Patent ID: 9031606
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile device comprising: an application processor; a network switch coupled to the application processor; a third generation (3G), baseband processor coupled to the switch; a fourth generation (4G) baseband processor coupled to the switch; a 3G transceiver coupled to the 3G baseband processor; a 4G transceiver coupled to the 4G baseband processor; wherein the application processor is configured to: determine whether a 4G network service is available; upon determining that the 4G network service is available: set the network switch to connect the application processor with the 4G baseband processor; monitor whether there is at least one fault with the 4G network connection; upon determining that there is at least one fault with the 4G network connection: upon determining that the 4G network service is not available: wherein the at least one fault with the 3G or 4G network connection is triggered according to criteria that are related to the, at least one fault, and the criteria are dependent on respectively different geographic locations of the mobile device and on respective times of a day.