Patent ID: 8554142
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a first mobile communication device, an instruction to initiate a data transfer to a second mobile communication device; determining whether an amount of data to be transferred to the second mobile communication device is greater than a total amount of data expected to be used to set-up an offload of the data transfer via local wireless connectivity; transferring the data to the second mobile communication device using a cellular network if the amount of data to be transferred to the second mobile communication device is less than or equal to the total amount of data expected to be used to set-up the offload of the data transfer via local wireless connectivity; sending a message from the first mobile communication device to a network device via the cellular network to attempt to initiate the set-up of the data transfer via the local wireless connectivity if the amount of data to be transferred to the second mobile communication device is greater than the total amount of data expected to be used to set-up the offload of the data transfer via the local wireless connectivity; and receiving signaling responsive to the message, at the first mobile communication device from the network device, instructing the first mobile communication device to transfer data to the second mobile communication device either via the local wireless connectivity or via the cellular network based on a network proximity or geographic proximity between the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device determined by the network device.