Abstract
An application-oriented and intelligent method for switching communication modes of a dual-mode communication module is provided. Whether the application program utilizes location-based service is first confirmed. When the application program utilizes location-based service, said communication module is switched to the first communication mode. Otherwise, evaluation, about which one from both the first communication mode and the second communication mode is more beneficial for a user, is performed on the communication module, according to both an available bandwidth and quality of service provided by a communication mode and to both a power and a credit of utilizing communication functions of the communication module. At last, a result of the evaluation is utilized for determining which communication mode from both the first communication mode and the second communication mode to be utilized by the communication module.