Patent ID: 8676248

Claim:
A device, operable to transmit and receive data wirelessly, comprising: a processing unit including a first chip that transmits and receives data according to a long term evolution (LTE) standard, and a second chip that operates in parallel with the first chip, and transmits and receives data over a wireless local area network (WLAN), the processing unit being configured to: determine a plurality of access points (AP) through which data can be transmitted and received by the second chip over the WLAN; identify an optimal AP, based on a plurality of factors including at least a determination, for each different AP, of whether transmission or reception of data by the first chip according to the LTE standard, simultaneous to transmission or reception of data over the WLAN by the second chip, would affect the overall throughput of the first chip and the second chip; when the second chip is previously connected to the WLAN through any AP other than the optimal AP, disconnect the second chip from the any AP other than the optimal AP; and connect the second chip to the WLAN through the optimal AP.