Patent ID: 8886195
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of handover from a first connection to a second connection at a mobile device which provides an application at the mobile device with continuous data flow, the method comprising: receiving a first data set for the application from the first connection, wherein the first connection is between a network and the mobile device; receiving a second data set for the application from the second connection, wherein the second connection is between a network and the mobile device, wherein the first connection and the second connection are accessible to the mobile device during at least partially overlapping periods of time; anticipating that the first connection is to be disconnected; determining an amount of the first data set to be retrieved for the application from the first connection to provide the application with continuous data flow when connecting to the second connection; and retrieving the determined amount of data from the first connection and transmitting to the mobile device with the second connection to provide the application with a continuous data flow using the first and second data sets, wherein the first and second datasets are retrieved or received at an interface able to identify an application class of the application to which the first and second datasets are directed, wherein the interface is associated with a relay for the application class based on a protocol utilized for the application class.