APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR (MVNO) HOSTING AND PRICING
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating access to a communication session for a client, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), an access request from a client, wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs);
receiving, from the client, client connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs;
formulating at least one option for a communication session over a network associated with at least one of the set of MNOs, the at least one option based on the client connection parameters and MVNO-connection parameters associated with the set of MNOs; and
establishing a selected communication session based on the at least one option.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus facilitating access to a communication session for a client is provided. The method may comprise receiving, at a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), an access request from a client, wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs), receiving, from the client, client connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs, formulating at least one option for a communication session over a network associated with at least one of the set of MNOs, the at least one option based on the client connection parameters and MVNO-connection parameters associated with the set of MNOs, and establishing a selected communication session based on the at least one option.
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80 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating access to a communication session for a client, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), an access request from a client, wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); receiving, from the client, client connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; formulating at least one option for a communication session over a network associated with at least one of the set of MNOs, the at least one option based on the client connection parameters and MVNO-connection parameters associated with the set of MNOs; and establishing a selected communication session based on the at least one option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for facilitating communication session access for a client, the apparatus comprising:
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an access module operable to; receive, at a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), an access request from the client, wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); and receive, from the client, client-connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; a connection module operable to; formulate at least one option for a communication session over a network associated with at least one of the set of MNOs, the at least one option based on the client-connection parameters and MVNO-connection parameters associated with the set of MNOs; and establish a selected communication session based on the at least one option. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. At least one processor configured to facilitate access to a communication session for a client:
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a first module for receiving, at a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), an access request from a client, wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); a second module for receiving, from the client, client connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; a third module for formulating at least one option for a communication session over a network associated with at least one of the set of MNOs, the at least one option based on the client-connection parameters and MVNO-connection parameters associated with the set of MNOs; and a fourth module for establishing a selected communication session based on the at least one option.
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42. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising; a first set of codes for causing a computer to receive, at a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), an access request from a client, wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); a second set of codes for causing a computer to receive, from the client, client connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; a third set of codes for causing the computer to formulate at least one option for a communication session over a network associated with at least one of the set of MNOs, the at least one option based on the client-connection parameters and MVNO-connection parameters associated with the set of MNOs; and a fourth set of codes for causing the computer to establish a selected communication session based on the at least one option.
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43. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), an access request from a client, wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); means for receiving, from the client, client connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; means for formulating at least one option for a communication session over a network associated with at least one of the set of MNOs, the at least one option based on the client-connection parameters and MVNO-connection parameters associated with the set of MNOs; and means for establishing a selected communication session based on the at least one option.
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44. A method for facilitating access for a client to a communication session through a mobile virtual network operator, the method comprising:
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transmitting from the client an access request to a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); transmitting from the client client-connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; and establishing a selected communication session over a network associated with a selected MNO of the set of MNOs. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. An apparatus for facilitating access for a client to a communication session through a mobile virtual network operator, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmission module operable to; transmit from the client an access request to a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); and transmit from the client the access request including client-connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; and a connection module operable to establishing a selected communication session over a network associated with a selected MNO of the set of MNOs. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. At least one processor configured to facilitate access for a client to a communication session through a mobile virtual network operator:
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a first module for transmitting from the client an access request to a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); a second module for transmitting from the client client-connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; and a third module for establishing a selected communication session over a network associated with a selected MNO of the set of MNOs.
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79. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising; a first set of codes for causing a computer to transmit from the client an access request to a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); a second set of codes for causing a computer to transmit from the client client-connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; and a third set of codes for causing the computer to establish a selected communication session over a network associated with a selected MNO of the set of MNOs.
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80. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for transmitting from a client an access request to a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), wherein the MVNO is associated with a set of mobile network operators (MNOs); means for transmitting from the client client-connection parameters associated with at least one of the set of MNOs; and means for establishing a selected communication session over a network associated with a selected MNO of the set of MNOs.
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Specification