rawad Rahme, Munich (DE); Mahak Goindani, Cupertino, CA (US); Nabil Akdim, Munich (DE); and Enis Simsar, Munich (DE)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/189,890.
Application 18/189,890 is a continuation of application No. 17/446,123, filed on Aug. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,665,638.
Prior Publication US 2023/0284132 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/0206 (2013.01) [H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless device, comprising:
a radio; and
a processor operably coupled to the radio, the processor configured to:
determine a current location of the wireless device;
determine a first cell and a second cell associated with the current location of the wireless device;
determine respective privacy related cell characteristics for the first cell and the second cell; and
select a target cell with which to connect from the first cell or the second cell based at least in part on the respective privacy related cell characteristics for the first cell and the second cell; and
the radio configured to:
connect to a cellular network using the target cell.