Multi-mode wireless communication devices and systems for prepaid communication services
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1. A multi-mode wireless communication device, comprising:
- a cellular transceiver for communicating over a cellular network in a cellular mode;
a wireless transceiver for communicating over a wireless ad-hoc network in an ad-hoc wireless mode; and
a selector for making a selection between operating in said cellular mode and said ad-hoc wireless mode, said selector using at least one of financial data, subscriber profile, communication-session medium type, availability of a cellular network, and availability of a wireless ad-hoc access point to make said selection.
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Abstract
There is provided a multi-mode wireless communication device. A cellular transceiver communicates over a cellular network in a cellular mode. A wireless transceiver communicates over a wireless network in a wireless mode. A selector makes a selection between operating in the cellular mode and the wireless mode. The selector uses a subscriber profile and other information, such as financial information, to make the selection. The subscriber profile includes information such as a minimally acceptable quality of service acceptable for a communication.
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28 Claims
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1. A multi-mode wireless communication device, comprising:
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a cellular transceiver for communicating over a cellular network in a cellular mode; a wireless transceiver for communicating over a wireless ad-hoc network in an ad-hoc wireless mode; and a selector for making a selection between operating in said cellular mode and said ad-hoc wireless mode, said selector using at least one of financial data, subscriber profile, communication-session medium type, availability of a cellular network, and availability of a wireless ad-hoc access point to make said selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A multi-mode wireless communication device, comprising:
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a cellular transceiver for communicating over a cellular network in a cellular mode; a wireless transceiver for communicating over at least one ad-hoc wireless network in a wireless mode; and an input device that allows a subscriber input correlating to a selection between said cellular mode and said at least one ad-hoc wireless network in a wireless mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multi-mode wireless communication system, comprising:
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a memory for storing a subscriber profile; and a selector that selects either a cellular network mode or a wireless network mode based at least in part on said subscriber profile. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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