Patent ID: 9432943
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer accessible memory medium comprising program instructions which, when executed at a wireless user equipment (UE) device, cause the UE to: perform cellular communications according to a first radio access technology (RAT); determine that cellular service according to the first RAT is not available; determine a user activity level of the UE; select a first search algorithm from at least two possible search algorithms, wherein the first search algorithm is selected based at least in part on the determined user activity level of the UE; perform a first search for cellular service according to the first RAT, wherein the first search is performed according to the first search algorithm; after selection of the first search algorithm, determine that one or more pre-configured conditions for modifying out-of-service search behavior of the UE have occurred, wherein the one or more pre-configured conditions comprise one or more of: select a second search algorithm from the at least two possible search algorithms based on the one or more pre-configured conditions having occurred; and interrupt the first search and initiate a second search for cellular service according to the first RAT, wherein the second search is performed according to the second search algorithm.