US 11,778,440 B2
Service mode display on a handheld communication device
Robert John Edwards, Waterloo (CA); and Andrew Douglas Bocking, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to Malikie Innovations Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed on May 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/827,932.
Application 17/827,932 is a continuation of application No. 16/903,634, filed on Jun. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,363,436.
Application 16/903,634 is a continuation of application No. 16/525,046, filed on Jul. 29, 2019, granted, now 10,728,840, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 16/525,046 is a continuation of application No. 15/470,451, filed on Mar. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,397,857, issued on Aug. 27, 2019.
Application 15/470,451 is a continuation of application No. 14/687,616, filed on Apr. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,642,185, issued on May 2, 2017.
Application 14/687,616 is a continuation of application No. 11/694,141, filed on Mar. 30, 2007, granted, now 9,026,177, issued on May 5, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0295249 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04M 1/72469 (2021.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01)
CPC H04W 4/50 (2018.02) [G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); H04M 1/72469 (2021.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method at a user equipment, comprising:
detecting available communication modes for the user equipment;
attaching the user equipment to each of the available communication modes;
invoking a communication service;
determining whether the communication service is available over each of the attached communication modes based on communication mode information stored at the user equipment;
when the communication service is available over more than one attached communication mode, selecting an active communication mode from the attached communication modes based on a user preference;
when the communication service is available over only one attached communication mode, selecting the one attached communication mode as the active communication mode; and using the active communication mode for the communication service.