Patent ID: 8886181
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing communications for a mobile communication device that roams between multiple different types of wireless networks, the method comprising: establishing a first communication link between the mobile communication device and an end destination device, wherein the first communication link includes a first wireless communication link between the mobile communication device and a first type of wireless network; monitoring a signal strength of the first wireless communication link; when the signal strength drops below a predetermined threshold, notifying an interface server with the mobile communication device and establishing a second communication link between the interface server and the end destination device without disrupting the first communication link; notifying the mobile communication device to terminate transmission over the first communication link; and re-directing the second communication link from the interface server to the mobile communication device, thereby establishing a second wireless communication link between the mobile communication device and the second type of wireless network.