Context based connectivity for mobile devices

a mobile device and context-based technology, applied in the field of wireless communication, can solve the problems of inability to meet the needs of mobile devices, and inability to meet the needs of all data applications

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-06
NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS OY
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While cellular networks like GSM provide a global means for transmitting and receiving data, due to cost, traffic and legislative concerns, a cellular network may not be appropriate for all data applications.
While having business related information contained conveniently in a wireless communication device may aid productivity, its benefits are diminished if the data is not regularly updated.
Despite these advances, problems still exist in the art.
Cellular communication does allow for continuous Internet and/or remote WAN connections, however, there is also considerable expense and complexity involved in this architecture.
Airtime charges from national cellular service providers and various government

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[0033] While the invention has been described in preferred embodiments, various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as described in the appended claims.

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[0034] Before describing the invention in detail, it may be helpful to describe an environment in which the invention may be used. Accordingly, FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary operational environment in which WCD 100 may collect and consume services according to the techniques of the present invention.

[0035] WCD 100 is capable of engaging in various types of wireless communication. For instance, WCD 100 may engage in short-range communication 114, as well as long range cellular communication 104 (e.g., GSM). Examples of short-range communication are not limited to Bluetooth™, WLAN (i.e., IEEE 802.11), ultra wideband (UWB) and / or wireless USB transmission. As shown in FIG. 1, WCD 100 may enter within communication range of an access point 106. This...

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A system for automatically creating a preferred wireless connection medium order in a wireless communication device (WCD) for connecting to a network. A server on the network detects when a new device has entered a designated space, identifies the device, determines its capabilities and creates a wireless connection medium order for the device. The preferred connection medium order may be determined in view of a device profile corresponding to the WCD. The server may then set the preferred medium order in the WCD. The server may also control further information synchronization once the WCD is connected to the network.

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PRIORITY INFORMATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 / 954,197, filed Oct. 1, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of Invention [0003] The present invention relates to wireless communications. More particularly, the present invention relates to the automatic prioritization of available wireless communication mediums in a wireless communication device facilitated by an external server. [0004] 2. Description of Prior Art [0005] A wireless communication device (WCD) may communicate over a multitude of networks. Cellular networks facilitate WCD communications over large geographic areas. For example, the Global System for Mobile Telecommunications (GSM) is a widely employed cellular network that communicates in the 900 MHZ-1.8 GHZ band in Europe and at 1.9 GHZ in the United States. This system provides a multitude of features including audio (voice), video and textual data communication. For ex...

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IPC IPC(8): H04B7/00H04M1/72406H04M1/72448H04M1/72457H04W8/18H04W48/16
CPCH04M1/72525H04M1/72563H04M1/72572H04M1/72577H04W8/18H04W48/16H04M1/72406H04M1/72457H04M1/72448
Inventor HALKKA, VESAMAKI, JUSSI
Owner NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS OY
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