MTA-cradle personal gateway
First Claim
1. A communications method employing a portable, personal, multimedia terminal adapter cellular internet protocol gateway (MTAC IPG) bridging between a cellular network and an IP network, comprising the steps, performed by a service platform, of:
- providing SIM card programming signaling to a SIM card corresponding to the cellular phone; and
thereafter, exchanging call session signaling and media between the cellular phone and the MTAC IPG through a short-range connection with the MTAC IPG.
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Abstract
A portable, personal, multimedia terminal adapter cellular internet protocol gateway (MTAC IPG) bridges between a cellular phone of a cellular network and an IP network to: select SIM card programming of the cellular phone based upon geographic location of the MTAC IPG, with reference to database information of geographic location dependent service availability and user preferences; provide SIM card programming signaling to a SIM card residing in the cellular phone, particularly by signaling exchange of complementary fractions of encryption and decryption keys over two separate communication channels, thereby improving security of information and probability that the SIM card will be programmed in the appropriate authenticated cellular phone; select a service provider based upon call session specific pricing dependent upon geographic location of the MTAC; direct a traveling subscriber to the nearest source of compatible SIM cards when the cellular phone connected to the MTAC IPG is determined to employ an incompatible SIM card that is incompatible to the available services; select and identify to the user a compatible cellular phone based upon geographic location of the MTAC IPG, with reference to database information of geographic location dependent service availability and user preferences and direct a traveling subscriber to the nearest cellular phone rental/purchase location; and authenticate a user as an authorized user based upon cellular phone presence and user access conditions.
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33 Claims
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1. A communications method employing a portable, personal, multimedia terminal adapter cellular internet protocol gateway (MTAC IPG) bridging between a cellular network and an IP network, comprising the steps, performed by a service platform, of:
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providing SIM card programming signaling to a SIM card corresponding to the cellular phone; and
thereafter, exchanging call session signaling and media between the cellular phone and the MTAC IPG through a short-range connection with the MTAC IPG. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A voice over internet protocol method of communicating call session signaling and call session media between a cellular phone and a personal, portable, multimedia terminal adapter cellular (MTAC), comprising the steps, performed by the MTAC, of:
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receiving, from the cellular phone, call session signaling including cellular phone identification information;
transmitting, to the cellular phone, call session signaling;
transmitting media of the call session to the cellular phone; and
receiving media of the call session from the cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A communications method employing a portable, personal, multimedia terminal adapter cellular internet protocol gateway (MTAC IPG) bridging between a cellular network and an IP network, comprising the steps, performed by a service platform, of:
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selecting programming of a SIM card of a user cellular phone based upon geographic location of the MTAC IPG, with reference to database information of geographic location dependent service availability and user preferences;
programming the SIM card of the cellular phone with the selected programming; and
thereafter, exchanging call session signaling and media between the cellular phone and the MTAC IPG through a short-range connection of the cellular phone with the MTAC IPG and between the MTAC IPG and an IP network through the selected service provider. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communications method employing a portable, personal, multimedia terminal adapter cellular internet protocol gateway (MTAC IPG) bridging between a cellular network and an IP network, comprising steps performed by a service platform:
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selecting a SIM card of a user cellular phone based upon geographic location of the MTAC IPG, with reference to database information of geographic location dependent service availability and user preferences;
directing a traveling subscriber to the nearest source of compatible SIM cards when the cellular phone connected to the MTAC IPG is determined to employ an incompatible SIM card that is incompatible to the available services; and
after installation of a compatible SIM card, exchanging call session signaling and media between the cellular phone and the MTAC IPG through a short-range connection of the cellular phone with the MTAC IPG and between the MTAC IPG and an IP network through the selected service provider. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A communications method employing a portable, personal, multimedia terminal adapter cellular internet protocol gateway (MTAC IPG) bridging a cellular network and an IP network, comprising the steps, performed by a service platform, of:
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selecting a cellular phone based upon geographic location of the MTAC IPG, with reference to database information of geographic location dependent service availability and user preferences;
identifying to the user the selected cellular phone; and
thereafter, exchanging call session signaling and media through the cellular network, a cellular phone acquired according to said identifying, the MTAC IPG having a short-range connection of the cellular phone and the IP network. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A communication method employing a portable multimedia terminal adapter cellular internet protocol gateway (MTAC IPG), between a cellular network and an IP network, comprising:
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registering the MTAC IPG;
providing signaling and media short range connection between the MTAC IPG and a cellular phone that is adapted for separate communication with a cellular network;
in response to cellular phone presence information, authenticating a user as an authorized user;
placing the cellular phone off-hook in response to a dialed first dial string that is its number coming from over the cellular network to establish a bridge between the cellular network and the MTAC IPG;
thereafter, in response to a second dial string from the cellular network through the cellular phone and bridged to the MTAC IPG, establishing a call session over the IP network. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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