Patent ID: 9510217
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for signaling adjustments, comprising: transmitting, periodically, connectivity signals generated by an application on a user equipment (UE) to an application server, the connectivity signals indicating that the application is reachable; identifying, by a modem of the (UE), a change in a reachability state of the UE based at least in part on one or more channel metrics determined by the modem of the UE and a comparison of a previous reachability state with a current reachability state; providing an indication of the change in the reachability state from the modem to the application on the UE via an application programming interface, the application being independent of the modem; adjusting, by the UE, the transmission of the connectivity signals to the application server from the application on the UE, the adjusting being carried out by the UE directly in response to the identified change in the reachability state provided to the application via the interface in communication with the modem; and transmitting the connectivity signals according to the adjusted transmission and transmitting an indication of the change in the reachability state to the application server by way of a network entity, wherein the indication of the change in the reachability state indicates a need for the application server to adjust an expectation of transmission of connectivity signals from the UE.