PROTOCOLS FOR FACILITATING BROADER ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20140269442A1
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hyde, Roderick A., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Reudink, Douglas O., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,781,554 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/259
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information

Abstract

Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a communication device (smartphone or wearable device, e.g.) or other wireless communication participant (motor vehicle having a wireless communication capability, e.g.).

Claims

1. A communication service management system comprising:

one or more articles of manufacture including

a first transistor-based circuit configured to obtain a third-party authorization for a rooted communication device to present geographical wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity data, the first transistor-based circuit comprising a first node set upon which a first voltage configuration manifests the third-party authorization for a rooted communication device to present geographical WLAN connectivity data;

a second transistor-based circuit configured to obtain a first position estimate of the rooted communication device, the second transistor-based circuit comprising a second node set upon which a second voltage configuration manifests first position estimate of the rooted communication device;

a third transistor-based circuit configured to signal a decision whether or not to present a positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization, the third transistor-based circuit comprising a third node set upon which a third voltage configuration manifests the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not; and

a fourth transistor-based circuit configured to cause (at least) a segment of a wireless connectivity map to be displayed via the rooted communication device after a decision whether or not to update the wireless connectivity map automatically and conditionally partly based on a second position estimate describing a location of a first mobile device and partly based on first provenance data indicating a protocol by which the first mobile device apparently obtained the second position estimate, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device, the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate including the segment of the wireless connectivity map.

2. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause the rooted communication device to visibly indicate a segment of the wireless connectivity map that includes automatically curated map data.

3. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization, in which a charge to an account associated with a first mobile device identifies the rooted communication device and a communication service, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device.

4. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the rooted communication device, comprising an unlocked communication device.

5. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the rooted communication device, comprising a jailbroken communication device.

6. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

a second mobile device configured to use a first nominal uplink frequency of at least about 2.4 GHz and of at most about 5 GHz, the second mobile device configured to use a first nominal downlink frequency of at least about 2.4 GHz and of at most about 5 GHz.

7. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to signal a decision whether or not to adjust a latency threshold for user data used at the rooted communication device.

8. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry causing the rooted communication device to present (at least) a segment of a wireless connectivity map comprising a specific positional model that represents both an isotropic radiator and an anisotropic radiator, the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate including the segment of the wireless connectivity map.

9. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause a data component of a wireless signal to be processed by a special-purpose module in a handheld device as an automatic and conditional response to a thermal state of a temperature sensor in the handheld device, the handheld device being the rooted communication device.

10. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause a data component of a wireless signal to be processed by a special-purpose module in the rooted communication device as an automatic and conditional response to a control component of the wireless signal.

11. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause first content of a wireless signal to pass either through a first memory of the rooted communication device or through a second memory of the rooted communication device selected as an automatic and conditional response to whether or not second content of the wireless signal satisfies a first criterion.

12. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause a configurable core in a first core operating mode to draw from a first data queue of the rooted communication device; and

transistor-based circuitry configured to signal a decision whether or not to cause the configurable core to draw from the first data queue of the rooted communication device in a second core operating mode as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of a data volume of the first data queue crossing a volume threshold.

13. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to hand off an interpersonal communication service from a cellular base station to a WLAN access point, a usage of the cellular base station resulting in a communication service cost component to an account associated with a first mobile device and not with the rooted communication device, the interpersonal communication service being bidirectional and being a communication service via at least the first mobile device and the rooted communication device, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device.

14. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to authorize a communication service cost component to be posted to a user account conditionally, at least partly based on a portion of a communication service using WLAN access, the user account being associated with a first mobile device, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device.

15. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to hand off an interpersonal communication service from a WLAN access point to a cellular base station, a usage of the cellular base station resulting in a communication service cost component to an account associated with a first mobile device, the interpersonal communication service including a communication service via at least the first mobile device and the rooted communication device, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device.

104. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry causing the rooted communication device to present a segment of a wireless connectivity map comprising a specific positional model that represents both an isotropic radiator and an anisotropic radiator, the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate including the segment of the wireless connectivity map;

transistor-based circuitry configured to authorize a communication service cost component to be posted to a user account conditionally, at least partly based on a portion of a communication service using WLAN access, the user account being associated with a first mobile device, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device;

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause a configurable core in a first core operating mode to draw from a first data queue of the rooted communication device; and

transistor-based circuitry configured to signal a decision whether or not to cause the configurable core to draw from the first data queue of the rooted communication device in a second core operating mode as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of a data volume of the first data queue crossing a volume threshold.

105. The communication service management system of claim 1 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization, in which a charge to an account associated with a first mobile device identifies the rooted communication device and a communication service, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device, the rooted communication device comprising an unlocked and jailbroken communication device, the third transistor-based circuit including

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause the rooted communication device to visibly indicate a segment of the wireless connectivity map that includes automatically curated map data; and

transistor-based circuitry configured to signal a decision whether or not to adjust a latency threshold for user data used at the rooted communication device.

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18. A communication service management system comprising:

one or more articles of manufacture including

a first transistor-based circuit configured to obtain a third-party authorization for a rooted communication device to present geographical wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity data;

a second transistor-based circuit configured to obtain a first position estimate of the rooted communication device; and

a third transistor-based circuit configured to signal a decision whether or not to present a positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally, depending upon the third-party authorization.

19. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal an indication of a communication service via at least a first mobile device and the rooted communication device, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device, the communication service being a telephone call to a user of the rooted communication device and to a user of a third mobile device.

20. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal an indication of a communication service via at least a first mobile device and the rooted communication device, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device, the communication service being a telephone call from a user of the rooted communication device.

21. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the first transistor-based circuit configured to obtain the third-party authorization for a rooted communication device to present geographical WLAN connectivity data from a user of a first mobile device via the first mobile device, the user of the first mobile device being a subscriber of a wireless communication service provider, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device.

23. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the rooted communication device, in which the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization comprises firmware.

24. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to establish a communication service via at least a first mobile device and the rooted communication device in response to a request from the first mobile device, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device.

30. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization, in which a charge to an account associated with a first mobile device identifies the rooted communication device and a communication service, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device.

39. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

a first mobile device configured to indicate some of a wireless connectivity map after a decision whether or not to update the wireless connectivity map automatically and conditionally partly based on a first location estimate describing a first location of a second mobile device and partly based on first provenance data indicating a protocol by which the second mobile device apparently obtained the first location estimate, the rooted communication device being the second mobile device.

41. The communication service management system of claim 18, further comprising:

a fourth transistor-based circuit, configured to obtain a first location estimate describing a first location of a first mobile device by receiving the first location estimate from the first mobile device; and

a fifth transistor-based circuit, configured to obtain first provenance data indicating a protocol by which the first mobile device apparently obtained the first location estimate by receiving the first provenance data from the first mobile device.

48. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry causing the rooted communication device to present (at least) a segment of a wireless connectivity map comprising a specific positional model that represents both an isotropic radiator and an anisotropic radiator, the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate including the segment of the wireless connectivity map.

50. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause a data component of a wireless signal to be processed by a special-purpose module in a handheld device as an automatic and conditional response to a thermal state of a temperature sensor in the handheld device, the handheld device being the rooted communication device.

58. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to authorize a communication service cost component to be posted to a user account conditionally, at least partly based on a portion of a communication service using WLAN access, the user account being associated with a first mobile device, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device.

61. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to manifest the communication by establishing a direct wireless linkage between a cell tower and the rooted communication device partly based on receiving a charge authorization and partly based on the rooted communication device not having WLAN service.

106. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization, in which a charge to an account associated with a first mobile device identifies the rooted communication device and a communication service, the rooted communication device being a second mobile device, the rooted communication device comprising an unlocked and jailbroken communication device, the third transistor-based circuit including

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause the rooted communication device to visibly indicate a segment of the wireless connectivity map that includes automatically curated map data; and

transistor-based circuitry configured to signal a decision whether or not to adjust a latency threshold for user data used at the rooted communication device.

107. The communication service management system of claim 18 further comprising:

the third transistor-based circuit configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

transistor-based circuitry configured to hand off an interpersonal communication service from a WLAN access point to a cellular base station, a usage of the cellular base station resulting in a communication service cost component to an account associated with a first mobile device, the interpersonal communication service including a communication service via at least the first mobile device and the rooted communication device;

transistor-based circuitry configured to cause a data component of a wireless signal to be processed by a special-purpose module in a handheld device as an automatic and conditional response to a thermal state of a temperature sensor in the handheld device, the handheld device being the rooted communication device and being a second mobile device; and

transistor-based circuitry configured to manifest the communication by establishing a direct wireless linkage between a cell tower and the rooted communication device partly based on receiving a charge authorization and partly based on the rooted communication device not having WLAN service;

a fourth transistor-based circuit, configured to obtain a first location estimate describing a first location of a third mobile device by receiving the first location estimate from the third mobile device; and

a fifth transistor-based circuit, configured to obtain first provenance data indicating a protocol by which the third mobile device apparently obtained the first location estimate by receiving the first provenance data from the third mobile device.

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62. A communication management system comprising:

one or more articles of manufacture including

means for obtaining a third-party authorization for a rooted communication device to present geographical wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity data;

means for obtaining a first position estimate of the rooted communication device; and

means for signaling a decision whether or not to present a positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally, depending upon the third-party authorization.

69. The communication service management system of claim 62 further comprising:

the means for signaling the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

means for causing another mobile device to display (at least) a segment of a wireless connectivity map depicting a cost-indicative service boundary prospectively relating to a communication service via at least a first mobile device and a second mobile device, the rooted communication device being the second mobile device.

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82. A communication management method comprising:

obtaining a third-party authorization for a rooted communication device to present geographical wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity data;

obtaining a first position estimate of the rooted communication device; and

invoking transistor-based circuitry configured to signal a decision whether or not to present a positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally, depending upon the third-party authorization.

95. The communication service management method of claim 82 further comprising:

the invoking transistor-based circuitry configured to signal the decision whether or not to present the positional indication of WLAN connectivity relative to the first position estimate at the rooted communication device or not conditionally depending upon the third-party authorization including

causing a configurable core in a first core operating mode to draw from a first data queue of the rooted communication device; and

signaling a decision whether or not to cause the configurable core to draw from the first data queue of the rooted communication device in a second core operating mode as an automatic and conditional response to a thermal state of a temperature sensor in the rooted communication device.

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