LOCATION-BASED BROKERAGE SERVICE FOR HETEROGENEOUS ACCESS ROAMING

• US 20080183714A1
• Filed: 01/30/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: NAKHJIRI, Madjid F.
• Application Number:
  US11/668,945
• Publication Number:
  US 20080183714A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8038 Roaming or handoff
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/34 Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7435 Location dependent, e.g. Bussiness or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7442 Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and electronic device for managing heterogeneous network access requests are disclosed. A memory or database may store network access data for a mobile computing device to access a primary network. A network interface may receive via a foreign network a network access request from the mobile computing device and transmit an access permission to the mobile computing device via the foreign network.

Claims

1. A method for managing heterogeneous network access requests, comprising:

storing network access data for a mobile computing device to access a primary network;

receiving from a foreign network a user identifier for the mobile computing device;

transmitting network access data to the foreign network to confirm access permission for the mobile computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising limiting the access permission to a geographical area.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising limiting the access permission to a time period.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting new location data for the mobile computing device to the primary network.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the primary network denies access based on the new location data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a notification of a temporary location change for the mobile computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a location of the mobile computing device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising providing the access permission based on the location.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising transmitting the network access data to the foreign network prior to the network access request based on the location.

10. A network access broker, comprising:

a memory that stores network access data for a mobile computing device to access a primary network;

a network interface that receives from a foreign network a user identifier for the mobile computing device and transmits network access data to the foreign network to confirm access permission for the mobile computing device.

11. The network access broker of claim 10, wherein the access permission is limited to a geographical area.

12. The network access broker of claim 10, wherein the access permission is limited to a time period.

13. The network access broker of claim 10, wherein the network interface transmits new location data for the mobile computing device to the primary network.

14. The network access broker of claim 10, wherein the network interface receives a notification of a temporary location change for the mobile computing device.

15. The network access broker of claim 10, wherein the network interface receives from a sensor network determines a location of the mobile computing device.

16. The network access broker of claim 15, wherein the access permission is based on the location.

17. The network access broker of claim 15, wherein the network interface transmits the network access data to the foreign network prior to the network access request based on the location.

18. An access broker network, comprising:

a server that stores network access data for a mobile computing device to access a primary network, from a foreign network a user identifier for the mobile computing device and transmits network access data to the foreign network to confirm access permission for the mobile computing device.

19. The access broker network of claim 18, further comprising a sensor network determines a location of the mobile computing device.

20. The access broker network of claim 19, wherein the network interface transmits the network access data to the foreign network prior to the network access request based on the location.