Service provisioning through a smart personal gateway device

US9503835B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9503835-B2
Application numberUS-201414302323-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 11, 2014
Priority dateJun 13, 2013
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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Embodiments include a smart personal gateway device (SPGD) that augments the capabilities of smart personal devices (SPDs) connected in a personal area network (PAN). The SPGD implements services for the SPDs using computing resources of the SPGD. In some embodiments, the SPGD provides carrier-grade voice services to SPDs lacking hardware to support such services (e.g., SPDs supporting Wi-Fi only).

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What is claimed is: 1. A system for augmenting capabilities of smart personal devices (SPDs), said system comprising: a smart personal gateway device (SPGD) having computing resources associated therewith, the computing resources including at least an SPGD memory area and an SPGD processor, the SPGD memory area storing a catalog of services offered by a plurality of smart personal devices (SPDs) within a personal area network (PAN) to the SPGD, the SPGD processor programmed to: d…

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What does patent US9503835B2 cover?
Embodiments include a smart personal gateway device (SPGD) that augments the capabilities of smart personal devices (SPDs) connected in a personal area network (PAN). The SPGD implements services for the SPDs using computing resources of the SPGD. In some embodiments, the SPGD provides carrier-grade voice services to SPDs lacking hardware to support such services (e.g., SPDs supporting Wi-Fi on…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W4/001. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 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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