Patent ID: 7813321
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for a mobile station selectably connectable in communication connectivity with an available communication network not in present communication connectivity with the mobile station, said apparatus comprising: a signal performance metric identifier embodied at the mobile station configured to receive an indication of a receive signal transmitted by the available communication network during at least a first time period; a rate of change calculator adapted to receive a representation of the indication received by said signal performance metric identifier, said rate of change calculator configured to calculate a rate of change of the representation; an average calculator configured to receive values representative of the indications received by said signal performance metric identifier, each of said indications having a respective weight assigned thereto, and said average calculator being configured to calculate a weighted average value of the indications received by said signal performance identifier; and a connector authorizer configured to receive an indication of calculations made by said rate of change calculator and said average calculator, said connector authorizer configured selectably to authorize connection of the mobile station to the available communication network responsive to the rate of change being a positive value and the weighted average value being beyond a selected level.