SHARING OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR A PERSONAL WIRELESS TELEPHONE AND A VEHICULAR WIRELESS TELEPHONE

• US 20090052424A1
• Filed: 10/21/2008
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitesh Shah
• Original Assignee: Hitesh Shah
• Inventors: Shah, Hitesh
• Application Number:
  US12/255,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20090052424A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/30 the meter or calculation of charges not being controlled from an exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/54 for revenue sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/92 Autonomous calculations of charges in terminal, i.e. meter not controlled from exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 Network topologies

Abstract

Sharing of wireless telephone services between a subscriber'"'"'s personal wireless telephone and the subscriber'"'"'s vehicular wireless telephone. The shared service may be a connectivity service, allowing the subscriber'"'"'s personal wireless telephone to communicate directly with the subscriber'"'"'s vehicular wireless telephone. Alternately, or additionally, the shared service may be one or more services provided for by the wireless service agreement plan of the subscriber'"'"'s vehicular wireless telephone or the subscriber'"'"'s personal wireless telephone.

Claims

1-54. -54. (canceled)

55. An apparatus comprising:

a personal mobile communications device configured for service with a first wireless service provider and comprising a first wireless local area network (LAN) facility configured as part of a connectivity service,

wherein the first wireless LAN facility is configured to communicate with a second wireless LAN facility on a vehicular mobile communications device integrated with a vehicular electrical system, the vehicular mobile communications device being configured for service with a second wireless service provider.

56. The apparatus, as recited in claim 55, further comprising:

the vehicular mobile communications device configured for integration with the vehicular electrical system and configured for service with the second wireless service provider, the vehicular mobile communications device comprising the second wireless LAN facility configured as part of the connectivity service,

wherein the second wireless LAN facility is configured to communicate with the first wireless LAN facility.

57. The apparatus, as recited in claim 55, wherein at least one of the first and second wireless LAN facilities are configured to reroute wireless communications from an associated one of the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device to the other of the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device.

58. The apparatus, as recited in claim 55, wherein the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device share a concierge service provided by only one of the first and second wireless service providers.

59. The apparatus, as recited in claim 58, wherein the concierge service is one of voicemail service and navigational service.

60. The apparatus, as recited in claim 58, wherein the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device are jointly billed for the concierge service.

61. The apparatus, as recited in claim 55, wherein the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device share a single wireless service plan.

62. The apparatus, as recited in claim 55, wherein the first and second wireless service providers are different.

63. An apparatus comprising:

a vehicular mobile communications device configured for integration with a vehicular electrical system and configured for wireless service with a first wireless service provider, the vehicular mobile communications device comprising a first wireless local area network (LAN) facility configured as part of a connectivity service,

wherein the first wireless LAN facility is configured to communicate with a second wireless LAN facility on a personal mobile communications device, the personal mobile communications device being configured for wireless service with a second wireless service provider.

64. The apparatus, as recited in claim 63, further comprising:

the personal mobile communications device configured for service with the second wireless service provider, the personal mobile communications device comprising the second wireless LAN facility configured as part of the connectivity service,

wherein the second wireless LAN facility is configured to communicate with the first wireless LAN facility.

65. The apparatus, as recited in claim 63, wherein at least one of the first and second wireless LAN facilities are configured to reroute wireless communications from an associated one of the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device to the other of the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device.

66. The apparatus, as recited in claim 63, wherein the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device share a concierge service provided by only one of the first and second wireless service providers.

67. The apparatus, as recited in claim 66, wherein the concierge service is one of voicemail service and navigational service.

68. The apparatus, as recited in claim 66, wherein the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device are jointly billed for the concierge service.

69. The apparatus, as recited in claim 63, wherein the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device share a single wireless service plan.

70. A method comprising:

communicating via a connectivity service between a personal mobile communications device configured for wireless service with a first wireless service provider and a vehicular mobile communications device integrated with a vehicular electrical system configured for wireless service with a second wireless service provider,

wherein the connectivity service includes a wireless local area network (LAN) between the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device.

71. The method, as recited in claim 70, further comprising

activating the connectivity service at least partially based on authentication of at least one of the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device with at least one of the first and second wireless service providers.

72. The method, as recited in claim 71, further comprising:

jointly billing the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device for the connectivity service at least partially based on the activation of the connectivity service.

73. The method, as recited in claim 70, further comprising:

rerouting wireless communications from one of the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device to the other of the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device.

74. The method, as recited in claim 70, wherein the connectivity service is provided by a third service provider based on authorization of the first or second wireless service provider.

75. The method, as recited in claim 70, further comprising:

sharing at least one concierge service between the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device.

76. The method, as recited in claim 70, further comprising:

conveying a fee to the second wireless service provider from the personal mobile communications device.

77. The method, as recited in claim 70, wherein the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device share a single wireless service plan and further comprising combining usage information associated with the personal mobile communications device and the vehicular mobile communications device.

78. An apparatus comprising:

means for personal mobile communications configured for service with a first wireless service provider;

means for vehicular mobile communications configured for service with a second wireless service provider; and

means for providing a connectivity service between the means for personal wireless communications and the means for vehicular mobile communications.

79. The apparatus, as recited in claim 78, wherein the means for providing the connectivity service includes means for sharing at least one concierge service between the means for personal mobile communications and the means for vehicular mobile communications.