Patent ID: 9265067
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a device, a plurality of signals from an access network at a particular time within a time period; determining, by the device, signal patterns of the plurality of signals at different frequencies; connecting, by the device, to the access network to determine an actual usage of the access network at the particular time; correlating, by the device, the signal patterns of the plurality of signals and the actual usage to determine usage information for the access network at the particular time, receiving, by the device and after receiving the plurality of signals, a signal from an access network without connecting to the access network; comparing, by the device, the signal to the usage information to determine a usage of the access network, determining, by the device, whether the determined usage of the access network is greater than a particular usage associated with the access network; and selectively connecting, by the device, to the access network based on whether the determined usage of the access network is greater than the particular usage,