PROTOCOLS FOR FACILITATING BROADER ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BY CONDITIONALLY AUTHORIZING A CHARGE TO AN ACCOUNT OF A THIRD PARTY

• US 20140273939A1
• Filed: 10/31/2013
• 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 9,596,584 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1475 the splitting involving a third party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/09 Third party charged communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

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 management system for facilitating an affiliation-dependent mobile device of a first party communicating via equipment of a second party, the communication management system comprising:

one or more articles of manufacture including

a first transistor-based circuit configured to obtain an association between a third party and a third party communication device, the first transistor-based circuit including an electrical node set upon which a voltage configuration manifests an identification of the third party communication device;

a second transistor-based circuit configured to respond to a communication from an affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing a charge to an account of the third party automatically and conditionally, partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using a wireless linkage and partly based on an evaluation protocol accepting a credential relating to the communication, the affiliation-dependent mobile device being at least one of an unsubscribed mobile device or a formerly-subscribed mobile device or a formerly-charged mobile device; and

a third transistor-based circuit configured to implement the evaluation protocol and to determine whether or not the credential relating to the communication is acceptable.

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

the second transistor-based circuit including an electrical node set upon which a voltage configuration manifests the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using a wireless linkage and partly based on an evaluation protocol accepting a credential relating to the communication.

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

an integrated circuit (IC) chip, the IC chip having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the IC chip being the first transistor-based circuit configured to obtain the association between the third party and the third party communication device, the second portion of the IC chip being the second transistor-based circuit configured to respond to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally, partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication, the affiliation-dependent mobile device being at least one of the unsubscribed mobile device or the formerly-subscribed mobile device or the formerly-charged mobile device.

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

the equipment of the second party, configured to relay a signal received via the wireless linkage to the third party communication device, the signal being a component of the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device to the third party communication device.

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

the affiliation-dependent mobile device, comprising a jailbroken communication device.

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

the affiliation-dependent mobile device configured to use a first nominal uplink frequency of at least about 5 GHz; and

the affiliation-dependent mobile device configured to use a first nominal downlink frequency of at least about 900 MHz and of at most about 2.2 GHz.

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

the affiliation-dependent mobile device, being a formerly-subscribed handheld device.

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

the affiliation-dependent mobile device, being an unsubscribed smartphone.

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

the second transistor-based circuit configured to respond to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

transistor-based circuitry configured to trigger an amount of currency being charged to the account of the third party.

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16. A communication management system for facilitating an affiliation-dependent mobile device of a first party communicating via equipment of a second party, the communication management system comprising:

one or more articles of manufacture including

a first transistor-based circuit configured to obtain an association between a third party and a third party communication device; and

a second transistor-based circuit configured to respond to a communication from an affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing a charge to an account of the third party automatically and conditionally, partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using a wireless linkage and partly based on an evaluation protocol accepting a credential relating to the communication, the affiliation-dependent mobile device being at least one of an unsubscribed mobile device or a formerly-subscribed mobile device or a formerly-charged mobile device.

18. The communication management system of claim 16 further comprising:

the second transistor-based circuit including an electrical node set upon which a voltage configuration manifests the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using a wireless linkage and partly based on an evaluation protocol accepting a credential relating to the communication.

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56. A communication management system for facilitating an affiliation-dependent mobile device of a first party communicating via equipment of a second party, the communication management system comprising:

one or more articles of manufacture including

means for obtaining an association between a third party and a third party communication device; and

means for responding to a communication from an affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing a charge to an account of the third party automatically and conditionally, partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using a wireless linkage and partly based on an evaluation protocol accepting a credential relating to the communication, the affiliation-dependent mobile device being at least one of an unsubscribed mobile device or a formerly-subscribed mobile device or a formerly-charged mobile device.

57. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

the credential relating to the communication including a digital certificate.

58. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for triggering an amount of currency being charged to the account of the third party.

59. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

the communication including a device identifier that identifies the third party communication device, the device identifier comprising a composite identifier.

60. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

the communication including a policy number as the credential relating to the communication.

61. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

the communication including a password as the credential relating to the communication.

62. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

the communication including a password as the credential relating to the communication.

63. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for causing 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 third party communication device.

65. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for causing a data component of a wireless signal to be processed by a special-purpose module in a mobile device as an automatic and conditional response to a control component of the wireless signal, the mobile device being the affiliation-dependent mobile device, the wireless signal being a component of the communication, the communication being a bidirectional communication.

66. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for causing first content of a wireless signal to pass either through a first memory of a particular device or through a second memory of the particular device selected as an automatic and conditional response to whether or not second content of the wireless signal satisfies a first criterion, the particular device being the third party communication device, the wireless signal being a component of the communication.

67. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for causing a configurable core in a first core operating mode to draw from a first data queue of a particular device; and

means for signaling a decision whether or not to cause the configurable core to draw from the first data queue of the particular 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, the particular device being the third party communication device.

68. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for causing a configurable core in a first core operating mode to draw from a first data queue of a particular device; and

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

70. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for detecting a series of service region departure events incrementally decreasing a dataflow through a wireless communication channel, the wireless communication channel including the wireless linkage.

71. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for signaling a decision whether or not to transmit any user data via a first communication channel, the first communication channel including the wireless linkage.

74. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for implementing a specific positional model relating to a position of the affiliation-dependent mobile device to represent both an isotropic radiator and an anisotropic radiator.

76. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for transmitting user data via an ad hoc network, the ad hoc network including the wireless linkage, the user data including the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device.

77. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for displaying via a mobile device at least some of a map that depicts a cost-indicative service boundary relating to a prospective intercommunication, the mobile device being the affiliation-dependent mobile device.

78. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for handing off an interpersonal communication from a cellular base station to a wireless local area network access point, the equipment of the second party including the cellular base station.

79. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for authorizing a cost component to be posted to a user account conditionally, at least partly based on a portion of a wireless communication using wireless local area network access, the user account being the account of the third party, the wireless communication being the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device.

80. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for handing off an interpersonal communication from a wireless local area network access point to a cellular base station, the equipment of the second party including the cellular base station, the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device being a component of the interpersonal communication.

81. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for causing a particular device to indicate some of a wireless connectivity map that includes automatically curated map data, the particular device being the formerly-subscribed mobile device.

110. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for signaling a decision whether or not to transmit any user data via a first communication channel, the first communication channel including the wireless linkage;

means for causing a particular device to indicate some of a wireless connectivity map that includes automatically curated map data, the particular device being the formerly-subscribed mobile device; and

means for handing off an interpersonal communication from a cellular base station to a wireless local area network access point, the equipment of the second party including the cellular base station, the interpersonal communication including the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device, the credential relating to the interpersonal communication including a digital certificate.

111. The communication management system of claim 56 further comprising:

the means for responding to the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing the charge to the account of the third party automatically and conditionally partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using the wireless linkage and partly based on the evaluation protocol accepting the credential relating to the communication including at least

means for causing first content of a wireless signal to pass either through a first memory of a particular device or through a second memory of the particular device selected as an automatic and conditional response to whether or not second content of the wireless signal satisfies a first criterion, the particular device being the third party communication device, the wireless signal being a component of the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device, the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device including a policy number as the credential relating to the communication;

means for authorizing a cost component to be posted to a user account conditionally, at least partly based on a portion of a wireless communication using wireless local area network access, the user account being the account of the third party, the wireless communication being the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device; and

means for handing off an interpersonal communication from a wireless local area network access point to a cellular base station, the equipment of the second party including the cellular base station, the communication from the affiliation-dependent mobile device being a component of the interpersonal communication.

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108. An article of manufacture comprising:

one or more physical media configured to bear a device-detectable implementation of a method including at least

obtaining an association between a third party and a third party communication device; and

responding to a communication from an affiliation-dependent mobile device by authorizing a charge to an account of the third party automatically and conditionally, partly based on the affiliation-dependent mobile device using a wireless linkage and partly based on an evaluation protocol accepting a credential relating to the communication, the affiliation-dependent mobile device being at least one of an unsubscribed mobile device or a formerly-subscribed mobile device or a formerly-charged mobile device.

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