System and method for resolving contention among applications requiring data connections between a mobile communications device and a wireless network
US7474671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/36
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile communications device (30) includes a wireless transceiver (34) operable to conduct at least two data connections between the mobile communications device (30) and a wireless network (12) wherein each of the data connections is associated with a connected application operating on the mobile communications device. A processor (32) is coupled to the wireless transceiver (34). The processor (32) is operable to process a request for a data connection for an unconnected application operable on the mobile communications device (30), to release one of the data connections associated with one of the connected applications and to establish a data connection between the mobile communications device (30) and the wireless network (12) for the unconnected application. A contention manager (86) is operable to select the connected application to be released based upon a comparison of a contention parameter associated with each of the connected applications.
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