Cognitive Radio System And Cognitive Radio Carrier Device

• US 20140094148A1
• Filed: 12/05/2013
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vringo Infrastructure, Inc. (XpresSpa Group, Inc. (f/k/a FORM Holdings Corp.))
• Original Assignee: Vringo Infrastructure, Inc. (XpresSpa Group, Inc. (f/k/a FORM Holdings Corp.))
• Inventors: Lang, Andrew K., Misra, Saswat
• Application Number:
  US14/098,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20140094148A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/065 using e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/223 based on the use of peer-to-peer networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/50 Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0805 by checking availability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0037 Inter-user or inter-terminal allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1063 Discovery through centralising entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1068 Discovery involving direct consultation or announcement among potential requesting and potential source peers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1074 for supporting data block transmission mechanisms file transfer H04L67/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/108 characterised by resources being split in blocks or fragments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/07 Split billing, i.e. both A-party and B-party charged for the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/31 Distributed metering or calculation of charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/46 Real-time negotiation between users and providers or operators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/93 : using near field or similar technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 : Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 : Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 : Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 : adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A system including a processor; a memory configured to store information on a pool of virtual subscriber identification modules (SIMs), each of the virtual SIMs having an associated International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI); and a transmitter configured to provide a mobile device with a virtual SIM from the pool of virtual SIMs on an as-needed basis to ensure connectivity. The pool of virtual SIMs includes SIMS for one or more regions based at least in part on a subscriber base. A method includes transmitting a request to a server, receiving a virtual SIM in response to the request; and generating instructions to configure at least one communications parameter of a mobile device based on the received virtual subscriber identification module (SIM).

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory configured to store information on a pool of virtual subscriber identification modules (SIMs), each of the virtual SIMs having an associated International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI); and

a transmitter configured to provide a mobile device with a virtual SIM from the pool of virtual SIMs on an as-needed basis to ensure connectivity,

wherein the pool of virtual SIMs includes SIMS for one or more regions based at least in part on a subscriber base.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each virtual SIM in the pool of virtual SIMs is configured to function in a respective geographic region connect to a respective network or set of networks to minimize transmission costs.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to associate one or more IMSIs from the pool of virtual SIMS with a mobile device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of virtual SIMs are provided to a mobile device to increase a communications bandwidth of the mobile device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein providing the mobile device with the virtual SIM comprises:

transmitting a message to a server located remotely to the system, said transmitting causing the server to send information identifying the virtual SIM to the mobile device.

6. A method comprising:

accessing information on a pool of virtual subscriber identification modules (SIMs), each of the virtual SIMs having an associated International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI); and

generating instructions causing transmission of information to a mobile device, said information identifying a virtual SIM from the pool of virtual SIMs,

wherein the pool of virtual SIMs includes SIMS for one or more regions based at least in part on a subscriber base.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein each virtual SIM in the pool of virtual SIMs is configured to function in a respective geographic region connect to a respective network or set of networks to minimize transmission costs.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising associating one or more IMSIs from the pool of virtual SIMS with a mobile device.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating instructions causing a transmission of information identifying a plurality of virtual SIMs to a mobile device, said transmission enabling the mobile device to increase a communications bandwidth of the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

generating instructions causing transmission of a message to a remote server, said transmission causing the server to send information indicative of the virtual SIM to the mobile device.

11. A method comprising:

generating instructions causing transmission of a request to a server;

receiving a virtual SIM in response to the request; and

generating instructions to configure at least one communications parameter of a mobile device based on the received virtual subscriber identification module (SIM).

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying a set of connections for which communications is enabled at the mobile device;

determining that the set of connections includes only traditional carrier connections; and

in response to the determination that the set of connections includes only traditional carrier connections, generating said instructions causing the transmission of the request to the server.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the request comprises information indicative of a bandwidth requested by the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein a communications bandwidth enabled at the mobile device by the received virtual SIM and a plurality of virtual SIMs already in use by the mobile device meets or exceeds the bandwidth requested, and wherein a communications bandwidth provided by the plurality of virtual SIMS already in use by the mobile device is less than the requested communications bandwidth.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining, without direct user input, at least one application-specific requirement for an application executing on a mobile device; and

generating instructions to disable at least one virtual SIM or enable at least one virtual SIM at the mobile device based on the application-specific requirement.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving user input specifying a mode of operation for a mobile device; and

generating instructions to disable at least one virtual SIM or enable at least one virtual SIM at the mobile device based on the received user input.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the specified mode is one of a low latency-based mode and a high-robustness mode.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said generating instructions to disable at least one virtual SIM or enable at least one virtual SIM at the mobile device is based on a cost, bandwidth, and anticipated power expenditure of transmission using the at least one virtual SIM.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one communications parameter comprises a power parameter.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one communications parameter comprises a number of communications channels.