Patent ID: 9125146
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for optimizing network connectivity in an electronic device, the method comprising: determining a geographic location of a mobile computing device when network communications of the mobile computing device are activated, the mobile computing device configured to support one or more radio access technologies (RATs); determining, based at least in part on the geographic location of the mobile computing device, a region code; determining, based at least in part on the region code, one or more region RATs each configured to support a set of frequencies provided by one or more network providers associated with the region code; determining that a first RAT of the one or more RATs matches a second RAT of the one or more region RATs; identifying a first set of frequencies supported by the second RAT; and scanning, for at least a predetermined period of time, the first set of frequencies to locate an available network connection having at least a minimum signal strength, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to use the available network connection of one of the one or more network providers to perform network communications.