Wireless network brokerage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9191809-B2
Application number	US-201314037058-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2013
Priority date	Apr 25, 2005
Publication date	Nov 17, 2015
Grant date	Nov 17, 2015

Abstract

Propagation of a wireless signal is facilitated and brokered through a wireless network, and the signal is delivered by an appropriate method to an intended receiving wireless terminal. A single network element acts as a signal entry point and executes parallel processes to determine the location of an intended receiving wireless terminal and the registration thereof within the wireless network, the signal type, and the capabilities of the terminal. The network element then analyzes this information to determine the best method of signal propagation through the wireless network so as to ensure signal delivery to the wireless terminal or alternate delivery according to subscriber-set preferences.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
in response to receiving a voice over Internet protocol communication comprising a message content directed to a wireless device, determining, by a system comprising a processor, whether an Internet protocol address has been assigned to the wireless device;
in response to the Internet protocol address being determined not to have been assigned to the wireless device, and in response to determining that the wireless device is capable of receiving the voice over Internet protocol communication, sending, by the system via a wireless control channel, an instruction directed to the wireless device for initiating the wireless device to send, to the system, a request for a temporary Internet protocol address;
in response to the sending of the instruction, receiving, by the system, the request for the temporary Internet protocol address from the wireless device;
sending, by the system, a data packet associated with the voice over Internet protocol communication directed to the wireless device, wherein the data packet comprises the temporary Internet protocol address; and
in response to the sending of the data packet, monitoring and redirecting, by the system, the voice over Internet protocol communication to the wireless device using an alternative delivery option to facilitate delivery of the message content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending of the instruction comprises paging the wireless device via a network management protocol.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending of the instruction comprises querying a wireless network device to locate the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the system, whether the wireless device has been registered for operation on a service provider device of a wireless network.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the Internet protocol address has been assigned to the wireless device comprises:
in response to determining that the wireless device is capable of receiving the voice over Internet protocol communication, determining whether the Internet protocol address has been assigned to the wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the system, whether the wireless device is capable of receiving the voice over Internet protocol communication.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining whether the wireless device is capable of receiving the voice over Internet protocol communication comprises
querying a data storage device storing network wireless terminal capabilities.

8. A computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
receiving an Internet protocol-based communication comprising a message content associated with a call directed to a network device of a wireless system;
verifying that the network device is not associated with an Internet protocol address;
in response to the verifying, and in response to determining that the network device is capable of receiving the Internet protocol-based communication, sending, via a wireless control channel, a page directed to the network device instructing the network device to send a request for a temporary Internet protocol address to the system;
receiving the request for the temporary Internet protocol address from the network device based on the page;
sending a communication associated with the call to the network device, wherein the communication comprises the temporary Internet protocol address; and
in response to the sending of the communication, monitoring and redirecting the Internet protocol-based communication to the network device using an alternative delivery option to facilitate delivery of the message content.

9. The computer-readable storage device of claim 8 , wherein the verifying that the network device is not associated with the Internet protocol address comprises:
in response to determining that the network device is capable of receiving the Internet protocol-based communication, verifying that the network device is not associated with the Internet protocol address.

10. The computer-readable storage device of claim 9 , wherein the determining that the network device is capable of receiving the Internet protocol-based communication comprises determining whether the network device is registered to operate via a service provider device of a wireless network.

11. The computer-readable storage device of claim 9 , wherein the determining that the network device is capable of receiving the Internet protocol-based communication comprises evaluating a current activity status of the network device.

12. The computer-readable storage device of claim 9 , wherein the determining that the network device is capable of receiving the Internet protocol-based communication comprises searching network user preferences stored in a data storage device.

13. The computer-readable storage device of claim 9 , wherein the determining that the network device is capable of receiving the Internet protocol-based communication comprises interrogating a data storage device storing network wireless terminal capabilities.

14. The computer-readable storage device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
assigning the temporary Internet protocol address to the network device based on the request.

15. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein the assigning comprises assigning, via a global gateway support node device, the temporary Internet protocol address to the network device.

16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 8 , wherein the receiving the request comprises receiving the request via a serving gateway support device of a wireless network.

17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
instructing a mobile switching center device of the wireless network to establish the communication with the network device.

18. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving a voice over Internet protocol communication comprising a message content directed to a wireless device;
in response to determining that the wireless device is not associated with an active Internet protocol address, and in response to determining that the wireless device is capable of receiving the voice over Internet protocol communication, sending, via a wireless control channel, a page directed to the wireless device comprising an instruction directing the wireless device to request a temporary Internet protocol address from the system;
in response to receiving, based on the page, a communication comprising the request for the temporary Internet protocol address from the wireless device, sending an Internet protocol based communication comprising the temporary Internet protocol address directed to the wireless device;
in response to the sending of the Internet protocol based communication, monitoring and redirecting the voice over Internet protocol communication to the wireless device using an alternative delivery option to facilitate delivery of the message content.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining whether the Internet protocol based communication is associated with a voice over Internet protocol call; and
measuring a duration of the

Assignees

• At & T Mobility Ii Llc

Inventors

• Mahler Roger Newall
• Enzmann Mark J

Classifications

• H04W4/18 Primary

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title

• H04W8/245 Primary

  from a network towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W4/50

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• H04L65/1069

  Session establishment or de-establishment · CPC title

• H04W8/26

  Network addressing or numbering for mobility support · CPC title