PROTOCOLS FOR FACILITATING BROADER ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
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Abstract
Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or vehicle, e.g.).
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23 Claims
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5. A system comprising:
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transistor-based circuitry configured to obtain an indication of an account associated with a first mobile device; and transistor-based circuitry configured to respond to a communication service between the first mobile device and one or more other devices by allocating a communication service cost component that depends upon a second mobile device being within wireless local area network (WLAN) service space or not to the account associated with the first mobile device, the one or more other devices including the second mobile device.
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6. A method comprising:
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means for obtaining an indication of an account associated with a first mobile device; and means for responding to a communication service between the first mobile device and one or more other devices by allocating a communication service cost component that depends upon a second mobile device being within wireless local area network (WLAN) service space or not to the account associated with the first mobile device, the one or more other devices including the second mobile device.
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7. A method comprising:
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obtaining an indication of an account associated with a first mobile device; and invoking transistor-based circuitry configured to respond to a communication service between the first mobile device and one or more other devices by allocating a communication service cost component that depends upon a second mobile device being within wireless local area network (WLAN) service space or not to the account associated with the first mobile device, the one or more other devices including the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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