Patent ID: 7882207

Claim:
A method of transmitting one or more data streams to a mobile terminal configured for simultaneous communication via a plurality of types of wireless networks, the method comprising: (i) sending the one or more data streams from a correspondent host to a home agent located in the home network of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal sending a request for a data stream to be transmitted by the correspondent host and the mobile terminal communicating with the home agent to transmit a network location of the mobile terminal to the home agent; and (ii) forwarding the one or more data streams to the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal sends to the home agent information about the types of networks to which the mobile terminal is currently connected, the available bandwidth for each type of network to which the mobile terminal is currently connected, and the mobile terminal's care-of address applicable for each type of network to which the mobile terminal is currently connected, the home agent selecting an appropriate network and its applicable care-of address based on the available bandwidth for each type of network to which the mobile terminal is currently connected.