	US 12,414,202 B2
	Methods and systems for switching between service provider networks
Samian Kaur, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/644,986.
Application 18/644,986 is a continuation of application No. 18/183,577, filed on Mar. 14, 2023, granted, now 11,997,762.
Application 18/183,577 is a continuation of application No. 17/129,610, filed on Dec. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,638,327, issued on Apr. 25, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/950,739, filed on Dec. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0422863 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/45 (2021.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/36 (2009.01); H04W 68/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 88/06 (2013.01) [H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 12/45 (2021.01); H04W 36/144 (2023.05); H04W 36/362 (2023.05); H04W 68/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02)]

31 Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing, by a user device, a connection with a first network, wherein the first network is configured to provide a first service type;

determining a presence of a second network for a duration of time and a network condition associated with the second network, wherein the second network is configured to provide a second service type;

sending, based on the network condition and based on the first service type of the first network and the second service type of the second network, a request to connect to the second network; and

causing, based on an acknowledgment of the request, a connection with the second network.