Patent ID: 9648633
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising: a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio; a cellular radio; and an application processor operably coupled to the WLAN radio and the cellular radio; wherein the UE is configured to: establish a first WLAN virtual interface between the WLAN radio and the application processor of the wireless device, wherein the first WLAN virtual interface provides an interface between the WLAN radio and a WLAN connectivity manager executing on the application processor; establish a second WLAN virtual interface between the WLAN radio and the application processor, wherein the second WLAN virtual interface provides an interface between the WLAN radio and a cellular connectivity manager executing on the application processor; perform, by the WLAN radio, WLAN communication with a first access point via the first WLAN virtual interface, wherein the first WLAN virtual interface utilizes a first IP address to perform the WLAN communication with the first access point; and perform, by the WLAN radio, cellular-WLAN interworking communication with a second access point via the second WLAN virtual interface, wherein the second WLAN virtual interface utilizes a second IP address to perform the cellular-WLAN interworking communication with the second access point, wherein the second IP address is also used by the wireless device to perform cellular communication.