Systems, devices and methods for providing access to a distributed network
First Claim
1. An add-on base station adapted for deployment by an end user through connecting the add-on base station to the public Internet, the add-on base station comprising:
- a transceiver adapted to establish wireless radio-frequency links with mobile devices;
a first interface, separate from said transceiver, that is adapted for connecting, by an end user, to a pre-existing physical connection point to the public Internet network and for communication over the public Internet;
a built-in global positioning system (GPS) device;
wherein the add-on base station is adapted to;
determine current geographical location data for the add-on base station using the built-in GPS device;
transmit, to a server of a server system via the public Internet, the current geographical location data determined using the built-in GPS device in response to connecting the add-on base station to the public Internet, and the server system is adapted to identify the base station based on a unique property stored in a tamper-free unit of the add-on base station and to track the add-on base station based on the identification;
obtain, from a server of the server system accessed via the public Internet, a gateway Internet Protocol (IP) address for a remote gateway, wherein the remote gateway includes a first interface to the public Internet and a second interface communicably coupled to a network of a telephone service provider; and
route, using the gateway IP address, data from received from a mobile device through the transceiver, over the public Internet, to the remote gateway.
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Abstract
Systems and apparatus, and methods relating thereto, can be implemented to include base station having a transceiver adapted to establish a radio-frequency link with a mobile telephone; a first interface, separate from said transceiver, that is adapted for communication over the public Internet; and a controller. The controller can be adapted to obtain from a server accessed via the public Internet, gateway address information for a remote gateway that provides an interface between the public Internet and a network of a telephone service provider and route data from the mobile telephone, over the public Internet, to the remote gateway.
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25 Claims
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1. An add-on base station adapted for deployment by an end user through connecting the add-on base station to the public Internet, the add-on base station comprising:
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a transceiver adapted to establish wireless radio-frequency links with mobile devices; a first interface, separate from said transceiver, that is adapted for connecting, by an end user, to a pre-existing physical connection point to the public Internet network and for communication over the public Internet; a built-in global positioning system (GPS) device; wherein the add-on base station is adapted to; determine current geographical location data for the add-on base station using the built-in GPS device; transmit, to a server of a server system via the public Internet, the current geographical location data determined using the built-in GPS device in response to connecting the add-on base station to the public Internet, and the server system is adapted to identify the base station based on a unique property stored in a tamper-free unit of the add-on base station and to track the add-on base station based on the identification; obtain, from a server of the server system accessed via the public Internet, a gateway Internet Protocol (IP) address for a remote gateway, wherein the remote gateway includes a first interface to the public Internet and a second interface communicably coupled to a network of a telephone service provider; and route, using the gateway IP address, data from received from a mobile device through the transceiver, over the public Internet, to the remote gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An add-on base station adapted for deployment by an end user through connecting the add-on base station to the public Internet, the add-on base station comprising:
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a transceiver adapted to establish wireless radio-frequency links with mobile devices; a first interface, separate from said transceiver, that is adapted for connecting, by an end user, to a pre-existing physical connection point to the public Internet network and for communication over the public Internet; wherein the add-on base station is adapted to; detect an identity and power level of a received transmission from one or more other base stations; transmit data identifying the identity and power level of the received transmission from the one or more other base stations to a server of a server system via the public Internet, and the server system is adapted to identify the base station based on a unique property stored in a tamper-free unit of the add-on base station and to track the add-on base station based on the identification; obtain, from a server of the server system accessed via the public Internet, a gateway Internet Protocol (IP) address for a remote gateway, wherein the remote gateway includes a first interface to the public Internet and a second interface communicably coupled to a network of a telephone service provider; and route, using the gateway IP address, data from received from a mobile device through the transceiver, over the public Internet, to the remote gateway. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An add-on base station adapted for deployment by an end user through connecting the add-on base station to a pre-existing connection point to the public Internet, the add-on base station comprising:
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a built-in global positioning system (GPS) device adapted to determine current geographical location data for the add-on base station; wherein the add-on base station is adapted to; transmit, to a server of a server system via the public Internet via a network interface, the current geographical location data determined using the built-in GPS device in response to connecting the network interface of the add-on base station to the public Internet, wherein the server system is adapted to identify the base station based on a unique property stored in a tamper-free unit of the add-on base station and to track the add-on base station based on the identification and wherein the network interface is adapted for connecting, by an end user, to a pre-existing physical connection point to the public Internet network and for communication over the public Internet; obtain, from a server of the server system accessed via the public Internet, a gateway Internet Protocol (IP) address for a remote gateway, wherein the remote gateway includes a first interface to the public Internet and a second interface communicably coupled to a network of a telephone service provider; and route, using the gateway IP address, data from received over a wireless communication link with a cellular phone, with the wireless communication link established through a wireless interface of the add-on base station separate from the network interface, wherein the data is routed through the network interface, over the public Internet, to the remote gateway.
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