Patent ID: 8526944
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of obtaining information about available network connectivity options and establishing wireless communications with a radio device, comprising: transmitting a network information request from the radio device to at least one network data server, wherein the network data server maintains a database of network information for more than one network that are of diverse network type, and the radio device is not provisioned for communication with one or more of the networks; receiving, with the radio device, a network information response containing a connectivity device candidate list from the server, the connectivity device candidate list identifying at least one network connectivity device for each one of plural networks and at least two network connectivity devices for at least one of the plural networks, wherein: selecting, with the radio device, one of the network connectivity devices and establishing network connectivity with the selected network connectivity device to engage in wireless communications, the selecting made by a decision engine of the radio device by assessing preferences of the radio device against link information and operational capabilities for each of the identified network connectivity devices.