Dynamic wireless transceiver selection in a wireless communication device

Abstract

A wireless communication device has multiple wireless transceivers to access multiple wireless networks. A first wireless transceiver exchanges wireless media communications with a first wireless network. The wireless communication device processes network data to select a second wireless network, and responsive to the selection, identifies an associated instruction in the network data to disable the first wireless transceiver responsive to selecting the second wireless network. A second wireless transceiver exchanges additional wireless media communications with the second wireless network responsive to the selection. The wireless communication device disables the first wireless transceiver responsive to the instruction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of operating a wireless communication device having multiple wireless transceivers to access multiple wireless networks, the method comprising:
 exchanging wireless media communications with a first one of the wireless networks using a first one of the wireless transceivers;   processing network data to select a second one of the wireless networks, and responsive to the selection, identifying an associated instruction in the network data to disable the first one of the wireless transceivers responsive to selecting the second one of the wireless networks; and   disabling the first one of the wireless transceivers responsive to the instruction and exchanging additional wireless media communications with the second one of the wireless networks using a second one of the wireless transceivers.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the network data comprises a Preferred Roaming List (PRL) having the instruction to disable the first one of the wireless transceivers responsive to selecting the second one of the wireless networks. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the network data indicates a pilot frequency for the second one of the wireless networks. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first one of the wireless networks comprises a home network for the wireless communication device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first one of the wireless networks comprises a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first one of the wireless networks comprises a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first one of the wireless networks comprises a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the second one of the wireless networks comprises a visited network for the wireless communication device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the second one of the wireless networks comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the additional media communications comprise voice communications. 
     
     
         11 . A wireless communication device having multiple wireless transceivers to access multiple wireless networks, the method comprising:
 a first one of the wireless transceivers configured to exchange wireless media communications with a first one of the wireless networks;   a processing system configured to process network data to select a second one of the wireless networks, and responsive to the selection, identify an associated instruction in the network data to disable the first one of the wireless transceivers responsive to selecting the second one of the wireless networks;   a second one of the wireless transceivers configured to exchange additional wireless media communications with the second one of the wireless networks responsive to the selection;   the processing system configured to disable the first one of the wireless transceivers responsive to the instruction.   
     
     
         12 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the network data comprises a Preferred Roaming List (PRL) having the instruction to disable the first one of the wireless transceivers responsive to selecting the second one of the wireless networks. 
     
     
         13 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the network data indicates a pilot frequency for the second one of the wireless networks. 
     
     
         14 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the first one of the wireless networks comprises a home network for the wireless communication device. 
     
     
         15 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the first one of the wireless networks comprises a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network. 
     
     
         16 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the first one of the wireless networks comprises a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network. 
     
     
         17 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the first one of the wireless networks comprises a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network. 
     
     
         18 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the second one of the wireless networks comprises a visited network for the wireless communication device. 
     
     
         19 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the second one of the wireless networks comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. 
     
     
         20 . The wireless communication device of  claim 11  wherein the additional media communications comprise voice communications.