Patent ID: 8923852
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of selecting an access network by a wireless user equipment for provisioning of communication services, comprising: performing, at a convergence manager in the wireless user equipment, an evaluation of each of: a battery monitor that includes a strength of a battery in the user equipment; connectivity rules provided to the wireless user equipment from a network entity related to one or more of a plurality of access networks; connectivity rules provided to the wireless user equipment by a service provider related to one or more of the plurality of access networks; a user profile that specifies one or more user preference connectivity attributes selected by the user; available applications of the wireless user equipment; a respective link metrics indicator for each of the plurality of access networks; and application support capabilities of the plurality of access networks; and selecting, at the convergence manager in the wireless user equipment, the access network from the access networks based on results of the evaluation, performing a handover of the wireless user equipment to the access network selected at the convergence manager from another access network; wherein selection of the access network is performed by the user equipment for beginning active services with the selected access network or handover active services from another access network to the selected access network; determining that a battery level of the battery is below a predetermined threshold; and in response to determining that the battery is below a predetermined threshold, powering off all radios except those in connection with the access network, and further including shutting down all applications except any on-going cellular voice call.