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Cell tower functionality with satellite access to allow a cell device to roam on a satellite network or call forward on a satellite network

  • US 10,045,326 B2
  • Filed: 09/06/2016
  • Issued: 08/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of roaming in a system comprising a mobile cellular enabled device that has an associated home base comprising a home location registry, said mobile cellular enabled device further comprising a short range non-cellular radio transceiver;

  • a satellite communications emulator that comprises an antenna, a transceiver for two way communications over a satellite communications network, said satellite communications emulator further comprising a short range non-cellular radio transceiver for communication with a mobile cellular enabled device, said satellite communications emulator associated with a home gateway comprising a gateway registry;

    a Backoffice comprising a processor and database, said Backoffice capable of communication with said satellite communications network and a public switched telephone network or a packet network;

    the method comprising the steps of;

    the Backoffice processor receiving a communication from said mobile cellular enabled device through the satellite communications emulator, a satellite and a serving satellite gateway, requesting communication service through said satellite communications emulator;

    said Backoffice associating said satellite communications emulator with said mobile cellular enabled device in said Backoffice database;

    said Backoffice sending notification to said mobile cellular enabled device'"'"'s home location registry of the status of said mobile cellular enabled device as a roaming device on said Backoffice, said Backoffice further sending a temporary mobile station routing number or a temporary internet protocol (IP) address associated with said satellite communications emulator, to said mobile cellular enabled device'"'"'s associated home base for routing of incoming calls to said mobile cellular enabled device through said satellite communications emulator.

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