Patent ID: 8605678

Claim:
A method for a mobile communication device, the method comprising: in a radio communication circuit operative for radio communication with radio equipment of a first communication network and radio equipment of a second communication network, the second communication network using a radio communication network technology that is different from a radio communication network technology used by the first communication network, establishing a radio communication link between the mobile communication device and the radio equipment of the first communication network; determining whether to hand off communication from the first communication network to radio communication with the second communication network; if not handing off communication, determining whether to communicate anticipatory handoff setup information with the second communication network even though a handoff determination has not been made, including retrieving from storage a user profile defined by a user of the mobile communication device to specify conditions under which anticipatory handoff setup information will be communicated with the second communication network; determining from the retrieved user profile one or more handoff setup conditions under which anticipatory handoff setup information will be communicated with the second communication network; determining if a condition of the one or more handoff setup conditions is met, and if a condition of the one or more handoff setup conditions is met, determining to communicate the anticipatory handoff setup information, and communicating the anticipatory handoff setup information from the mobile communication device to the radio equipment of the second communication network; and if handing off communication, in the radio communication circuit, performing a handoff of communication from communication between the mobile communication device and the radio equipment of the first communication network to communication between the mobile communication device and the radio equipment of the second communication network.