System for and method of providing priority access service and cell load redistribution
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Abstract
Systems of and methods for providing cellular priority access and topological guidance information to cellular users are described, employing wireless ad hoc network and cellular logic. A centralized aspect of acquiring cell loading information and geographic coordinates is combine with a distributed scatternet forming aspect to enable guidance information to be computed and indicated to the user. The guidance information is reflective of cell loading and congestion status of neighboring cells, as well as the availability of alternative radio resources in the user'"'"'s current cell or neighboring cells. The system may also be employed in redistributing cell traffic among cells to optimally balance cell loads.
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56 Claims
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile device, a respective cellular network status and geographic data for cells associated with one or more members of a cellular network, wherein the mobile device and the one or more members are capable of participating in another wireless network;
determining the cellular network status with the mobile device to determine which one of the cells is a candidate cell having a greater amount of cellular communication resources among the cells; and
determining the geographic data with the mobile device to determine a geographic location of the candidate cell. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A wireless system comprising:
a cellular device having a cellular logic module and a networking module, wherein the cellular logic module is capable of receiving cell information transmitted by a base station, wherein the networking module is capable of forming a scatternet with a plurality of wireless devices and receiving other cell information associated with the scatternet, wherein the scatternet includes at least one candidate cellular device associated with a cell or geographic location having more available communication resources than the cell or geographic location associated with the cellular device, and wherein the cellular device is capable of determining, in response to a request for priority service access via the cellular device, topological information indicative of the location of the at least one candidate cellular device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A mobile device comprising:
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a cellular logic module capable of communicating with other cellular logic modules via a cellular communication channel; and
a networking module capable of forming a wireless network with one or more other wireless devices over a wireless communication channel, wherein the networking module is capable of processing cellular network status data and geographic location data associated with the mobile device and the one or more other wireless devices, wherein the networking module is capable of processing the cellular network status data and the geographic location data to determine the location of a candidate cell having more communication resources than other cells associated with the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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