Patent ID: 9100903
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for a terminal device to select a wireless communication technology from a plurality of wireless communication technologies available for communicating over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of: providing a communication application operative in a network terminal device and configured to change from one operational state to at least one other operational state, said network terminal device operative in a communication network, said communication network providing said network terminal device with at least two different communication technologies from which the network terminal device can select for communications, said communication technologies differing by at least one parameter; associating a first operational state of the communication application with at least one of said at least two different communication technologies based at least in part on said at least one differing parameter; and based on a current operational state of the communication application, switching to communicate in the communication technology associated with the current operational state; wherein commencing communication in the communication technology associated with the current operational state is executed by said communication application operating in said network terminal device according to said current operational state of said application.