Patent ID: 8848701

Claim:
A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: receive, from a mobile device, information indicating whether the mobile device is connected to a non-cellular access network; determine, based on a request for a service from the mobile device and the information, whether the mobile device is connected to the non-cellular access network; transmit, to the mobile device and when it is determined that the mobile device is connected to the non-cellular access network, one or more control messages, relating to establishment of the service, using the non-cellular access network; transmit, to the mobile device and when it is determined that the mobile device is not connected to the non-cellular access network, the one or more control messages using a cellular access network, the one or more control messages including a prioritized list of preferred access network technologies to use for a bearer connection that is to be established, for the service, between the mobile device and another device; establishing, by the mobile device and with the other device, the bearer connection for the service over the cellular access network; and setting transceiver circuitry for the cellular access network in a low power mode when the mobile device is connected to the non-cellular network.