Patent ID: 8743809
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of adapting radio frequency channel selection to connect a mobile wireless device with a wireless network, the method comprising: at the mobile wireless device: when associated with the wireless network on a first radio frequency channel that uses a first radio access technology, receiving a trigger to establish a connection between the mobile wireless device and the wireless network, and transmitting one or more connection requests to the wireless network on the first radio frequency channel; when receiving an acknowledgement from the wireless network to the one or more connection requests transmitted on the first radio frequency channel, connecting to the wireless network on the first radio frequency channel; when receiving no acknowledgement from the wireless network to the one or more connection requests transmitted on the first radio frequency channel, transmitting one or more connection requests to the wireless network on a second radio frequency channel that uses the first radio access technology; when receiving an acknowledgement from the wireless network to the one or more connection requests transmitted on the second radio frequency channel, connecting to the wireless network on the second radio frequency channel; when receiving no acknowledgement from the wireless network to the one or more connection requests transmitted on the first and second radio frequency channels that use the first radio access technology, attempting to connect to the wireless network using a second radio access technology; when receiving an acknowledgement from the wireless network to a connection request transmitted on a third radio frequency channel that uses the second radio access technology, connecting to the wireless network on the third radio frequency channel; and after receiving a connection release from the wireless network, associating with the wireless network on a radio frequency channel that uses the first radio access technology.