COMMUNICATIONS USING A DISTRIBUTED MOBILE ARCHITECTURE
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a communication apparatus, telephony data from four or more mobile communication devices, wherein the communication apparatus comprises;
a wireless transceiver;
a computer readable storage medium;
a mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium, wherein the MSC module includes an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module, the AAA module configured to support generation of call detail records at the communication apparatus;
a base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium; and
a group call program embedded in the computer readable storage medium; and
providing, via the group call program embedded in the computer readable storage medium of the communication apparatus, a group call between the four or more mobile communication devices.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed that includes receiving telephony data from four or more mobile communication devices at a communication apparatus. The communication apparatus includes a wireless transceiver and a computer readable storage medium. A mobile switching center (MSC) module is embedded in the computer readable storage medium. The MSC module includes an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module configured to support generation of call detail records at the communication apparatus. A base station controller (BSC) module and a group call program are also embedded in the computer readable storage medium. The method also includes providing, via the group call program, a group call between the four or more mobile communication devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a communication apparatus, telephony data from four or more mobile communication devices, wherein the communication apparatus comprises; a wireless transceiver; a computer readable storage medium; a mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium, wherein the MSC module includes an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module, the AAA module configured to support generation of call detail records at the communication apparatus; a base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium; and a group call program embedded in the computer readable storage medium; and providing, via the group call program embedded in the computer readable storage medium of the communication apparatus, a group call between the four or more mobile communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a computer readable storage medium; a mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium, wherein the MSC module includes an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module, the AAA module configured to support generation of call detail records at the communication apparatus; a base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium; and a group call program embedded in the computer readable storage medium, the group call program to provide a group call between four or more mobile communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication system, comprising:
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a first communication apparatus, comprising; a first wireless transceiver; a first computer readable storage medium; a first mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the first computer readable storage medium, wherein the first MSC module includes a first authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module, the first AAA module configured to support generation of a first set of call detail records at the first communication apparatus; a first base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the first computer readable storage medium; and a first group call program embedded in the first computer readable storage medium, the first group call program to provide a first group call between a first set of four or more mobile communication devices; and a second communication apparatus, comprising; a second wireless transceiver; a second computer readable storage medium; a second MSC module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium, wherein the second MSC module includes a second AAA module, the second AAA module configured to support generation of a second set of call detail records at the second communication apparatus; a second BSC module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium; and a second group call program embedded in the second computer readable storage medium, the second group call program to provide a second group call between a second set of four or more mobile communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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