SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVISIONING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BETWEEN AN ACCESS POINT AND A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK USING A SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFIER
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A wireless local area network (WLAN) system configured for facilitating IP-based communications with a telecommunications service provider, the system comprising:
- an antenna;
a WLAN radio connected to the antenna and configured to provide WLAN connectivity;
a network connection component configured to communicate with an IP-based network and connected to transmit and receive data received from the WLAN radio;
a telephone connector component configured to accept a wired connection with a landline telephone;
an identification module socket configured to accept an identification module, wherein the identification module includes a tamper-resistant memory and wherein the tamper-resistant memory has stored therein a subscriber identifier, and wherein the subscriber identifier is neither a Medium Access Control (MAC) address nor an electronic serial number (ESN);
a connection manager configured to facilitate provisioning of telecommunications services between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network, wherein the telecommunications services include voice communications services over the IP-based network, and wherein the provisioning comprises;
registering with a core telecommunications network,providing user-specific information to the core telecommunications network, wherein the user-specific information includes or is derived from the subscriber identifier, andreceiving a resource allocation from the core telecommunications network, wherein the resource allocation is provided by the core telecommunications network if the subscriber identifier is included within a specified range of values or a predetermined set of values.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and system for selectively provisioning services between an access point, which supports telecommunications services over an IP network, and a carrier network includes a network connection and a telephone connector. At least one detection component detects whether a landline telephone is plugged in to the telephone connector. The access point and network are configured to provision telecommunications services based at least in part on an identifier stored in an identification module.
-
Citations
27 Claims
-
1. A wireless local area network (WLAN) system configured for facilitating IP-based communications with a telecommunications service provider, the system comprising:
-
an antenna; a WLAN radio connected to the antenna and configured to provide WLAN connectivity; a network connection component configured to communicate with an IP-based network and connected to transmit and receive data received from the WLAN radio; a telephone connector component configured to accept a wired connection with a landline telephone; an identification module socket configured to accept an identification module, wherein the identification module includes a tamper-resistant memory and wherein the tamper-resistant memory has stored therein a subscriber identifier, and wherein the subscriber identifier is neither a Medium Access Control (MAC) address nor an electronic serial number (ESN); a connection manager configured to facilitate provisioning of telecommunications services between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network, wherein the telecommunications services include voice communications services over the IP-based network, and wherein the provisioning comprises;
registering with a core telecommunications network,providing user-specific information to the core telecommunications network, wherein the user-specific information includes or is derived from the subscriber identifier, and receiving a resource allocation from the core telecommunications network, wherein the resource allocation is provided by the core telecommunications network if the subscriber identifier is included within a specified range of values or a predetermined set of values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. In a converged telecommunications network that employs a core telecommunications network, a cellular network, and an IP-based network, a method for provisioning telecommunications services between an access point and the core telecommunications network via the IP-based network, the method comprising:
-
receiving a registration signal from the access point, wherein the registration signal includes an identifier received or derived from a memory device; comparing the identifier to a range of values or a predetermined subset of values, wherein the predetermined subset of values is taken from a set of all values employed by the core telecommunications network; and selectively provisioning telecommunications services between the access point and the core telecommunications network, based at least in part on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. An apparatus for provisioning telecommunications services between an access point and a core telecommunications network that employs both a cellular network and an IP-based network, the apparatus comprising:
-
a communication component configured to receive a registration signal from the access point, wherein the signal includes an identifier received or derived from a memory device; an identifier comparison component configured to compare the identifier to a specified range of values or a predetermined set of values, wherein the specified range of values or predetermined set of values includes multiple possible values; and a provisioning component configured to selectively provision telecommunications services between the access point and the core telecommunications network, based at least in part on the comparison, wherein the provisioned telecommunications services include telecommunications services provided via the IP-based network based at least in part on the identifier, and wherein the provisioned telecommunications services do not include telecommunications services provided over the cellular network based on the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A tangible computer-readable medium storing a method for managing use of an access point configured for facilitating IP-based communications in a telecommunications system, the method comprising:
-
receiving a communication from an end user'"'"'s telephone device; obtaining an identifier; providing user-specific information to a core telecommunications network requesting the core telecommunications network to provision telecommunications services between the access point and an IP-based network, wherein the user-specific information includes or is derived from the identifier, and receiving a resource allocation from the core telecommunications network, wherein the resource allocation is provided by the core telecommunications network if the identifier is included within a specified range of values or a predetermined set of values. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
-
25. An apparatus for provisioning voice communications between an access point and an IP-based network in a converged telecommunications network that employs both a licensed wireless cellular network and the IP-based network, the apparatus comprising:
-
a communication component configured to receive a registration signal from the access point, wherein the signal includes an identifier received or derived from a user-provided memory device that stores the identifier in a tamper-resistant memory; an identifier comparison component configured to compare the identifier to a specified range of values or a predetermined set of values, wherein the specified range of values or predetermined set of values includes multiple possible values; and a provisioning component configured to selectively provision telecommunications services between the access point and the telecommunications network, based at least in part on the comparison, wherein the provisioned telecommunications services include voice services provided over the IP-based network based at least in part on the identifier, and wherein the provisioned telecommunications services do not include voice services provided over the cellular network based on the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
-
Specification