US 12,408,094 B2
Systems and methods for selectively switching between primary data connection modes of a mobile device
Philip J. Jakes, Raleigh, NC (US); Kenneth Seethaler, Raleigh, NC (US); Tin-Lup Wong, Chapel Hill, NC (US); David Douglas, Cary, NC (US); Koji Kawakita, Yokohama (JP); and Kazuo Fujii, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd., Beijing (CN)
Filed by Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd., Beijing (CN)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,050.
Prior Publication US 2023/0413143 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 84/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/324 (2023.05) [H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/38 (2013.01); H04W 36/1446 (2023.05); H04W 84/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for automatically switching between a WLAN primary data connection mode and a WWAN primary data connection mode within a mobile device, the system comprising:
a switching control unit in communication with a WLAN communication device and a WWAN communication device,
wherein the switching control unit is configured to selectively and automatically switch the mobile device between the WLAN primary data connection mode and the WWAN primary data connection mode based on one or both of motion of the mobile device or a time period of the motion of the mobile device, and wherein the switching control unit is configured to automatically switch the mobile device from the WLAN primary data connection mode to the WWAN primary data connection mode in response to the motion exceeding one or more predetermined motion thresholds for the time period exceeding one or more predetermined time thresholds.