US 12,170,940 B2
Enhancement on smartwatch implementation
Jibing Wang, San Jose, CA (US); Erik Richard Stauffer, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Qin Zhang, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/127,893.
Application 18/127,893 is a continuation of application No. 17/225,201, filed on Apr. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,671,808.
Prior Publication US 2023/0239669 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04L 5/14 (2006.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/80 (2018.02) [H04L 5/14 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
monitoring, at a first mobile device directly connected to a network, a connection quality for a local tethering connection between the first mobile device and a second mobile device tethered to the network through the first mobile device;
determining, at the first mobile device, that the connection quality is below a threshold value; and
in response to determining that the connection quality is below a threshold value, sending, from the first mobile device, a notification to the second mobile device to directly connect to the network.