US 12,464,429 B2
Parallel connection for device transactions
Shailendra Moyal, Pune (IN); Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata (IN); and Akash U. Dhoot, Pune (IN)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/932,722.
Prior Publication US 2024/0098601 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 36/30 (2009.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/30 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/325 (2013.01); H04W 36/008375 (2023.05); H04W 36/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
establishing a first connection to perform a transaction by a client device;
identifying a plurality of available connections supported by the client device to perform the transaction;
determining a priority for the client device and the transaction utilizing a second connection from the plurality of available connections, wherein each available connection represents a parallel connection to the first connection;
allocating, based on the priority for the client device and the transaction, bandwidth for the second connection for the client device to perform the transaction;
identifying at least one potential connectivity issue with the first connection based on a comparison between historical network data for the first connection and a current network data for the first connection; and
performing a handoff of the transaction between the first connection and the second connection from the plurality of available connections.