Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing closed subscriber group access control

US8977262B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8977262-B2
Application numberUS-200813120947-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 26, 2008
Priority dateSep 26, 2008
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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An apparatus for providing closed subscriber group access control may include a processor. The processor may be configured to maintain a non-access register including an identifier of a communication cell associated with a closed subscriber group to which a communication device associated with the non-access register does not have access rights, and enable subsequent communication with another communication cell based on the other communication cell not being identified in the non-access register. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for a communication device comprising: maintaining a non-access register for said communication device including an identifier of a communication cell within a mobile network for long-term evolution and associated with a closed subscriber group to which the communication device does not have access rights; and enabling subsequent communication with another communication cell based on the another communication cell not being identified in the non-a…

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What does patent US8977262B2 cover?
An apparatus for providing closed subscriber group access control may include a processor. The processor may be configured to maintain a non-access register including an identifier of a communication cell associated with a closed subscriber group to which a communication device associated with the non-access register does not have access rights, and enable subsequent communication with another …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dalsgaard Lars, Koskela Jarkko T, Sebire Benoist Pierre, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W48/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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