Method for device band selection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12389382-B2
Application number	US-202117402015-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2021
Priority date	Aug 13, 2021
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving at an entitlement server an authentication request from a mobile device operating on a mobility network including a base station, identifying authorized network resources for the mobile device, and communicating to the mobile device a resource authorization message which causes the mobile device to update a device capabilities profile of the mobile device according to the authorized network resources for the mobile device, the resource authorization message further causing the mobile device to communicate an updated device capabilities profile to the base station for subsequent radio communication between the mobile device and the base station. Other embodiments are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
initiating a registration process by a device with a mobility network;
retrieving, by the device, device capabilities information for the device;
communicating to the mobility network the device capabilities information for the device;
receiving, from the mobility network at the device, a resource communication, the resource communication defining excluded network resources, the resource communication being based on an analysis of network resources available to the device according to a subscription plan for the device;
modifying the device capabilities information for the device to omit the excluded network resources from the device capabilities information, forming updated device capabilities information for the device;
communicating the updated device capabilities information for the device to the mobility network;
beginning communication between the device and the mobility network according to the updated device capabilities information for the device;
transmitting, to the mobility network, a request to modify the subscription plan for the device, wherein the request to modify the subscription plan includes a request to access the excluded network resources for a predetermined time duration;
receiving, from the mobility network at the device, an updated resource communication, the updated resource communication including instructions to modify the updated device capabilities information to include the excluded network resources;
modifying the updated device capabilities information according to the updated resource communication, resulting in modified updated device capabilities information; and
communicating the modified updated device capabilities information to the mobility network for subsequent radio communication between the device and the mobility network.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the resource communication defining excluded network resources comprises receiving a communication defining one or more frequency bands excluded from the subscription plan for the device.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the receiving the resource communication defining one or more frequency bands excluded from the subscription plan for the device comprises receiving a communication defining one or more high-capacity frequency bands.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the communicating to the mobility network the device capabilities information for the device comprises communicating a list of capable frequency bands usable by the device for communication with the mobility network, the list of capable frequency bands including at least one of the one or more high-capacity frequency bands and wherein the communicating the updated device capabilities information for the device comprises communicating an updated list of capable frequency bands, the updated list of capable frequency bands excluding the one or more high-capacity frequency bands.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the communicating to the mobility network the device capabilities information for the device comprises communicating authentication information to a service authentication device to enable the service authentication device to identify network resources available to the device according to the subscription plan for the device.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the receiving the resource communication comprises receiving, from the service authentication device, a communication defining one or more network resources determined by the service authentication device to be excluded from the subscription plan for the device.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the receiving the resource communication comprises receiving a frequency assignment communication authorizing use of one or more frequency bands for communication between the device and the mobility network.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the communicating to the mobility network the device capabilities information for the device comprises communicating information to control radio communication between the device and one or more base stations of the mobility network.

9. A system, comprising:
a processing system including one or more processors; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
one or more base stations for radio communication with one or more mobile devices, a base station of the one or more base stations operative to receive device capabilities information from a mobile device of the one or more mobile devices, the base station further operative to initiate communication between the mobile device and the base station according to the device capabilities information, wherein the base station is operative to receive a subscription plan for the mobile device and a request to modify the subscription plan for the mobile device, and wherein the subscription plan includes an excluded network resource and the request to modify the subscription plan includes access to the excluded network resource for a predetermined time duration; and
a service authentication device in data communication with the mobile device to receive the device capabilities information, the service authentication device operative to authorize use of network resources according to device provisioning information for the mobile device, the service authentication device being operative to communicate, to the mobile device, an authorization communication, the authorization communication causing the mobile device to modify the device capabilities information forming updated device capabilities information and communicate the updated device capabilities information to the base station for subsequent communication between the mobile device and the base station according to the updated device capabilities information; and
wherein the service authentication device is further operable to:
authorize a modified use of network resources for the mobile device including the access to the excluded network resource according to the modified subscription plan; and
communicate an updated authorization communication, the updated authorization communication causing the mobile device to modify the device capabilities information to add the excluded network resources, resulting in modified device capabilities information, and causing the mobile device to communicate the modified device capabilities information to the base station for subsequent radio communication between the mobile device and the base station, following the predetermined time duration.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more base stations are operative to store the device capabilities information at the one or more base stations for use during the communication between the mobile device and the base station, and wherein the one or more base stations are further operative to store the updated device capabilities information for the subsequent communication between the mobile device and the base station.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the service authentication device is operative to identify one or more excluded frequency bands excluded from the subscription plan of the mobile device and wherein the authorization communication causes the mobile device to delete

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Wallace Todd
• Sikes Jason

Classifications

• H04W72/23

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W60/00

  Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration · CPC title

• H04W8/24

  Transfer of terminal data · CPC title

• H04W8/22

  Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities · CPC title

• H04W72/0453 Primary

  Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA · CPC title