System and method for resolving contention among applications requiring data connections between a mobile communications device and a wireless network
US8379666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/36
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile communications device includes a communication subsystem operable to conduct a plurality of wireless data connections between the mobile communications device and a wireless network wherein each of the data connections is associated with a connected application operating on the mobile communications device. A processor, coupled to the communication subsystem, is configured to process requests for new wireless data connections for a plurality of applications, releasing existing data connections and establishing new wireless data connections between the mobile communications device and a wireless network. The mobile communications device also includes means for prompting a user of the mobile communications device for releasing at least one application having an existing wireless data connection upon determining that a further wireless data connection cannot be effected when a request for a new wireless data connection for an application is received.
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